Prompt #18: The clipped mahogany hair remained on the sink counter long after she left…
Poetry Boot Camp Prompt #17
Prompt #17: Popped balloons, streamers on the ground, a party that never started…
Excerpt – Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “Origins”
Order is kept when all powers agree
on who holds power and who serves under
such power.
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Poetry Boot Camp Prompt #16
Prompt #16: He sat alone and exhaled, as just another piece of evidence proved he was alive…
Poetry Boot Camp Prompt #15
Prompt #15: She wrote in red because she felt the color was appropriate…
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “The Gatekeeper”
The gatekeeper revels in the power
of denial, deciding who’s worthy
and who is not. The lack of entry quells
the voice of the powerless and those who
lack the proper keys.
Medusa is available for purchase at Politics and Prose at http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624291272
Poetry Boot Camp Prompt #14
Prompt #14: She picked up the shriveled rose, the only tangible remains of their meeting.
Poetry Boot Camp Prompt #13
Prompt #13 As she wrote the final words and the lights went out, only the air in the room moved…
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “The Beggar”
Only when one understands the acts of the past
can one reconcile them and see the future.
Medusa is available for purchase at Politics and Prose at http://www.politics-prose.com/book/9781624291272
Poetry Boot Camp Prompt #12
Prompt #12
She threw each piece into the fire, hoping the smoke would not give her away.
J.L. Smith 