Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, David himself, challenges
us to write a poem about experiencing
something familiar as though it were
happening for the first time. Caveat:
we must include the word ‘again’.
Category: Poetry
Lone Bird: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
Bootleg Baroque
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Continue reading “Bootleg Baroque”Beatitudes of the Mundane
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our challenge is focus on the mundane.
Do we find it boring or interesting?
This is my interpretation.
A Little Help Would Be Nice
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
“Help Me”
Three Little Doves: A Nursery Rhyme
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
the prompt words are shown below.
once ~ three ~ haven ~peace ~ thoughts
why ~ angry ~ if ~ final ~ love ~ none ~ dream
Drought: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poetics: “Have You Ever
Seen the Rain?” Our host, Lisa, challenges
us to write a poem in any form about weather.
Distant Melodies
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
keys ~ drumming ~ rare ~ morning ~ lazy ~ humming
odd ~ whispers ~ open ~ chain ~ urge ~ ghosts
Gold and Amber: Séadna
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Willow, asks us to write a Celtic Autumn poem.
I have written a Séadna.
Bug Off!
Written for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge word ‘anxiety’.
Going For It
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille Monday:
Jumpstart Your Poem. Our challenge, put
forth by De Jackson, is to write a poem in
44 words, including the word ‘jump’.
Suspended Automation
Written for Living Poetry. Bart claims
that vending machines are under-
represented in poetry and I’m
inclined to agree! Our challenge
is to write a vending machine poem.
Downstream: Mirror Cinquain
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our challenge is to ponder the words below
and use them in a piece of any form or size:
light ~ fall ~ current ~ break
Continue reading “Downstream: Mirror Cinquain”The Introduction: A Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Melissa, asks us to write syllabic poetry
using “forgetting” as our theme.
Paradise On Ice: A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
Ballad of the Lifeboat: SS City of Benares
Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –
this is my poem & ballad about the SS City of Benares
What A Bozo: A Haiku?
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.
Fooled you! It’s really a senryu!
Continue reading “What A Bozo: A Haiku?”I ❤️ PBB
Written for RDP where Lou
challenges us with the word “chunk”.
Grounded: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday:
Journeying. Our host, Frank, challenges
us to create a haibun based on journeying.
Pier 13
Written for dVerse Poetics: But no, a butterfly.
Our host, Merril, challenges us to write a
poem in any form incorporating the names
of at least three butterflies from a list she
has provided. I have chosen Crimson Patch,
Fatal Metalmark, Golden Hairstreak,
Painted Lady, and Velvet Rose.
The Second Shift
Endings & Beginnings Challenge – our hosts
Sarah & Rohini invite us to write about an
ending becoming a beginning, or conversely,
a beginning marking the end of something.
Ghost Trip
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “sheet”.
Reflections On An August Afternoon: American Cinquain
Written for Living Poetry. Our host, Bart,
asks us to write a poem based on
the distractions of August.
Sir Swellimpedeedoo Says “I Do”
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Matt, challenges us to
write a 10-line nonsense poem
as inspired by this image:
Twilight Guardian
Written for SenHai Saturday where our host
Susi asks us to write a senryu and haiku
using this image as inspiration.
Texas Sky
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub.
Image provided by Jill Witherspoon.
Last Drifter, 2020: Yarmouth In Lockdown
Written for Crispina’s Crimson’s Creative Challenge.
Continue reading “Last Drifter, 2020: Yarmouth In Lockdown”Icons: A SenHai
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘figure’.
Tiger, Surprised: A Sonnet
Written for dVerse Poetics – ‘Launch:
Light and Truth of Painting’. Our host,
Melissa, asks us to write a poem inspired
by one of the works of Henri Rousseau.
What My Mother Taught Me
Written for dVerse Poets – ‘Quadrilling
without a care in the world.’ Our host,
Sanaa, asks us to write a poem in 44
words using a form of the word “care”.
The Elephant's Trunk 