While Waiting For A Bus

Torn Notebook, 1 by Flowrbx
Torn Notebook, 1 by Flowrbx

This tanka was written for two prompts – Monday Mural at Poefusion (which uses the above picture) and One Single Impression Prompt #32: Serendipity. Enjoy.

-Nicole
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torn pages in the wind
a white bird lands in my palm
singing silent songs
in ink; I wanted a ride
instead, I found someone’s soul

Written 10/5/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Stumble It!

Stumble It!

Sunday Morning in Five Parts

This tanka chain was written for Read Write Poem Prompt #40: “Be in the Moment”. Enjoy.

-Nicole
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I.
no clocks, only birds
signal the rising, blue dawn
soft, punctuated song
followed by the cadence of
a gentle, Sunday silence
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After the Rain

This was written for the Simply Snickers prompt this week – write a poem with the words “day” and “discover”. I chose a tanka. Enjoy.

-Nicole
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day after rainstorm
trees destroyed, branches broken
the rains missed a rose
I discover it, upright
defiant to the storm’s winds

Written 6/22/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Stumble It!

Stumble It!

Bad Day At Work

A little early for Poefusion’s Friday Five this week, but none the less, here it is. This week’s words were:

social worker
mop
hotel room
beeper
fire alarm

Enjoy.

-Nicole
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my beeper goes off
then the fire alarm screams
dropped my mop, started
now social worker found dead
in hotel room, I just heard

Written 6/12/08
© 2008 Nicole Nicholson. All Rights Reserved.

Stumble It!

Stumble It!

April 4, 1968

This is another prompt poem – it was written off of today’s prompt from Scott Woods’ LiveJournal: the view from a hotel balcony. This was written as a tanka chain.

-Nicole

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standing in front of
the king-abernathy suite
the lorraine motel
rectangular collection
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