Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With a Limerick #249. Using the prompt
word ‘funny’ and a great image shared
by Mike @ OMIMM, this is my limerick.
Category: Poem
Autumn Breeze
Written for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge, using the word ‘shimmering’.
Here’s were the prompt word took me.
Mischief
Written for Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt
#433 where we’re asked to be creative in exactly
60 words using the word ‘flibbertigibbet’.
Here’s where this very fun prompt took me.
Before Dawn
Written for dVerse Prosery: T.S. Eliot and
J. Alfred Prufrock. Björn, our host, challenges
us to write a poem of 144 words including the
highlighted line from “The Love Song of
J. Alfred Prufrock”. Here is my poem.
Here’s To You, Mr. Robinson
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge #051.
I chose pic #3. The image reminded me of a cinquain
I wrote last year. I had a lot of fun with it
and decided to use it again. Here it is!
Twenty-Five To Life
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #17.
Our inspiration word is “trap”. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 – 4 – 6 – 8 – 2 – 8 – 6 – 4 – 2.
Baker’s Lament
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #248. Using the prompt
word ‘weigh’, this is my limerick.
Invisible
Written for dVerse Poets – Don’t Shoot The Messenger;
or Tolstoy’s Birthday. Our host Melissa from Mom With A Blog
invites us to choose one of the quotes from a work by
Leo Tolstoy that resonates with us and write a poem
about the time(s) our actions aligned with the chosen quote.
This is the Tolstoy quote I used with my poem following.
So Very Proper
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #231 –
“Making Much Of Poems”. Our host De Jackson
invites us to write a poem in exactly 44 words,
incorporating the word ‘much’ or a form of the word.
This is my quadrille.
Go Gently: A Musette For Jim
Originally written in April, 2024 after the
sudden death of my husband’s identical twin,
I have brought this back for Reena’s Xploration
Challenge #397 – Creative Experiments and More.
Night Music
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #16
where our inspiration word is “believe”.
Also written for dVerse Poets MTB:
Cinquains Revisited. I have written a
Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line, single stanza poem
with a syllable pattern of 2–4–6–8–2–8–6–4–2.
Transformation
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #74 and the
photo prompt shown below.
Here’s where the image took me.
Seraphina & Mick
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #247. Using the prompt
word ‘spell’, this is my limerick.
When The Storm Rolls In
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts #80
incorporating the word “strike”, and for the
image from Mark @ Today’s Writing Practice.
Here’s where the prompts led me.
Nature’s Chain
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #049. I chose pic #4
Here’s where the image took me.
Ribbit!
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along
With A Limerick #246 incorporating
the word ‘sing’. This is my limerick.
Rise Up!
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #15.
Our inspiration word is “thrive”. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2.
Who Let The Dogs Out?
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #230 –
“Let’s Kick Up A Rumpus!” Our host Kim
invites us to write a poem in exactly 44
words, one of which must be the word
“rumpus”. What fun! Here’s my quadrille.
Neon Gods
Written for dVerse Poetics: It’s Noisy In Here!
Our host, Mish, is asking us to write a poem
of any style dealing with noise. Here’s mine.
Out Of Control
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #14.
Our inspiration word is “control”. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2-4-6-8-2-8-6-4-2
In Papa’s Garden
Written for dVerse Poets Prosery: Yvor’s
“Time and the Garden”. Our host, Sanaa, asks us
to write a short piece of prosery of up to 144 words
and include a complete line from the poem
“Time and the Garden”. Here is my haibun.
Feed The Kitty
Written for Esther’s Laughing Along With A
Limerick #245. Using the prompt word
‘just’, this is my limerick.
Crossroads
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #13.
Our inspiration word is “choices”.
Here’s where my thoughts went.
Wildred
Written for W3 Prompt #172: Wea’ve Written
Weekly where we’re asked to choose a word
from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and
make this word the title of our poem. My word
is ‘wildred’ and here’s where it took me.
Slowly Dying
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #047. I chose pic #1.
Here’s where the image took me.
The Deep End
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s
Creative Challenge #046. I chose pic #1
and here’s my Dectina Refrain.
The Great Debate
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #229: Shall We
Jabber On? Our host, De Jackson, asks us to write
a quadrille using the word ‘jibber’. Here’s my bit of fun!
The Lovers
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #12.
Our inspiration word is “wild”.
Here’s where my thoughts went.
Colette
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompts – 77
where the prompt word this week is ‘small’.
Here’s where the prompt took me ….
a poem about our youngest granddaughter.
Into The Woods
Written for dVerse Poetics: Let’s Take A Walk
In The Woods, Shall We? Our host Lillian asks us
to write a poem about the woods. This is my poem.
The Elephant's Trunk 