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Without rhyme ~ still working on formatting and...

I have no misconceptions on this being a good...

All feedback is welcome. Technical is desired...

Many have read this. Reposting more for all who...

I just had my grandmother's old Gruen watch...

Okay.. sue me! I don't have a new poem to post...

Reworked this... Better? If you have reviewed...

Want to perfect a few pieces to send out!...

Innocence Hope Dreams and then reality as...

Reflections of a summer day when first I...

"What soever you do unto the least of these,...

This was written over forty years ago.. stuffed...

Weather related Haiku... observations... taking...

Okay... my own form of poetry! If one can...

Going through old photos and I mean 'old' so...

Summer childhood memories. Times were...

I changed the genre of this piece to poetry...

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A simple tribute to my dear friend and fellow...

This is just a loving message to a hurting...

MY MUSE is not amusing! Amusement has left the...

ANSWER TO KYDD'S ATTACK ON POOR FLO! SHE...

This is just an observation of a picture of...

Any and all feedback. Polishing hopefully...

Something wrote forty years ago and tucked in a...

This is just a piece for all who have moments...

A Message From Those Who Died In One War To...

FOR JACKSON! I love it when a writer takes a...

This is the third of five. The next more...

When nothing works! Nothing comes forth to put...

Feeling about writing as one of the arts. How...

First attempt at a form of poetry I truly know...

Another attempt at Haiku "Wisps' of thoughts I...

Children... Innocence.....Questions........

Poetry yet opinion piece... Haiku in nature...

Death... mourning.. hope.. waste...beauty......

Please do not feel the need to leave another...

Reflections on words heard and scenes played...

Still working on older work. This doesn't...

tough_drabble contest Any and all...

Very different for me... taking an incident and...

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Are you kidding... call 911 for God's sake......

Same overwritten poem about love and love lost....

Memories of childhood past. Where peace but...

Was originally posted as a tough drabble but...

I know! Another night theme! AND IT AIN;T THAT...

Simple very quick piece of writing without...

Observations of living for over a half century....

Words we have all expressed in our own ways,...

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What can I say.. what excuse offer! I am a...

I call these 'floaters' as they are thoughts...

Very likely this needs a lot of work. I tend...

One of those pieces that simply fill my mind...

Just more thoughts. Pondering of an older...

no feedback needed.. just don't shoot me! No...

Windy day in the woods where I live. This is...

As with many writers at times, words simply...

Title temporary. Work unfinished.. most likely...

Okay, being very honest regarding this piece....

Very simplistic write. Reflection of an early...

Yes.. I am trying my hand at Tanka I am not...

IF you have read/reviewed this.. pass it up.....

Writing and criticism or worse, just ignored...

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Haiku nature solitary figure night...

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Don't take this piece as serious writing.. lost...

phases of a day ... any and all feedback...

A simple quick gathering of thoughts and...

Old piece

Chaiku Nature poem ... Thinking of 'coolness'...

chaiku_nature_competition Simplicity Any an...

Haven of safety .. mother is nature... loving...

Random thoughts this cool morning! Reflections...

memories sometimes flood sometimes only...

twilight .. Ireland... Celtic ... nature...

This is a serious piece of work or perhaps...

Observation from years of living and observing....

So busy reviewing but you know me, have to have...

Yesterday I had fun! Silly piece for those who...

Poem about nature, children, joy ... does...

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Lots of laughter is all that is needed.....

OK.. Flo has run amok! Too much Sake? No man...

Fast flowing thoughts typed as fast as I...

This is more of a freeing of one's soul Not...

Back to more serious writing... Haiku in P...

Thoughts of not being. Death and dying.....

Poem about life also the use of allegories in...

Again.. a lesson in how to take a simple item...

Humor about aging and sexuality Bits of...

Most writers have times like this poem speaks...

Sometimes we just have to write. Nothing...

A three minute.. piece of listening and not...

Personal piece written couple of years ago for...

Ulli sent me a magazine with a haunting picture...

Any and all feedback. Make you think? Make...

Questions for those without a significant...

I am working very hard to learn the rhythm etc....

Being so far behind in reviewing I actually...

Hopefully you will still be able to leave...

Simply observing what lies around me, overhead...

Different kind of beauty is Texas. Hope I did...

The process of grief. How I see it. Not only...

Just some creative fun with using the letter...

More fun.. Join in ... pick a letter for a...

Another Haiku using a letter of the alphabet....

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OKAY.. I have over five thousand credit people...

Oh Yes! Another one... where are my cohorts in...

A poem in the form of a song for Haiti... No...

I do not want this to be corny so be very hard...

My Apology for posting the wrong piece! My...

Another attempt at alphabetical haiku This...

This is a simple piece inspired by the TITLE of...

For Wiggy! No not an award winning piece of...

SMILES AND LAUGHS or snickers of...

A piece about honesty. You have read all the...

Resting a bit and looking out over landscape...

How to pick the proper genre for something like...

SIMPLY a flow of words I talk about so much. I...

Quick little Haiku for itchy writer. Not time...

Example of a Haiku for Lou Lou About Nature...

Walking through our woods today, these words...

AN EXAMPLE OF A PURER EXAMPLE OF JAPANESE...

Hey... they are my credits and I will use them...

This will take more work to perfect. It is...

This is for fun. The last piece while not...

Simple short poem for those alone. So many are...

Just expressing what flies through my mind....

How a poet see Spring. Looking at nature with...

This is an attempt to portray my view of a...

Memories prompted by sights, aromas sounds etc....

My concern with this is it is too predictable....

What happens when the child within simply...

Haiku taking a little liberty with two...

LISTEN.. I make NO apologies! Lame excuse...

SECOND of five pieces written for children....

I write a lot about trees. I identify so...

Just silly stuff after a solid week of children...

The soul is in the eyes.. many believe this. I...

Simple Haiku... three verses Any an all...

I am having all kinds of connection problems so...

I really believe this is my finest work.. I...

OKAY, serious minded today as always am when...

Blame it on Memphis. Revised this a bit as...

Pent-up emotional hubris? We all have our...

Jeez.. this is hard! I throw a simple contest!...

This is a very simple piece. Really a piece...

None needed really. This was a piece I wrote...

Okay! Its bad! Really bad! But working on my...

Just for fun! An oldster doing a rap.. poem?...

Similar subject many are expressing lately....

Just an observation from somewhere specific!!!...

First try at a quatrain ... there are...

Just simple thoughts put down in words. My...

Ever feel you don't quite fit it? A bit of an...

Not a good title nor do I feel I truly captured...

I have been trying to encourage writers......

This is just a combination of thoughts. Of...

This piece combines thoughts from other pieces....

OKAY! I'm bored! Nothing is coming to me these...

OK! No rhyme, just putting down events in poem...

CHANGED TITLE. AGAIN. worked it a bit. This...

Then truth behind the beard the jelly belly and...

A Christmas gift to all writer on TNBW and its...

Okay.. someone suggested I try a droubble poem...

PATTI ANNE JUST HAVING FUN! WEEKS OF DAYCARE...

This will read 'dark' but it is more a question...

Not up to par but creativity needs priming so...

Overwritten subject but one that fascinates me....

Nothing but inner thoughts. Profound? No...

This is a subject that has haunted me since I...

This is a piece I have struggled with and in no...

Yes... there will be more but too much on my...

My soul searching again. I want answers, I...

After silliness came reflection. Old theme...

Haiku Observations ... stepping back and...

An attempt at Tanka .. Simply piece of poetry...

Another rambling thought. Word springs? Do...

BACK TO MY DARKNESS Sorry.. We have all been...

My way of getting back in touch with...

Lost entire piece and title but somehow undid...

This is a ten minute write of uncontrolled...

Seeing all the humor pieces! Are you kidding! I...

Observations from somewhere important. :)...

No literary feedback as this is more of a...

My new husband and I love totally different...

Title actually says it all. I have a hard...

Lot going on in today's news and the wide and...

INSOMNIA MOSTLY... sometimes we unwittingly...

Title says it all. Being aware of one's...

MY WORDS... my emotions and mean absolutely no...

BREAKING MY OWN RULES.. Most likely should...

Therapy for the tired! Tried! Therefore simply...

A serious attempt at poetry through the sleep...

Not a pity piece.. not a 'my man done left me...

THERE IS SIMPLY NO WAY FOR A CIVILIAN TO GO...

Just words... Anything to make it better or...

Sort of Haiku sort of Senyru sort of Flo...

OKAY, I was silly not a more serious one....

A simple experience I had this morning. Paying...

Trying this again. Deleted old one. This...

Short but my muse is selfish these days....

Just expressing that helpless feeling when you...

Just having fun with crime writers. flo has...

This can be for all who write. Who struggle...

My missing poem! Yeah! Sol found it! read...

A two minute write. Random thought.....

OKAY... just for fun but still trying to make...

This rewrite is trying to put what I 'think'...

I HAVE A WONDERFUL TEACHER WHO IS TRYING TO...

MY new poetry teacher has demanded an Ode! Out...

ODIN! I DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO AS YOU ASKED...

This isn't just for poets as I am not just a...

this in lieu of the one I pulled as humor...

OKAY, the old lady is having some fun! Anyone...

Not sure on title... May just be a work in...

Nothing more than sharing instant thoughts. No...

Something different. No format to speak of ......

Just words about observing the night and the...

Trying to capture a sight during a drive...

I was going to title this INTERWOVEN but...

Just reflecting on what I have seen and read...

I know this short. Will work more on it...

I wrote a poem in the later fifties that won a...

Autumn preparing for Winter.. I think this...

Just for fun... A Tanka ... Five lines five...

Any and all feedback wanted. I honestly don't...

NO FEEDBACK NECESSARY! JUST MY WAY OF SAYING...

Ever had the need to write though you know it...

Simply a captured thoughts I don't take time to...

This is not a poem.. this is an outpouring of...

OK! I am facing some scary tests so buck up...

Power out so posting this as is and now before...

OKAY.. If you have read or reviewed this.. I...

Very short so understand if no one wants to...

Stretching a bit so let me know feelings etc....

OKAY.. Hit me hard as Shakespeare did visit...

OKAY.. Just for fun.. I may take this further...

WORDS that simply came to me. Do they make...

Changed title ...reworked format and slight...

Breaking my own rule of double posting but the...

composition, clarity, poetic strength/weakness...

POETRY? I dunno.. perhaps prose? Not too...

Observance.. respect.. heeding.. study.....

Just trying to end my day better than it...

Very strange day. Emotionally.. intrusive...

Something different for me. I don't take enough...

POORLY title.. Having trouble with 'service'...

This is different for me. So since I am here...

When I first joined this site, I wrote and...

I write and post this with love and affection...

WORKED ON THIS ... TOOK ADVICE SO HOPEFULLY...

Still cheering self up so hope I also cheer...

This is to try and simply 'capture' what I saw....

No pretense this is anything but pouring out of...

Trying to find my footing again... I admit...

Words that came as I recalled a scene that I...

Long long night... So may not be sharp or well...

Ok! Yes! I can hear the siren wailing... I know...

This isn't poetry? What is it! This actually...

Not a personal poem but one of observance of so...

Simple expressions of what I have witnessed?...

I don't consider this a poem but how to select...

Most likely all writer face this quandary. The...

Trying to catch emotions with this. Without...

If you have reviewed this .. don't worry about...

CHANGED THE TITLE due to suggestions I...

A very quick write. Again, simply capturing...

View from living room as I have watched the...

After the last couple of dark days for so many...

Really struggling trying to learn formatting/...

title change as it was brought to my attention...

THE BATTLE BEGINS! Read at your own risk.....

My first attempt at DIAMANTE Do not ask me to...

My hubby has been nagging me to write a memoir...

Not to be mistaken for some 'feel sorry' piece...

Haiku ... little lesson for those who don't...

Yesterday was one of those days that nature...

This is a work about the person who loved me...

Observation from a leather couch! Ouch! Just...

Kitchen humor. How food can be funny and...

No feedback is asked for just that you enjoy...

This is an old piece and I post it only to let...

A trip to the bus stop with my five year old...

The attempt to politically kill Obama chances...

This is a completely reworked piece about...

My Writing Life.... Hopefully a better writer...

The contortion and control of what we the...

My journey into the world of writing how one...

How I evolved into becoming a writer. That ah...

This is about my struggle to survive as Patti...

What I came up with after being up...

Just a sort of dark humorous reminder to keep...

My true story of my love life and my daily walk...

Many have wondered about my pen name and how it...

My first try at a real short story. Nervous?...

I am reposting this reworked piece and thank...

Just having fun..

Having little fun before I start my day with...

Was an entry in an older contest.. Thought...

Just an idea I had. No kids today! So Flo gets...

Halloween_contest ... Any and all.. Stroke of...

Okay... so I can't write a real scary piece so...

Grrrrrrrrrrr aaaaahhhh. Heeeeeeh boooooorh....

An attempt at the time capsule droubble. This...

A peek into the mind of Ms Flo and in a way...

Now has the one thousand word minimum! My entry...

Didn't know how to classify this. You can tell...

Had to delete original entry to change title....

Rough draft of serious entry for contest....

I republished this after editing it and...

This is of not a well written ditty nor does it...