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Lavender
Member since April 24, 2020
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Today I felt the church bell ring
as I walked along the creek,
and the daylilies were nearly singing -
I swear they were.
The willow trees reached out to each other,
and the park bench smiled at me,
while the blue in the sky pulsated around the sun -
something like…joy.
I thought of you.
And I think of you.
Lavender’s timeline
- July 2026
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17 FriReceived a critique
on You from @W. Barrett Munn
"Nice use of anthropomorphism and sentience. The understated ending is a strength." -
16 ThuReceived a critique
on You from @A Hot Photon
"Boy, you sure write nostalgia so well! It really captures that small town feel, for such a short poem. That’s not an easy feat. I’m struggling to think of anything to change right now. Maybe a smoother transition betwee…" -
16 Thu
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15 WedReceived a critique
on Reasons for Leaving the Church from @SnowSamurai40
"Your reasons are similar to my reasons. I also left because of the cold hearted formulaic beaucracy and prayers/spirituality of the catholic church just rang hollow to me. It was hard to rationalize inherent contradicti…" -
13 MonPosted a poem
Reasons for Leaving the Church
"“I have a hard time believing I’m less needy than God.”" -
10 Fri
- October 2025
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11 SatContest commendation
Neopoet Weekly 10/5/25 to 10/11/25
- August 2025
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31 Sun
- June 2025
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30 Mon
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17 TueCritique milestone
5,000 critiques given
- May 2025
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31 Sat
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31 Sat
- April 2025
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24 ThuAnniversary
5 years of membership
- November 2023
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15 WedHighest posting month
November 2023 — 15 poems
- December 2022
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30 FriFirst anthology inclusion
Neopoet Around The Globe Anthology Contest.
with the poem "New Poets (Neopoet Around The World Anthology Contest)".
- November 2022
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03 ThuPosting milestone
100 poems posted
- October 2022
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04 Tue
- April 2021
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24 SatAnniversary
One year of membership
- March 2021
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09 TueCritique milestone
1,000 critiques given
- June 2020
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30 Tue
- April 2020
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24 FriFirst critique offered
on "EMPTY CUP" by @Francis Cooper - Mac
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24 FriFirst publication
Untitled
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24 FriJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
Looking for a poetry home.
Location: United States
Favorite Poets
I tend to read Ted Kooser
Jim Harrison
Billy Collins
Paul Simon
Robert Frost. I like minimalist poetry
and poems reflecting on nature and Mother Earth.
Recent Work
Unrequited
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Unfolded
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Heron
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Nightly News
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Chatting with God
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Mother Earth
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On The Golf Course
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Letting Go
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Precision
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Contest Wins
Workshops
| Skill level: | ||||
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| Earn A Poem Workshop 1 | (syllabus) | Olympic Pool | Started 2023-11-06 | Closed to new participants (and underway) |
| Poetry in the Age of AI | (syllabus) | Wading Pool | Started 2023-03-03 | Concluded |
| RHYME PATTERNS (let's begin) | (syllabus) | Splash Pool | Started 2021-02-24 | Concluded |
| Idle Time Poetry | (syllabus) | Wading Pool | Started 2020-07-19 | Concluded |
| Idle Time Poetry | (syllabus) | Wading Pool | Started 2020-07-09 | Concluded |
| Titles | (syllabus) | Wading Pool | Started 2020-05-26 | Concluded |
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