Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Power Dynamics and the Human Struggle
for Equality and Justice”
Category: Theme Prompt
Pondering Primate: SenHai
Written for Senhai Saturday
where Susi invites us to use
this image as inspiration.
Ode To The Elephant At Evening
Written for Wea’ve Written Weekly.
Our PoW, Heather, invites us to
have a conversation with nature
and/or any living thing written in
the form of an irregular ode.
Gentle Visitor: Haiku
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
Silver Bird
Written for dVerse Quadrille – “Ho-hum,
it’s time to Poem”. Our host, De Jackson,
asks us to write a 44-word quadrille
using forms of the word “hum”.
Autumn Cold
Written for Thursday Inspiration –
“Forever Autumn”
Ancient Secrets
Written for “Can You Tell A Story In” –
exactly 56 words using these keywords.
riffraff, aerosol, wag, manuscript, bed, triangle
Continue reading “Ancient Secrets”Snap, Crackle, Plop!
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “fry”.
The Silk Exchange: A Minnie Ming Mystery
Written for Sunday Whirl Wordle.
Here are Brenda’s prompt words:
casualties, phase, profit, drop, folly, cold,
hungry, dawn, complicit, evil, stream, reckoning
Move-In Condition, My Ass!
Written for Great Minds Think –
When Truth Has a Shadowy Challenge.
Our hosts, Sarah & Rohini, ask us to
imagine impossible situations and write
a piece where “Every Lie Becomes Visible”.
Same Old Song
Written for MLMM Monday Wordle;
Di’s prompt words are shown below.
machine, tremble, quietly, detect, firm, hurt,
noise, hurry, pace, pressed, let, music
Harvest Moon: A Pantoum
Written for Tanka Tuesday. Our host, Eugi, asks us
to write a syllabic form of poetry about the beautiful
season of Autumn and the September Harvest Moon.
In Autumn
Written for Living Poetry. Bartholomew
asks us to write an autumn poem, using
the words “autumn”, “bright”, and
“island” and this image for inspiration.
Desperate Breath
Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
where our host Sammi asks us to use
“bugbear” in exactly 75 words. Also
for Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts
Weekend Challenge – “moment(s)”.
Going For The Green
Written for Senryu Sunday ~
Rall has offered several images;
this is the one that spoke to me.
Bye Bye: Song Lyric Sunday
Written for Song Lyric Sunday –
“Withdrawing, Moving Away,
or Separating”
Reflections: Haiku
Written for Crispina’s
Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Photo Op: SenHai
Written for SenHai Saturday
where Susi invites us to use
this image as our inspiration.
Fiery Light: A Shadorma
Written for Melissa’s Fandango Flash Fiction
Challenge using the image below as inspiration.
What Remains
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena asks us to respond by using her
prompt lines or going with our own take.
Water Falls
Written for Haiku Fridays with J-Dub
where Jill challenges us to write our
haiku using this image as inspiration.
The Soft Climb
Written for dVerse Poetics – “Adagio
for Strings”. Our host, Kim, asks us to
listen to the music and write a poem
expressing our thoughts and feelings.
Suspended: A Sonnet
Written for Sadje’s weekly query:
What Do You See?
In Truth: A Haiga
Written for Esther’s Writing Prompt
using the prompt word ‘rose’.
Dreams From An Unfinished Mind
Written for dVerse Prosery – “Tribute to
Gordon Downie”. Our host, Mish, asks us
to write a piece of prose using this line
from Downie’s poem, “Starpainters”:
“The Starpainters are taking over now.”
Continue reading “Dreams From An Unfinished Mind”All In A Day’s Work
Laughing Along With A Limerick.
The prompt word is “task”.
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.
Rehearsal
Written for Reena’s Xploration Challenge.
Reena has shared an image and this quote
by Albert Camus to use as our inspiration:
“Communication is impossible with slaves.”
