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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
Daily Cascade
Since my old blog "Everyday Canvas Open in new Window. became overfilled, here's a new one. This new blog item will continue answering prompts, the same as the old one.


Cool water cascading to low ground
To spread good will and hope all around.


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December 20, 2025 at 12:41pm
December 20, 2025 at 12:41pm
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Prompt:
Have fun with these words:
Elves, cloaks, spaghetti, mouse, lift. advertise, betray, tent, and attraction.


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This Circus!

When I was little, I thought, life would be
acrobats, clowns, and stunts, silly me!

Under a striped *tent, I thought life's circus would hum
at dusk, with *elves in velvet *cloaks juggling stars, and
*spaghetti (and I so loved spaghetti), such fun! And
a painted *mouse would ride to a drumroll’s pulse,
to the *lift of gasps and claps from the crowd.

When I was little, I thought, life would be
acrobats, clowns, and stunts, silly me!

In my mind's eye, I saw the stars and posters
*advertise the wonder in curling ink, but I didn't
know that some cute tricks could *betray the hands
that made them, and that laughter never lasted long, yet
now, I hope for a brief and bright final *attraction.

For now I'm old, and life still is just the same, I see.
with acrobats, clowns, stunts, plus tears, silly me!




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