Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “task”.
Category: Poetry
Eco de la Sangre (Echo of the Blood): A Seguidilla
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Yvette,
asks us to write a poem celebrating ancestry.
I have chosen a Seguidilla in honor of
Hispanic Heritage Month
Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire
Written for Great Minds Think –
“Bête Noire: A Poetic Invitation.
Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, invite
us to write a piece about our own
bête noire …. or ‘black beast’ ….
a person/thing feared, avoided, detested.
Jilted
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew
asks us to write a haberdasher poem,
using this image for inspiration.
Perched: A Senryu
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this is the one that spoke to me.
Boink! ~ A SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday
where Susi invites us to use
this image as inspiration.
The Lighthouse Keeper: A Pantoum
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Reena, invites us to
explore the music of repetition
by writing a pantoum poem*.
Strength
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
Follow The Dream But Watch Out For Wicked Witches
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
What Do You See?
Malcontent
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the keyword ‘crafty’.
Time To Face The Music
Written for dVerse Poetics Tuesday –
To Ma’am/Sir. Our host, Punam, asks
us to write a poem about our teachers.
Feeding Time
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “chew”.
Come Autumn: A Pi-Ku
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Melissa,
ask us to write a traditional 3-line Pi-Ku.
A New Tomorrow
Written for dVerse Quadrille –
“X Marks the Spot”. Our host,
Melissa, invites us to write a
quadrille with the word ”xenolith”.
In Protest: An American Cinquain
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew asks
us to write a poem using the image
shown here as our inspiration.
Game Of Thrones
Written for Rall’s Senryu Sunday
Continue reading “Game Of Thrones”Seaside Polythene: A SenHai
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
The Watchman of the Engine Room
Inspired by Max’s blog, ‘Old Steam Ships’ –
“One of Lake Superior’s Enduring Mysteries”.
I have written a ghost poem/song about
“Old Whitey”, the specter who haunts the
Kamloops, preserved by the frigid water.
Attitude
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
Goodbye, Captain Kangaroo: A Waltmarie
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Nigel, challenges us to
choose a specific aspect of our
life and write about the moment
it began to feel different.
Island Dreams: A Haiku
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
What Do You See?
Stone Memory
Written for dVerse Poetics: Lyric
Petrologies. Our host, Dora, asks
us to write a lyric poem featuring,
if not centering on, rock or stone.
Oh Snap!
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “first”.
Golden Hour Companions: A Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday were our host,
Robbie, asks us to write an alliterative poem.
Not Not Truth
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Our focus is on ‘fiction’ as Reena asks:
What constitutes fiction in the post-
truth era? How thin or distinct are
the lines between fact and fiction?
Greyhound, 1938: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Haibun Monday:
Wedding Bliss. Our host, Mish, ask us
to write a haibun based on a wedding.
Dedicated to my godparents.
Meditation: A Haiku
Written for Living Poetry. Bart asks
us to write a based on Jules Massenet’s
“Méditation” from the opera “Thaïs”
The Scrolls
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Michelle, challenges us to
write a tanaga* on “Life & Wisdom”.
Butt, Butt…. – A Senryu
Written for Rall’s Senryu Sunday.
Here’s the image I’ve chosen.
Half-Notes
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
What Do You See?
