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Easter
By Edmund Spenser

MOST glorious Lord of Lyfe! that, on this day,
Didst make Thy triumph over death and sin;
And, having harrowd hell, didst bring away
Captivity thence captive, us to win:
This joyous day, deare Lord, with joy begin;
And grant that we, for whom thou diddest dye,
Being with Thy deare blood clene washt from sin,
May live for ever in felicity!

And that Thy love we weighing worthily,
May likewise love Thee for the same againe;
And for Thy sake, that all lyke deare didst buy,
With love may one another entertayne!
   So let us love, deare Love, lyke as we ought,
   —Love is the lesson which the Lord us taught.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a BLITZ poem starting with the words blue sky.
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MARCH 2021 CONTEST:

Our March contest is now closed.  A huge thank you to everyone that participated.  We will be announcing the winners in next week's Chatter.

APRIL 2021 CONTEST:

Our April Contest is now open for submissions.  April's contest is a bit different from our usual contests.  We have a single prompt for the month, and you are allowed to enter as many poems as you like.  You can find out all the details in our April 2021 Contest Book.

POEM A WEEK CHALLENGE:

The purpose of this challenge is to simply encourage writing, taking the time, at least once a week, to get a poem from your brain on to paper.  If you would like to participate, the "how to" is below.

We now have our 2021 participant's sticker!! It is hosted on Imgur.  If you are a Poem-a-Week participant I can send you a DM with the link or if you would prefer to have it sent to you directly by email send me a DM and I will get it to you.

HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK:

1. Anyone that would like to join in needs to use and existing book or create a new book on their profile to post their poems in.

2. Send us a PM with a link to the book you will be using and let us know that you have joined the challenge.

3. We will post the cover of your book in the Chatter as well as here to let others know that you are participating.

4. Send us copies of your poems at least once a month, to post here in this collection.

5. Check the Pub Chatter 7th Edition each week for prompts for the challenge.  The prompts given in the Chatter are only suggestions, you can always write any kind of poem that you like for this challenge.

2021 Poem-a-Week Participants

A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words

Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna

Petals of a Rose by Alkymarz

A New Leaf by most_bay

Five Drops of Ink by je2suisChris

Woven Threads by enchanting_figments

My One Last Gasp by BillTemple1957

Even As We Speak by MichaelTyger

Please stop by and check out their books, show them some Poets Pub love!

IF I MISSED ANYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST!

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Poem-a-Week Prompt
Week Fourteen Prompt
Write poem a haiku about the sound of a bird chirping.
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MARCH 2021 CHALLENGE:

The March challenge is still running and waiting your submissions. Only two people have sent in their stories this month! Let's get more people to participate! Spread the word and join yourself!! This contest will continue until the end of the month.

We have a fun little story prompt for you this month, it involves a leprechaun and a wish...Swing on by and check out our contest book for full details.  We look forward to reading your entries.

Busted Gulch Vol. 15 Update:

Josie snuck out of the hotel on a mission to find out when Jhonny would be returning.  With the help of a leftover raspberry tart, she was able to convince Ron to give her the information she needed.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about the renewal of spring.
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March 2021 Challenge:

ATTENTION:

The March Hare Contest will be the LAST contest on the Forum for awhile!! Please participate in this contest while you still can!

The March Hare contest is still running and will be until the end of the month. Only 1 person has sent in a story so far. Spread the word on this challenge and consider joining in yourself! Head on over to the contest book to get details on this contest.

The Flash Fiction Forum is interested in doing a collaborative story, similar to Busted Gulch. We are looking for people who be interested. If you have any ideas on a theme, shoot them to the site. If you are interested, let me know and share your ideas please.

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The Words of Recovery

"This above all: to thine ownself be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man."  (Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3)

These wise words were written by William Shakespeare back in the early 1600's.  You must first be true to yourself before you can be true to anyone else. Self-loathing and denial are realities that many who suffer with addictions struggle with every day.  Recovering from this debilitating condition can be a long and arduous process.  One therapy that is becoming more and more popular in helping individuals and families recover from the devastation of addiction is "Poetry Therapy".

The use of words for medicinal and therapeutic purposes has in all reality been around for thousands of years.  It is believed that the Egyptians would write remedies and words of wisdom on pieces of papyrus, crumble it into warm water to dissolve it and then give it to people to drink for whatever it was that ailed them.

Here in America the very first hospital for the mentally ill, the Pennsylvanian Hospital, founded during the colonial age by Benjamin Franklin, readily used ancillary treatments for patients.  All facets of the art of poetry were employed by having patients read, write and publish their works.

I hope everyone has a lovely Easter and a wonderful week!!
Remember to... keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB

Write a poem about the Easter Bunny.