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Demarcations (NaPoWriMo)

Demarcations They started out as stone, Iron and metal were later wrought, For as long as history’s known Humans have built, perfected, sought. So many different years And so many different kinds: Physical – allay or ignite fears Mental – … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2015: Outlasting the Future

Outlasting the Future Electronic it is not, Nor shall it ever be, From plug-ins, batteries, cords, This thing is always free.   Lightning affects it not, Nor electromagnetic attack. It will not be un-useful, Should power and light go black. … Continue reading

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Feel the Storm (NaPoWriMo Day 17)

Feel the Storm By, Donna M. Monnig   Thunder shakes the earthen floor, I hear the wind’s lonesome roar. I feel the rain upon my skin, I see the lightning flash again. I smell the storm in the air – Beautiful, … Continue reading

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A Dragon’s Disdain (NaPoWriMo Day 15)

A Dragon’s Disdain By Donna M. Monnig   The dragon looked on with disdain On his face he wore a massive scowl; How could they expect him to remain,   To fight and travel with company so fowl? The very thought … Continue reading

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Luny Questions (NaPoWriMo Day 14)

Luny Questions By Donna M. Monnig   When is the next eclipse? Why do we travel in an ellipse? How big is the northern star? Do you ever wonder where we are? How old is the moon? Will we be … Continue reading

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My Un-Life (NaPoWriMo Day 13)

My Un-Life By Donna M. Monnig   I look out upon the whale road imagining it’s floor below, A graveyard of wooden whales, hidden beneath the sky candle’s glow.   In my hands I hold paper memory, it will outlast … Continue reading

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A Week for Cowboy Poets (NaPoWriMo Day 10)

A Week for Cowboy Poets By, Donna M. Monnig   Poetry is a great way to exercise one’s writing, And April Fool’s day begins a month exciting.   NaPoWriMo is the name that we all search for, It gives us … Continue reading

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What They Didn’t Know (NaPoWriMo Day 9)

What They Didn’t Know By, Donna M. Monnig   The search continued at the end of the track, Sixteen tons of gold had disappeared in the attack.   Geronimo would have been easier to bring in, Than the dancing girls … Continue reading

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A Cowboy’s Charm (NaPoWriMo Day 3)

A Cowboy’s Charm (Part of the “Discombobulated Cowboy” series) By Donna M. Monnig   The cowboy was desperate he had little hope, With his discombobulation he could no longer cope!   More often than not he would misplace his horse, And … Continue reading

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Le Morte d’ Thor [NaPoWriMo Day 2]

Le Morte d’ Thor By Donna M. Monnig   Lightning streaked across the sky, The thunder boomed; we thought we’d die. The waves crashed in walls upon the shore. The wind was howling like an angry pack, As we stared … Continue reading

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