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Star Spangled Life
Star Spangled Life Darlene Reilley Flags fly high across this boundless sky. I’m just a writer with a simple dream To stand with fellow patriots and live a star spangled life. Times are hard, belts are tight. … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Inspiration, poetry
Tagged America, American poetry, Grand Canyon, new poetry, poetry, Star Spangled Life, writer
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A Retail Poem 2020
A Retail Poem Darlene Reilley Fold paper Stock stock Chat chat chat Fold shirts Smile like you mean it Red bull wings! Clean everything. Again. Bonjour. Hallo. Herzlich Willkommen. Hold. Fold shirts. Yes. No, but nicely. Yes. Oui. Ja. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry
Tagged last retail poet, poetry, retail, retail poetry, workman's poem
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COVID Poem 2020
COVID Poem #2 2020 Darlene Reilley People drip like faucet water coming and going without a care. I don’t dare step in their zone. No masks careless nothing but fragile smiles and “I had to get away” “My apartment … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, poetry
Tagged 2020, 2020 Poetry, COVID, pandemic, pandemic poetry, poetry
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The Power Within
The Power Within: A Poem for Humanity Darlene Reilley You speak of equality. You speak of generalities. But you only see The pigment on me. I stand here to say I am more than the color of my … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, poetry
Tagged Anthropology, anthropology poetry, beneath the skin, humanity, poetry, poetry for humanity, race, spark of life, the power within
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The Space Between Words by Heather Sargent
Hey, writers! Please welcome hybrid writer Heather Sargent to DarWrites! Heather specializes in weaving poetry and prose – her work is really cool and I think you’ll like her advice on “The Space Between Words!” Take it away, Heather! The … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, guest bloggers, How To, Inspiration, Writer Visits, Writers, writing craft
Tagged For Want and Sound, Heather Sargent, how to write hybrid, hybrid writing, Jenny Boully, Melissa Buzzeo, poetry, prose, Rob Halpern, space between words, The Body: An Essay, words matter
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A Letter-Poem Work in Progress
Dear Writer Girl, You say you want to write. But you’re not. Babe, you said years and years ago when you started this that you were in it for the long term. But it comes in ebbs and … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Inspiration, Lifestyle, poetry
Tagged creativity, inspiration, letter poem, poem about writing, poetry, work in progress, writing, writing life
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American Girl
American Girl Darlene Reilley I’m red white and blue from my head down to my cowboy boots, I can belt out a country song as well as anyone. I’m an American Girl. I’ve got family going back a while. … Continue reading
Posted in poetry, writing life
Tagged American, American Girl, Fourth of July, Happy Fourth, patriot, patriotic poetry, poetry
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An Ode to Tolkien
Tolkien is one of our best writers. If you haven’t read his epic odyssey, I would encourage you to. No copyright infringement intended – this was written to honor the master of Fantasy. Ode to Tolkein: The Hobbit Story Darlene … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Inspiration, poetry, Writing Secrets
Tagged dragons, fantasy, fantasy poetry, hobbits, inspiration, poetry, Tolkien
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Art & Yeats: the Wild Swans at Coole
Come with me on an experiment into the world of poetry. During my time at Goddard, I wrote a lot of things, but the coolest (besides the novel) is a hybrid cross-genre of poetry and review. In this piece, I … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Writers, Writing Secrets
Tagged art, book review, cross genre poetry, poetry, wild swans at coole, writers, writing, yeats
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