Written for Open Link Night & dVerse LIVE
where our host, Lillian, has given us options;
I’ve chosen to write a poem that mentions
at least 3 different colors. Also written for
Day 6 of Sammi’s 13 Days of Samhain and
the words “dangerously” & “darksome”.
The Guitarist, The Singer, and The Magician
Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –
“MTS Oceanos: When the Entertainers Took
Command”. As in all my retellings of these
disasters, some events have been dramatized
but are based on facts I have researched.
Into The Woods: A Quatrain
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge and for Day 5
of Sammi’s “13 Days of Samhain”
words “treacherously” and “tricky”.
Memories Of The Heart: A Haiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
State Of Mind
Written for Muse On Monday. Our host, David,
challenges us to write a story where the main
character is in an altered mental state.
This is an oldie from 2018, but it fit the theme very well so…..
Continue reading “State Of Mind”Samhain Jig: A Bussokusekika
Written for Day 4 of Sammi’s “13 Days
of Samhain Challenge’ with prompt words
“perilously” and “peculiar”. Also for
Esther’s Writing Prompt word ‘catch’.
Suburbia
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
RDP Thursday: intersecting lines
Written for RDP where Brian asks us
to get creative with “intersecting lines”.
Maurice: A Senryu
Woman In The Weeping Field: A Quatrain
Written for dVerse Poet’s Pub – A Haunting.
Our host, Melissa, challenges us to choose one
of three paintings and write an inspired poem of
no more than 31 lines. This is also in response to
Day 3 of Sammi’s “13 Days of Samhain Challenge”
and the words “menacingly” and “mysterious”.
Dip Stick’s Diner
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
Esther’s prompt word is “works”.
Reflections: A Dixdeux
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge and Val’s Haiku Scavenger Hunt
#14, using the image below as inspiration.
I’ve had a blast participating in Val’s
Haiku Challenge. I learned so much!
Thanks, Val. Here to the next one!
RDP Wednesday: chuck
Written for RDP where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “chuck”.
The Kindness Of Strangers
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown here:
crutch, wool, warmth, settle, kind, dog,
lonely, secure, push, hand, slip, press
Frightfully Fanged: A Quadrille
Written for dVerse Poets Pub – Q25-
“I Screen You Screen, We All Screen….”
where Lisa, invites us to write a
quadrille using the word “screen”.
Also for Sammi’s “13 Days of Samhain”
and the words “frightfully” & “fanged”.
The Letters Beneath
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
letters, urged, exist, pranks, view, incessantly,
west, fools, lunatic, bones, ghastly, vast
The Other Half Of Everything
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena asks us to respond to one of the
prompts offered by her. I have chosen
Prompt 1: Missing Pieces*.
National Kentucky Day: An American Cinquain
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host,
Colleen, invites us to write an American
Cinquain on a theme of our choosing.
I chose National Kentucky Day.
Deadly Delicious: A Quatrain
Written for Day 1 of Sammi’s Short Spooky
Prompt Challenge for the 13 Days of Samhain
Can You Hear Me Now?: A Pixiku
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
“What Do You See” and for Val’s
Haiku Scavenger Hunt #13 where
the challenge is to write a pixiku ,
inspired by the image shown below.
Power of Prayer
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“hope” in exactly 10 words. Also for
Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Weekend
Challenge and the word “stillness”.
Where Roses Bloom: A Pantoum
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
us to write a poem inspired by the image below ,
using the words account, charity, and garden.
Life Is What Happens When You Take the Empty Chair
Written for Great Minds Think –
“Life is What Happens When…..”
Sarah is hosting solo this week
as Rohini is taking a break, and
has given us an interesting challenge
to work with: Make our poem, story, or
illustration one which captures the idea
of life taking an unexpected turn.
Pickle On The Side
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 54 words using the words below and
“whisper” from Esther’s Writing Prompts.
pastrami, guitar, maze, burglar, wax
Continue reading “Pickle On The Side”Skeleton’s Boogaloo: A Limerick
Written for Sammi’s Short Spooky
Prompt Challenge as we prepare
for the 13 Days of Samhain which
begins tomorrow.
Sex On the Beach
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this one caught my eye.
Welcome Aboard!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“There She Blows!”
Reflections of Gold: A Garland Kimo
Written for Val’s Haiku Scavenger Hunt #11
where we’re asked to write a Garland Kimo.
Also for Sadje’s What Do You See and the image below.
Dilly Dilly: A Hay(na)ku
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge and for #12
of Val’s Haiku Scavenger Hunt.
Did You Know?
Written for fun and for RDP where Punam
has tossed out the word “hodgepodge.”
