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Love Poems 3

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Love poems. With a little help from Mars, Venus, and the moon.

Filed Under: love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

Poems on Poetry

By Glynn Young 13 Comments

Where do poems hide? Dogwood sweet, shaded near my feet, reaching dark-limbed to serve up day. They also hide until people die, kicking at the dirt.

Filed Under: Blog, Poems, Poems about poetry, poems about writing, poetry, Short Poems, Twitter poetry

5 Poems in Conversation

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Our poetry jams on Twitter are supposed to last for an hour, and they do, but all of us tend to linger for a while, talking, chatting, congratulating each other, make the odd comment here or poking fun there. That lingering lasted for some 20 minutes last Tuesday night, and it struck me that we […]

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Tara and Birds: 2 Poems

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Surreal poems of birds, corsets, a Chinese jar, and love.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Cento Poems, love poems, love poetry, poetry, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

Breadcrumbs, Coffee, Butter and Love Poems

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Coffee, breadcrumbs, butter, and love. What more do your poems need?

Filed Under: Blog, Cento Poems, Coffee Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

Adam and Eve Poems by the Narrow Lake

By Glynn Young 6 Comments

Pleating hems, plying fringes, nesting. All here, in poems of Adam and Eve.

Filed Under: Adam and Eve Poems, Cento Poems, love poems, love poetry, Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

Whale Song: Poems

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

The whales, the sea, and the occasional dragonfly and blackbird. Love poems to make you dream.

Filed Under: Animal Poems, Bird Poems, Cento Poems, Dream Poems, love poems, love poetry, poetry, Sea Poems, Surreal Poems

Fire and Rain: Poem by Comment (Finale)

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

We started “Fire and Rain: Poem by Comment” on Monday – and what a result! Thirteen people contributed lines, and created a marvelous poem in the process. Here it is – the grand finale. Thanks to all who participated, all who thought about contributing, and all who stopped by to read it. Fire and Rain […]

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Fire and Rain: Poem by Comment (Update 2)

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Two more contributors have joined us, and two previous contributors added lines. This “poem by comment” is really becoming ssomething. Thanks to all. Comments will continue to be accepted through Wednesday (Dec. 23) morning. Fire and Rain By @gyoung9751, @doallas, @poemsandprayers, @BibleDude, Russell Holloway (@LuvStomp), Lorrie, @Anne4JC, @llbarkat, @MonicaSharman, @dougspur The bush consumed by fire, […]

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Fire and Rain: Poem by Comment (Update 1)

By Glynn Young 4 Comments

Our poem has gone in some interesting directions, but is staying true to the ideas of fire and rain/water. As of 7 p.m. central time tonight, we have eight contributors, and the current version with all contributions included is below. Fire and Rain By @gyoung9751, @doallas, @poemsandprayers, @BibleDude, Russell Holloway (@LuvStomp), Lorrie, @Anne4JC, and @llbarkat. The […]

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Fire and Rain: A Poem by Comment

By Glynn Young 10 Comments

And the twist is – make your poetry contribution like a tweet on Twitter – 140 characters at a time.

Filed Under: poetry, Twitter poetry

Poems of the Ruby Moon

By Glynn Young 5 Comments

Surreal poems on work, love, and the ruby moon.

Filed Under: Bird Poems, Cento Poems, color poems, Dog Poems, Dream Poems, love poems, love poetry, Moon poems, Poems, poetry, Red Poems, Short Poems, Spring Poems, Surreal Poems, work poems

The Orchards of Desire Poems

By Glynn Young 2 Comments

Surreal poems with plum sheets, blue pearls, and skirts burning jasmine.

Filed Under: Cento Poems, love poems, love poetry, Plum Poems, Poems, Short Poems, Surreal Poems, Twitter poetry

At the Oasis, The Camel on Caravan

By Glynn Young 3 Comments

So the three of us tweeted away (49 tweets in all). Then I was given the privilege of crafting our separate poems into one big poem, and we decided to name it in honor of our absent friend.

Filed Under: Camel Poems, Dream Poems, Poems, poetry, Twitter poetry

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