single word

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Honey.

honey
sticky
runny
sweet

golden
healing
healthy
treat

bees
wax
pollinators
discrete

natural
tasty
flavours
eat

.

[ My reponse to Pooky’s Poetry Prompt 64, the first word being what I received randomly. Also continuing my one-word-per-line technique from yesterday. ]

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Wool.

Animal
Shorn
Fleece
Reborn
Washed
Dried
Combed
Dyed
Fibres
Spindle
Yarn
Nimble
Weave
Fabric
Pattern
Dramatic

.

[ dedicated to Joanna the textile artist with a local exhibition next month, and my response to Pooky’s Poetry Prompt 63 ]

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Within One Day.

Terrifying
turbulent
negativity
everything
painful
depressing
hopeless
despairing
loneliness
pretending
fearful
frozen
immobile
uncaring
unfeeling
unloving
despising
self-loathing
collapsing
crumbling
shaken
.
.
.
Supported
delicately
comforted
thoughtfully
soothed
suggestions
questions
discussions
optimism
hope
energising

===

[ a companion piece to my poem earlier today. This was actually started first thing in the morning and completed much later at night. Thanks to Helen for the support. This single word phrase per line poem is a return to one of my favourite styles.]

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Passing Time.

Now
Awareness
Openness
Acceptance
Today
Complexity
Procrastination
Forgetfulness
Weeks
Sadness
Adjustment
Surprise
Months
Uneasiness
Family
Assistance
Illness
Years
Searching
Meaning
Longing
Connection
Companionship
Heartache
Regret
Fear
Bitterness
Friends
Encouragement
Lifetime
Learning
Decisions
Protection
Playing

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Dam(n)

sad
lad
fears
tears
agitating
heartbreaking
emotion
ocean
grave
wave
looming
overshadowing
overpowering
cowering
fearful
awful
stop.

block
choke
dam
scram
easing
subsiding
breathing
tiring
relief.

-=-
[this is about an event from half my lifetimetime ago, that still influences who I am today, although often I wish it were otherwise.]