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Perfect [15 words or less poems]
March 26, 2015
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Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here)! I have bad wrists, so I use these Perfect Push-Up things during yoga and when I do push-ups. This image makes me think of: 1) my old spirograph (one of my fav toys) 2) being hypnotized 3) big fans we run when it’s
A rock can be… snazzlicious
March 24, 2015
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This photo doesn’t do it justice–please search online for a clearer one. It is amazing!
Cow? [15 words or less poems]
March 19, 2015
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Wake up your poetry brains with 15 Words or Less (guidelines here)! I took this picture in Scotland when I went in 2008, and I will be going there again soon! This time, though, I’ll pretty much be only in Edinburgh, not out in the highlands or islands, where I snapped this Highland cow/bull/?. It’s
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