Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #18.
Our inspiration word is βthinkβ. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 β 4 β 6 β 8 β 2 β 2 β 8 β 6 β 4 β 2.
Category: Poem
Faded Memories
Written for Estherβs Writing Prompts #83
incorporating the word βpromisesβ.
Hereβs where the prompt led me.
Table For One
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With a Limerick #249. Using the prompt
wordΒ βfunnyβ and a great image shared
by Mike @ OMIMM, this is my limerick.
Autumn Breeze
Written for Gerry & Sueβs Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge, using the word βshimmeringβ.
Hereβs were the prompt word took me.
Mischief
Written for Sammiβs Weekend Writing Prompt
#433 where weβre asked to be creative in exactly
60 words using the word βflibbertigibbetβ.
Hereβs where this very fun prompt took me.
Before Dawn
Written for dVerse Prosery: T.S. Eliot and
J. Alfred Prufrock. BjΓΆrn, our host, challenges
us to write a poem of 144 words including the
highlighted line from βThe Love Song of
J. Alfred Prufrockβ. Here is my poem.
Here’s To You, Mr. Robinson
Written for Crispinaβs Crimsonβs 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 βtrapβ. I have
written a Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line,
single stanza poem with a syllable pattern
of 2 β 4 β 6 β 8 β 2 β 8 β 6 β 4 β 2.
Baker’s Lament
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With A Limerick #248. Using the prompt
word βweighβ, this is my limerick.
Invisible
Written for dVerse Poets β Donβt Shoot The Messenger;
or Tolstoyβs 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 –
βMaking Much Of Poemsβ. 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 βbelieveβ.
Also written for dVerse Poets MTB:
Cinquains Revisited. I have written a
Β Mirror Cinquain, a 10-line, single stanza poem
with a syllable pattern of 2β4β6β8β2β8β6β4β2.
Transformation
Written for Only Murders In My Mind
Weekly Writing Prompt #74 and the
photo prompt shown below.
Hereβs where the image took me.
Seraphina & Mick
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With A Limerick #247. Using the prompt
wordΒ βspellβ, this is my limerick.
When The Storm Rolls In
Written for Estherβs Writing Prompts #80
incorporating the word βstrikeβ, and for the
image from Mark @ Today’s Writing Practice.
Hereβs where the prompts led me.
Nature’s Chain
Written for Crispinaβs Crimsonβs
Creative Challenge #049. I chose pic #4
Hereβs where the image took me.
Ribbit!
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along
With A Limerick #246 incorporating
the word βsingβ. This is my limerick.
Rise Up!
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #15.
Our inspiration word is βthriveβ. 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 –
βLetβs Kick Up A Rumpus!β Our host Kim
invites us to write a poem in exactly 44
words, one of which must be the word
βrumpusβ. What fun! Hereβs my quadrille.
Neon Gods
Written for dVerse Poetics: Itβs Noisy In Here!
Our host, Mish, is asking us to write a poem
of any style dealing with noise. Hereβs mine.
Out Of Control
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #14.
Our inspiration word is βcontrolβ. 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: Yvorβs
“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
βTime and the Gardenβ. Here is my haibun.
Feed The Kitty
Written for Estherβs Laughing Along With A
Limerick #245. Using the prompt word
‘justβ, this is my limerick.
Crossroads
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #13.
Our inspiration word is βchoicesβ.
Β Hereβs where my thoughts went.
Wildred
Written for W3 Prompt #172: Weaβve Written
Weekly where weβre asked to choose a word
from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and
make this word the title of our poem. My word
is βwildredβ and hereβs where it took me.
Slowly Dying
Written for Crispinaβs Crimsonβs
Creative Challenge #047. I chose pic #1.
Hereβs where the image took me.
The Deep End
Written for Crispinaβs Crimsonβs
Creative Challenge #046. I chose pic #1
and hereβs 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 βjibberβ. Hereβs my bit of fun!
The Lovers
Written for Cinquain Poetry Prompt #12.
Our inspiration word is βwildβ.
Hereβs where my thoughts went.
