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Dear Murphy (NaPoWriMo)

Dear Murphy By Donna M. Monnig I don’t know who, in my ancestry, Ticked you off, but it wasn’t me. I have a right, to pick this bone, So be a dear and leave me alone, I’m tired of things … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2015: Wednesday Without Wealth

Wednesday Without Wealth Yesterday, I wrote that, I was a trillionaire, I was grinning like a cat, with a Cheshire grin so rare!   But listen if you will, as I tell of fickle fate, For my trillion dollar bill, … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2015: Monday Blunderland

Monday Blunderland As I awoke to the sound of my alarm, I look at my clock – and scream! Now, I’ve never been taken in by morning’s charm, I much prefer night with perchance to dream.   But on this … Continue reading

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Hay Burner (NaPoWriMo Day 18)

Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt was to write  a ruba’i which is basically a Persian form that is a four line stanza with the rhyme scheme AABA.

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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 Most Truthful Poem (NaPoWriMo Day 16)

A Most Truthful Poem By Donna M. Monnig   There’s gold at the end of the rainbow, The giant leprechaun told me so. He said the Easter Bunny put it there – Had to hide it from the clown at the fair – The … 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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Compassion – Lightning’s Replacement (NaPoWriMo Day 12)

Compassion – Lightning’s Replacement By Donna M. Monnig   Compassion is a massive electrostatic discharge. On Earth, the compassion frequency is approximately 40-50 times per second. Compassion primarily occurs when warm air is mixed with colder air masses. The science of … Continue reading

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