Written for Haiku Fridays with Jill.
This week’s theme is candles.
Category: Theme Prompt
Let Them Eat Cake!
Written for Tanka Tuesday where Colleen
asks us to write a poem using homophones.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Going To The Game
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille β
This Oneβs Gone To The Dogs! The
challenge cooked up by De Jackson is to
write a 44 word poem with the word βdogβ.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Call Me!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βCelebrating World Telecommunications
& Information Society Dayβ.
This is my response to the challenge.
The Sea
Written for Davidβs Weaβve Written Weekly.
Hope is our PoW this week; her prompt is
to write a 10-20 line Dinggedicht poem.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Acts Of Love
Written for dVerse Poets β Unlock With Lists.
Our host, BjΓΆrn, invites us to get creative with
the use of lists. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Moving On
Written for Tanka Tuesday where Robbie asks
us to write any form of poem to tell a story with
a beginning, a middle, and an end. Thanks to
Maureen for her from Thursday Door Challenge
photo. Hereβs where the prompts took me.
What Remains
Written for dVerse Poets Prosery β
Paul Laurance Dunbar. Our host, Dora,
asks us to include the line below from Dunbarβs
poem, βSympathyβ in a 144-word piece of prose.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
βAnd the faint perfume from its chalice stealsββ
Continue reading “What Remains”The Wildest Wrangler Of The West
Written for Living Poetry where our host,
Bartholomew, asks us to write an exaggerated poem
telling a tall tale in glorious detail. I have paired
my poem with a great image from Melissaβs
Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge.
Hereβs where the prompts took me.
Mama, I’m Coming Home
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βSpecial Awareness Eventsβ
This is my response to the challenge.
Ringside
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge.
The genre is fantasy and the situation is:
You are doom-scrolling late in the night
and you reach somewhere youβd never
expected to be. Hereβs my take.
She Paused
Written for Davidβs Weaβve Written Weekly.
Dawn is our PoW this week; her prompt is
to write a Dectina Refrain about mothers.
This is my poem for my mother-in-law.
The Conversation
Written for Muse On Monday. David has
asked us to write a story about household
chores. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Silent and Slow
Written for dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night
hosted by Sanaa. My poem is inspired by the
opening line of Sandburgβs poem, βFogβ.
Hereβs where the inspiration took me.
Reflections
Written for Haiku Fridays with Jill #2
Continue reading “Reflections”Moon Glow: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Pub Poetics:
Names of the Rose. Our host, Merril,
Β invites us to write a poem of any style,
incorporating the names of at least five
different roses. This is my haibun.
After the Downpour: A ChΕka
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, invites us to write any form of poem
about resilience using the image shown below.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Dogwood Evening
Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Quadrille Monday:
Come Bloom With Me! Our host, Lillian, invites us
to write a 44-word poem with the word βbloomβ.
This is my quadrille.
What’s It All About?
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βGreek Goddess Maiaβ
This is my response to the challenge.
Delicioustopia
Written for Davidβs Weaβve Written Weekly.
Yvette is our PoW this week; her prompt is
to write a poem of 20 lines or less about a
utopian or dystopian world. This is my take –
a whimsical, fantasy world of food.
Only One Way
Written for Reenaβs Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc. using the
prompts shown below. Β Hereβs my response,
based on my experience with pedantic piano teachers.
Restless
Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Poetry Form:
Golden Shovel. The line I have chosen can be
seen below. Grace is our host and this is my poem.
Memories of Water
Written for βItβs Story Timeβ where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; hereβs where they took me.
L’alba: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Haibun Monday:
βSilenceβ. The image is borrowed from my amici at
Blog 57. Frank is our host and this is my haibun.
Guardians Of The Earth
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
βHome Planetβ
This is my response to the challenge.
La Salsa di Pomodoro: A Rhyming Recipe for Traditional Italian Tomato Sauce
Written for Davidβs Wea’ve Written Weekly.
As PoW, my choice for this challenge was
Β to write a rhyming recipe using couplets.
Hereβs where the prompt took me. Buon Appetito!
βA tavola non si invecchiaβ –
At the table, one does not grow old.
Love Is A Battlefield
Written for Muse On Monday. David has
asked us to write a story about a first date
in a war zone … whatever our definition of
a war zone is. Hereβs where the prompt took me.
Can You Dig It?
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille: Letβs Get Digging.
Our host, Punam, invites us to write a44-word poem
using a form of the word βdigβ. Hereβs my quad.
Inspired By Art
Written for dVerse Poets Pub β Exploring the Art of
Gerard Sekoto. Our host, Melissa, has asked us to
choose one of the featured paintings and write a poem
based on it. Hereβs my response to the challenge.
Same Day, Different Years
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, has asked us to write a syllabic poem
of our choosing on the subject of sisterly love.
Hereβs where the prompt took me.
The Elephant's Trunk 