Written for dVerse Poets – Unlock With Lists.
Our host, Björn, invites us to get creative with
the use of lists. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Category: Theme Prompt
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. Here’s where the prompts took me.
What Remains
Written for dVerse Poets Prosery –
Paul Laurance Dunbar. Our host, Dora,
asks us to include the line below from Dunbar’s
poem, “Sympathy” in a 144-word piece of prose.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
“And the faint perfume from its chalice steals–“
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 Melissa’s
Fandango Flash Fiction Challenge.
Here’s where the prompts took me.
Mama, I’m Coming Home
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Special Awareness Events”
This is my response to the challenge.
Ringside
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
The genre is fantasy and the situation is:
You are doom-scrolling late in the night
and you reach somewhere you’d never
expected to be. Here’s my take.
She Paused
Written for David’s Wea’ve 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. Here’s 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 Sandburg’s poem, “Fog”.
Here’s 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,
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 Chōka
Written for Tanka Tuesday where our host,
Yvette, invites us to write any form of poem
about resilience using the image shown below.
Here’s 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 “bloom”.
This is my quadrille.
What’s It All About?
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Greek Goddess Maia”
This is my response to the challenge.
Delicioustopia
Written for David’s Wea’ve 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 Reena’s Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc. using the
prompts shown below. Here’s 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 “It’s Story Time” where Jolene
has given us four prompts to work with.
They are shown below; here’s where they took me.
L’alba: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Pub ~ Haibun Monday:
“Silence”. 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 –
“Home Planet”
This is my response to the challenge.
La Salsa di Pomodoro: A Rhyming Recipe for Traditional Italian Tomato Sauce
Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly.
As PoW, my choice for this challenge was
to write a rhyming recipe using couplets.
Here’s where the prompt took me. Buon Appetito!
“A tavola non si invecchia” –
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. Here’s where the prompt took me.
Can You Dig It?
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille: Let’s Get Digging.
Our host, Punam, invites us to write a44-word poem
using a form of the word “dig”. Here’s my quad.
Inspired By Art
Written for dVerse Poets Pub – 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. Here’s 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.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
The Sundaying of Sundayness
Written for David’s Wea’ve Written Weekly
where our PoW, Sally, asks us to write a
poem in the style of an author we admire.
Thanks for the inspiration, Sally & David!
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Family Matters
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“You Can’t Pick Your Relatives”
This is my response to the challenge.
The Shortness of Self
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge –
to write a story, poem, etc., inspired by
a line from Ayn Rand’s “We the Living”.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Blah….Blah….Blah
Written for Muse On Monday. David has
asked us to write a story where the characters
cannot communicate through language.
Here’s where the prompt took me.
Simple Interruptions
Written for dVerse MTB: Zuihitsi – Following the Brush.
Our host, Merril, invites us to write a Japanese hybrid
form of poetry. This 10th century poem style is new to
dVerse; this is my first attempt at writing Zuihitsu .
The Elephant's Trunk 