Written for RDP, where Martha asks
us Β get creative with the word βcalmβ.
Sweet Tomorrow
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Diβs prompt words are shown here:
time, second, once, three, minute, hours,
days, weeks, months, years, decade, century
Sundae Afternoon: A Haiku
Written for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge and the image seen here.
Bridge Of Silence
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle using
Β Brendaβs prompt words shown here:
stuck, water, words, winds, wither, still,
cluster, bridge, spell, wicked, temples, realm
RDP Wednesday: sorrow
Written for RDP where Heather has
given us the word βsorrowβ.
Quiet Solace: A Daisy Chain
Written for Sadjeβs weekly query:
Β βWhat Do You See?β
Looking Back
Written for dVerse Poetics: Step Into
the Lead. Our host, Merril, asks us to
write a poem focusing on a character
from a well-known story, myth, book,
fairy tale, movie, play, or even song
who is not the lead character.
Irritation Frustration: A Limerick
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
Estherβs prompt word is βrageβ.
Still Standing: A Garland Cinquain
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Yvette,
has given us this beautiful image of the
American flag and asks us to write a
poem keeping with the theme of
βHonoring Our Heroesβ.
I Came Across A Child Of God
Written for dVerse Prosery: “From A Purely
Aesthetic Viewpoint, Levertov”. Our host,
Sanaa, invites us to write prose in 144
words or less including this line: βwho can
utter the poignance of all that is constantly
threatened, invaded, expended.β
Stop! Thief!
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
βabscondβ in exactly 27 words. Also
Β for Sue & Gerryβs Weekly Prompts
Colour Challenge word βgreyβ.
Space Bound: A Reverse Cinquain
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks us
to write a rocket poem inspired by this image:
RDP Monday: burden
Written for RDP where Heather asks us
to get creative with the word βburdenβ.
Sanctuary
Written for Great Minds Think β βFlash Fiction
Challengeβ. Rohini and Sarah ask us to write a
story or poem using this sentence as our opener:
βThe staircase ended in the middle of the sky.β
Mission: Implausible
Written for Estherβs βCan You Tell A Story Inβ –
exactly 53 words, using these words:
helicopter, earwax, horseshoe, fountain, dentist
Continue reading “Mission: Implausible”The Big Chill: A Senryu
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this one caught my eye.
Every Picture Tells A Story
Written for Jim Adamsβ Song Lyric Sunday
where our theme this week is
βCelebrating World Radiography Dayβ.
The Tally: A Haibun
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge.
Reena asks us to write a story or poem
using this line as our opener or closer:
βThe chapter will close with applause,
regret, and unanswered questions,
exactly as it should be.”
Untold Story: A Quatrain
Written for Weaβve Written Weekly.
Our PoW this week is Josie, and our
challenge is to take the first line from
a favorite poem and write a new poem,
with that line as our first line. My choice is
βThe Inexpressibleβ by Ernest Hemingway.
Ever Green: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday
where Susi invites us to use
this image as inspiration.
SS Normandie: Ship Of Light
Inspired by Maxβs blog, βOld Steam Shipsβ –
SS Normandie – βThe Most Beautiful Liner
Ever Builtβ. Charles Boyer and Pat Paterson
sailed to France for their honeymoon on board
the SS Normandie in 1935. This is a fictional
piece based on their factual voyage.
Tell Me, Wind
Written for dVerse Open Link Night.
Our host, Grace, shares the poem βWildly
Constantβ by Canadian poet, essayist
and Nobel Prize winner, Anne Carson.
Click the dVerse link for Carsonβs poem.
Dusk: A Haiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku inspired by her image.
How’s About A KISS: A Limerick
Written for Melissaβs Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge and the image seen here.
Silent Summons
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
Many thanks to Rochelle for using my photo.
To Madame Rue, Purveyor of Potions
Tide and Time
Written for Sadjeβs weekly query:
What Do You See?
Look What I Drew For You
Written for dVerse Poets Pub β Revisiting OβKeeffe.
Our host, Melissa, has offered us several paintings
by Georgia OβKeeffe and invites us to explore the
world around us through the murky colors and
sharp angles uncharacteristic of OβKeeffe and
to write a poem that is not typical of our work.
Watch Your Asp: A Reverse Cinquain
Written for Crispina’s Crimsonβs
Creative Challenge Pic #4 and
Estherβs Writing Prompts β βsnakeβ
RDP Wednesday: catawampus
Written for RDP where Heather asks us
to get creative with the word βcatawampusβ.
