WHISPERS' MARCH ACTIVITY--ALLITERATION AND ASSONANCE

Dear Whispers’ Family,

The March writing activity has been, Working Alliteration and Assonance into Our Poetry. Thank you to all who sent in submissions. What a delight it is to read all of your skillfully crafted creations. Let poetry be fun!

Michael Escoubas, Whispers’ Features Editor

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Dublin on the Liffey

The Liffey – no longer sniffy,

ambles through our capital city.

It once inspired Jack B. Yeats

to paint The Liffey Swim*.

Nowadays, it’s a genial host

to cruise liners and tall ships.

*1923, Nat. Gallery of Ireland.

Mary Gunn, Ireland.

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Memory lane

As I walk down the memory lane

plateaus of emotions whine and wane,

Grace on face stays

while smile deepens,

and wrinkles sprinkle

the essence of pretence in time.

Dr. Upma Sharma, India.

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The Treasure

Furry feet in hasty haste

Eating eggs tasty taste.

Diana Dalton, United States

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"Haiku" (Double Triodyne)

Good writers writing in haiku
Strange title to set subject to
All subjects one title, "Haiku"
Time after time, line on line
Reason for a title in a Triodyne
Line on line, time after time

Yancy Lee Dalton, United States 

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Pregnancy Cravings

I buy myself, red roses wrapped in ribbons

As I feel so depressed and restless

I walk here and there and everywhere

To curb my pregnancy cravings

I can only think of turkey tacos

Or the delicious donut dipped in dairy creamer.

Archana Kapoor, India

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Two, to go 

A simple chicken biscuit 

in Chapel Hill 

conjures college-day memories

of road trips and restlessness, 

flaky and buttery. 

Douglas S. Malan, United States 

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Golden Persimmons

coffee cake and persimmon wine

let us dine

too late

raccoons rampaged through the gate

and ate and ate and ate

Elizabeth Howard, United States

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She Winks

astutter aflutter
my blinks
subtle and supple...
i turn nary a spurn
her kiss feels like bliss

Pat Geyer, United States

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Smiling in My Sleep

Milky Way moonlight

spills pools upon my pillow,

protection and peace.

Candace Armstrong, United States

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The tap

Transparent I transcend

A spit, splatter or splash

All rains down to ripple and rise

Confined and contained

Constantly until I reach the rim

Where I run, rushing over freely

Anna-Marie Docherty, Wales

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Precious Peace

In times of stress, sweets bring momentary solace.
Aspiring higher actuates a heavenly alliance
bringing a blessed and more enduring substance.
With His help I give heed to "Let go and let God"

Charlene McCutcheon, United States

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Beneath the Coyote Moon

Twirling, twisting, whirling,

the west wind wanders and winds down

lonely canyons kicking up sand

and dancing with tumbleweeds

to escape its earthly heaven.

Barbara Tate, United States

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Confusion

Restless roaming through my raging thoughts

An unceasing search for truth is scourging

my weary, dreary molested mind

The pleasant purring of my content cat

wakes me out of my dubious dazed state

Inge Wesdijk (Daginne Aignend) the Netherlands

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Money Makers

Making money may make me rich

Saving some with little spent

I’ll be wealthy when I die

Prosperous people live longer lives

If you save a lot like me

Someday you can be debt free

Glenda B. Frazier, United States

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honeybee

a honeybee and her happy life

swing and swirl in nature’s ride

lick and lift the nectar of flowers

feel and fight with toxic powers

drain and drop a sweet viscous

present a precious heaven liquor.

Hifsa Ashraf, Pakistan

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The Theater Calendar

Fitful flurries sift onto the orange primrose.

Morning warms and we two gardeners

wait for a daytime high that will keep

pea seeds from freezing. We want

to remember to watch for the stage

of this night’s moon, sliver seekers.  

Tricia Knoll, United States 

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"Unkind, Undaunted ... and Unpublished"

There once was a pompous poet

Her poetry did definitely show it

"If you don't absolutely love it

You can take it and shove it"

With every poem she'd send, she'd blow it

David Fox, United States

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Great Grades

when our college students

study seriously and systemically

exam fear fades away fast for some

every paying guardian or parent expects

cool scores, not crappy, creepy grades

or curt remarks from careless educators

Ndaba Sibanda, Kuwait

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Misty Dreams

In stealthful shadows,

the pensive pilgrim

pauses for a moment…

nature whispers

to his searching soul…

a twilight adieu

Karen O’Leary, United States

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Dream

This enchanted evening seems

full of grace and goodness.

Your gown of silk and lace

draped in velvet folds cascades

down and around your silver slippers.

We dance in this my dream romance.

Michael Escoubas, United States

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