Open Water: Poetry

Stories:

After the Honeymoon
by Ivory I wrote this in college and had it published in the campus paper. It along with some photo's of me running track made me a mini-celebrity on campus. Read more.

So Says the Beach
by Ivory Aliteration, aliteration, aliteration Another piece I published over a generation ago Read more.

The Cat and the Parakeet
by Ivory Read more.

Babbleorious
by Nankin I got bored in church one Sunday morning and started writing down words that ended in "orious" whether they were real or improvised. A few days later I started at the top of the list and this is the results. Read more.

Yea! A New Book!
by Grami I wrote this poem as an introduction to our third River Bottom Ranch Stories - a series of chapter books for mid-grade readers. My husband of 40+ years and I write all our books together. We used to say he's teh story and I'm the style, but over the years of writing together, he's developed quite an awesome style and I often am responsible for moving the storyline along : ) We both so appreciated a comment from a respected colleague at the DFW Writers' Workshop. He told us, "I used to be able to hear when each of you was writing, but now y'all blend so well, I can never tell." Read more.

Auction Block of faith
by Nankin I wrote this nearly 20 years ago after a bitter marriage and divorce. Read more.

Dreamscapes
by Nankin The first line of this poem came to me one afternoon at the end of a nap while I was in that twilight zone between awake and asleep. Much if it is word play and for the sound of the words. There is no deep, dark meaning hidden within. Read more.

Amid My Dreams
by Ivory Couldn't sleep Read more.

Amid My Dreams
by Ivory (I couldn't sleep) Read more.

The Quest
by ClaudeMorrison A story told me as a child by my mother. I put it to ryhme. Read more.

Yesterday I Had A Friend
by ClaudeMorrison I wrote this the day after a very close friend died at my feet while we were playing golf. Read more.

Being Italian
by Bassweeder This past Christmas i had an idea and followed through which created this short poetic line that cam be placed into any nationality. I used my own, Italian. Read more.

BROOKLYN
by Bassweeder Sfter 50 years of not seeing each other, a groupe of people and i met in Las Vegas after my first book was published. It was like we just left each other the day before and that caused me to write this verse. Read more.

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