Author: Christina M. Ward
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Gathering Them — A Free Verse Poem on Leaps of Faith
Preparing a poetry collection. Gathering Them I am gathering them,snapshots on a line,puzzle pieces,building blocks,roots. Together. Individually, yes, strength.Each a painting, a break in the timeline of my life,a check mark. But, together… Together they say something bigger.Together they are a timeline. Snapshots become an art gallery,puzzle pieces, when placed,begin to lose their lines of…
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Misunderstood (i have been a flower in a tree)
a free verse poem i have been a flower in a tree.i have been so high up, no one could seethe immeasurable me, the impetuous me the always, always superfluous me this is what happenswhen a tree has its leaves on upside down, when the roots don’t growunderground and the rain goes up instead of down…
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Delay of Autumn
a free verse poem of the season Delay of Autumn The Autumn wreath with plastic applesaged pine conesresides in closeted bin Temperatures dipdays shortensignaling yellows, deep reds, bursts of orangethe ushering in ofpumpkin — everythingnot this year the corn has been cuthusk-less stalks, sparse, driedscatter the field in muted gold this year the heat hangs…
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Epiphany– a free verse poem on the creative process
Epiphany I can attach my entire existenceto the golden bleed of sunthrough the whisp-staccato edges of a cloud Such moments steal my breath. I can spiral into cornersand come out of them painting with words. I can feel the energyflowing from life breathing lifeparalleling, combining, releasing. Epiphany moments, what hidesin plain sight, screaming“mental illness” at…
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6 Word Story Prompt
The following 6 word story is written from this story prompt by The Soul Searcher Site: 6 Word Story Prompt Betrayal I found your dating profile today. Thank you to The Soul Searcher Site for this prompt! ~ Christina Stay in touch! ~*~ Fiddleheads & Floss Poetry ~*~ Follow me on Twitter!
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12 Poetry Quotes that Teach us Self Love
you are worth it “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds or bends with the remover to remove — it is an ever-fixed mark.” — from some Shakespearean sonnet I had to memorize in high school. This poem still plays in my head fairly often and its meaning has deepened for me…
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Life is Too Short to Read a Boring Book
it is ok to take out the bookmark and move on Internal messages I don’t know at what point in my life I got the message that it is somehow sacrilegious to not finish a book that I have started reading. But because of this strong message in my mind I have books all over…
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On the Outskirts of the Blue Ridge
a poem about an afternoon drive through the beautiful foothills of the N.C. mountains Hilltop mobile homes parked in rows with weary cars and tufts of unruly grass. They are weathered, as am I. Collections of scrap-metal, small gardens boasting late tomatoes, plump red flashes on the vine. Corn fields in thick mounds that hug…
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Where the Crawdads Sing–by Delia Owens
a book review I just finished reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. All. The. Feels. The naturalist within me sang circles and ran around excitedly, arms in the air and miniature binoculars on the ready — while reading this intensely poetic and nature-filled joy of a book. To say that I could not put it down is…
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It’s Never to Late to Teach Your Kids Body Positivity
even if you are still learning it for yourself My daughter is starting high school this year. Oh, how I remember that freshman year of mine in 1987. Big hair was in, and a shapely body with a tiny waist. I felt the pressure of thinness much earlier than those years but remembering how self-critical…
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