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12. At the Tavern, After the County Fair
Chain #11 Last words, first words (you know how it goes) NB I don't often give clues but... Look up El Cid on IMDB Image is in the Public Demain sourced at Wikipedia Commons.
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11. A Foreseeable Future
Chain #11 Last words to First words... Will the chain connect? Or is it broken? Image edited by author is from MaxPixel free image website.
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Sixpence
Sing a song of sixpence … I’ve got sixpence, I’ve got tuppence to spend, and tuppence to lend and …
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The Lake
The Lake It was a gorgeous morning. The sun rose over the black surface of a lake that reflected the surrounding mountains like a mirror. Nick...
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With Apology
With Apology P K Routray Rose Milligan, Hey poetess par excellence! to you from my heart’s abyss adoration and reverence. Readers are deliberating on...
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Come into the warmth
Ditto
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10. Political Shipping Forecast
Chain #10 The first words are the last words of the preceding poem. Image is US Govt Departmental and as such is in the Public Domain.
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9. Polytheistic Litany
Chain #9 The last words of the prev... Do I need to keep doing this? Image created by author using PD image of bomb and CC-ASA 3.0 licensed picture of religious symbols from Wikipedia commons.
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8. Reprise
Chain #8 The last words in the preceding poem are the first words in the next chain link. This image is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship . (perhaps like the poetry it accompanies).
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The Painted Sails
There once was a boy who loved to draw and paint but his father was a sailor who wanted him to be a sailor too and so he refused to buy the boy the...
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Anorexic Girl
In a job I had, this kid called me every shift for about 4 years, then disappeared off the radar.
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Autumnal Haikus
1 The trees are now bare and the wind so dark and cold and you are not there. 2. Nature's paintbrush paints all the leaves of the Autumn. My brush...
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Grimms 101
‘How are we gonnae dae it?’ The idea feels jaggy, sticking in Bruno’s gullet. He shakes his head, wets his mouth with saliva and begins again. ‘I...
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Claustrophobia
Image from pixabay free His eyes wander not surprising this gathering increasing, apologizes for his intrusion, still no eye to eye contact, his...
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Abuse of Media Power and Its Dangers Today
The mainstream cable channels are pretty tough on Trump, as is The New York Times. Some times this is a positive balance of power, but when it comes...
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World of words
I It was at dawn, one day in May; dark birds in the low light crossed wing-beating in the breath of a new day. You counted the precious moments, when...
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Home Alone
I don’t plan on getting out of bed much today The peacefulness soothes me, wrapped down deep hidden from view. Though who am I hiding from is not...
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7. Mogul
Chain #7 Last words to first words in the wink of a jaundiced eye. Picture is: shared after edit/merge with other public domain picture from wikipedia commons (in PD due to age of image), under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International; original image by Mark Funk
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