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The Poet’s Quill is my outlet for the most beautiful form of writing. I hope the Quill becomes a home for like-minded friends who find beauty in the written word and are willing to share it. Along with original poetry; comments, questions and suggestions are most welcome.
Mike Patrick
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Category Archives: Narrative Poem
THIS OLD HOUSE
Viv in France wrote a poem yesterday, http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/changes-for-dverse-poets/, that haunted me from the moment I read it. I tried to ignore it. I tried to work on my novel, but it refused to go away. To truly understand the poem, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Free Verse, Life, Love, Narrative Poem, Poetry, Un-rhyming, Unprompted
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REFLECTIVE FIRE
Again, the Sunday Whirl, http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/, came up with a wonderful set of words for Wordle #31. The words are: diamond, mindless, spark, fires, ice, smolder, oblivious, sky, silence, planet, trapped and drowned. It was pleasant to write on a lighter … Continue reading
PROUDLY HE WALKED
The Sunday Whirl, for wordle #30, http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/wordle-30/, proved to be difficult until the words ‘bees’ and ‘coral’ jumped out at me. Then my muse took over and I realized I would have to make this a belated Veterans’ Day tribute. … Continue reading
Posted in A Wording Whirl of Sundays, Aging, Family, Free Verse, Grandchildren, Narrative Poem, Poetry, Un-rhyming, War, Warriors
Tagged A Wording Whirl of Sundays, aging, family, free verse, grandchildren, narrative poem, Poetry, un-rhyming, war, warriors
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THE GOLDEN YEAR
Margo Roby, in her Tuesday Tryouts, gave us a visual prompt, a painting of Edward Hopper’s Cape Cod (see below). All we need to do is write a character sketch about what we see in the painting. Oddly enough, the … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Family, Free Verse, Life, Love, Narrative Poem, Poetry, Tuesday Tryouts, Un-rhyming
Tagged aging, family, free verse, life, love, narrative poem, Poetry, Tuesday Tryouts, un-rhyming
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TRADEMARK BLUE
Theme Thursday’s, http://www.theme-thursday.com/2011/10/theme-thursday-for-november-3-2011.html, image prompt is below. TRADEMARK BLUE by Mike Patrick I found the paper taped to my door. The late-night rain had done its job. The blue ink was faded— blurred beyond legibility, but I knew. Blue ink … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Fear, Free Verse, Horror, Narrative Poem, Poetry, Theme Thursday, Un-rhyming
Tagged depression, fear, free verse, horror, narrative poem, Poetry, Theme Thursday, un-rhyming
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LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT
It was a cruel joke when I read wordle 28 in The Sunday Whirl, http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2011/10/30/216/, and found the weekly dozen taken from my own last week’s poem. I can tell you, it was not love at first sight when I … Continue reading
Posted in A Wording Whirl of Sundays, Crime, Free Verse, Life, Lost Love, Love, Narrative Poem, Poetry, Un-rhyming
Tagged A Wording Whirl of Sundays, crime, free verse, life, love, narrative poem, Poetry, un-rhyming
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SINGING ON MURKLE
The Sunday Whirl’s wordle #27, http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2011/10/23/wordle-27/, contained the words: rusted-out, nods, beginning, glaze, stretched, ragged, straighten, rolling, bridges, clouds, blade, and drag. Because it’s so close to Halloween, I let my imagination run wild. SINGING ON MURKLE by Mike Patrick … Continue reading
Posted in A Wording Whirl of Sundays, Crime, Death, Fear, Free Verse, Horror, Narrative Poem, Poetry, Un-rhyming
Tagged A Wording Whirl of Sundays, crime, death, fear, free verse, horror, narrative poem, Poetry, un-rhyming
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AULD LANG SYNE
We get a baker’s dozen words from The Sunday Whirl, http://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/, Wordle # 26. The words are: forgive, shoulder, topples, shallows, bolt, broken, gathered, dancing, drop, burst, causes, feet and hoops. Yeah, tough ones—I know; it really took some work … Continue reading
Posted in A Wording Whirl of Sundays, Children, Family, Free Verse, Love, Music, Narrative Poem, Poetry, Un-rhyming
Tagged A Wording Whirl of Sundays, children, family, free verse, love, music, narrative poem, Poetry, un-rhyming
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THE FISH
Theme Thursday’s prompt #57 is Fish, http://themethursday.blogspot.com/2011/10/thursday-october-13-2011-fish.html. Now, I’m a fisherman. I love to fish, so this would seem to be a natural for me, but with my propensity to experiment lately, I’m going to again post a rough draft. … Continue reading
Posted in Anapest, Childhood, Children, Family, Fish, Iambic, Love, Mixed Meter, Narrative Poem, Nature, Poetry, Rhyming, Theme Thursday, Uncategorized
Tagged anapest, childhood, children, family, fish, iambic, love, mixed meter, narrative poem, nature, Poetry, rhyming, Theme Thursday
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NIÑA
Margo Roby, in her Tuesday Tryouts, http://margoroby.wordpress.com/2011/10/11/tuesday-tryouts-haibun-poetry-and-prose-hand-in-hand/, asks us to write a haibun: a combination of a narrative and a haiku. UPDATE: After suggestions by Margo and Paula Wanken, I rewrote my narrative section. It still doesn’t feel like poetry, … Continue reading
Posted in Haibun, Narrative Poem, Poetry, Sea, Ships, Tuesday Tryouts, Un-rhyming
Tagged Haibun, narrative poem, Poetry, sea, ships, Tuesday Tryouts, un-rhyming
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