Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille –
“A Pocket In Your Poems”. Our host,
De, asks us to write a 44-word poem
using some form of the word “pocket”.
Category: Theme Prompt
Get Down!
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 62 words using the keywords below
and for Esther’s Writing Prompts’ word ‘play’.
breakdance, vaccine, martini, shifty, woodpecker, horoscopd
Continue reading “Get Down!”A Sign: A Zip Haiku
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
What Do You See? and for Val’s
Haiku Scavenger Hunt #2 where
the challenge is to write a zip haiku.
The Fumble: A Limerick
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “tight”.
Divided Road: An Abhanga
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Willow,
asks us to write a poem about a historical event
which took place in the month of October. The
Abhanga is a poem with any number of stanzas,
each consisting of four lines with a syllable count
of 6/6/6/4. Lines 2 & 3 are the ones that rhyme.
Rising Storm
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena offers us two inspiring images for
our story or poem. We may use one or both.
Feasting: A SenHai
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew
asks us to write a poem using this
image as our inspiration.
Carpet Of Gold: A Haiku
Written for Val’s Haiku Scavenger Hunt
#1 where we are to write a haiku with
a seasonal word and a turn.
Many Unhappy Returns: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Great Minds Think – “The Five
Clues Challenge”. Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini,
challenge us to write a poem or story
incorporating these five clues:
a red umbrella, a missing tooth, 1984,
a woman who hates birthdays, a bird that cannot fly
Too Much Of A Good Thing: Senryu
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this one sparked my imagination.
Here’s Johnny!
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Crisp Autumn Weather”
Dear Mother: Anaphoric Cinquain
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Khadija, asks us to write
an anaphoric cinquain where at
least the first three lines of our
poems begin with the same word.
It Don’t Come Easy: Broken Couplet
Written for dVerse Poets –Poetry Form:
‘Breaking Up the Couple(t)’. Our host,
Grace, asks us to write a poem with
a broken, split or hinged couplet.
In The Glow: Mirror Cinquain
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
In Spite Of Me: SenHai
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write a
haiku using her image as inspiration.
I’ve gone rogue and used my own image ….
the only orchid I haven’t managed to kill.
I saved Jill’s image for last. Thanks, Jill!
The Lady, Through Grimshaw’s Eyes
Written for dVerse Poetics – ‘Through the
Eyes of John Atkinson Grimshaw’. Our host,
Sanaa, asks us to write an ekphrastic poem
inspired by one of Grimshaw’s paintings.
Unfortunately, I managed to miss the
deadline for the challenge!
Crimson Keep
Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. This is Friday Fictioneers.
Sugar Time
Written for Thursday Inspiration
Continue reading “Sugar Time”What Goes Up…..
Written for Great Minds Think – “Oops”.
Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, ask us to write
a poem or story about a situation where the
best of intentions ended in the worst results.
Also for Gerry & Sue’s Weekly Prompts –
The One Day Prompt.
Bulbs: Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday –
‘Vision’. Our host, Frank, invites us to
write a haibun that alludes to vision.
RDP Wednesday: dive
Written for RDP where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “dive”.
The Tell
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown below.
tome, words, come, think, read, change,
because, tired, process, original, safe, gamble
A Leg Up
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi invites us to
use “hokum” in exactly 34 words.
Autumn In The City: Sijo
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Willow, asks
us to write a sijo about Autumn and our expectations.
RDP Tuesday: brave
Written for RDP, where Martha asks
us get creative with the word “brave”.
Soft Breeze: American Cinquain
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew
asks us to write a “nudge” poem.
RDP Monday: idle
Written for RDP where segoil asks us
to get creative with the word “idle”.
My Thoughts On Hemingway
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena has chosen two lines from an essay on
Shakespeare by James Baldwin and asks us to
respond in a poem or story, including one or both
lines. My line is: “That is why he is called a poet”.
It Just Wasn’t My Night
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 44 words using these keywords:
adversary, waffle, quiz, kissogram
Continue reading “It Just Wasn’t My Night”Deadly Devices
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this one caught my eye.
