Written for dVerse Poetics: A Tale of
Two Images. Mich has provided us with
some lovely images and asks us to write
a poem incorporating juxtaposition.
Tag: dVerse Poetics
That Special Something
Written for dVerse Poetics: Something Borrowed,
Something Blue hosted by Dora who invites us to
write a poem using lines from the Victorian rhyme
seen below. This is where the prompt took me,
back to my wedding day ~ June 10, 1972.
“Something old, something new,
Something borrowed, something blue,
And a sixpence in her shoe.”
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”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.
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.
Where Does Love Go?
Written for dVerse Poetics β Where does love go?
Our host, Kim, invites us to write a poem, taking
the title from the question, βWhere does love go?β
Hereβs where the prompt took me .
Sunday Gravy
Written for Poetics Tuesday: Comfort Food,
hosted Β by our friend, Punam, who asks us
to write a poem focusing on food. This is
my response, dedicated to my mother.
Pyromancer’s Confession
Written for Poetics Tuesday: βBeginnings Are Endingsβ,
hosted by Punam, who has asked us to write a poem,
taking the opening line of a well-known piece and
using it as the last line of our poem. This is my response.
The Drawer
Written for dVerse MTB: Poems of Questions
hosted by Grace. The challenge is to write a
poem built around questions that remain
unanswered. Here is my response.
Love Is
Written for dVerse Poetics: βThe Evolution of Loveβ,
hosted this week by Sanaa. We are asked to write
a poem about love as something sacred β not just
roses and hearts, but the small unseen ways
someone stays, This is my response.
When The Music’s Over
Written for dVerse Poetics ββIβd Rather Go Blindβ
hosted this week by Melissa. The focus is to
choose one of the five senses and write a poem
exploring what life experiences might be like
without that sense. This is my response.
Among The Ripples
Written for dVerse Poetics β βThe Smile In A Simileβ –
hosted this week by Dora. This is my response.
The Crossing
Written dVerse Poetics β
Dream Interpretations –
hosted this week by Sanaa.
This is an interpretation of my dream.
Done
Written for dVerse Quadrille #237 β Zero.
Our host, Melissa, from Mom With A Blog,
invites us to create a poem of exactly 44 words
using the word βzeroβ. This is my quadrille.
First Date
Written for dVerse Poetics β Itβs Not That Scary.
Mish invites us to celebrate Halloween by writing
a non-scary poem using one of the movie quotes
provided for our first line. I have chosen the line
βHelp Me. Help me be human.β from The Fly (1986)
with Jeff Goldblum. Hereβs my romantic poem.
Forever Cursed
Written for dVerse Poetics: Hold Onto Your Head!
Today our host Merril invites us to share our version
of the Headless Horseman. This is my contribution.
Autumn Comes
Written for dVerse Poetics: Tripping The
October Light Fantastic. Our host, Dora,
asks us to write about what October
means to us. Hereβs my contribution.
Neon Gods
Written for dVerse Poetics: Itβs Noisy In Here!
Our host, Mish, is asking us to write a poem
of any style dealing with noise. Hereβs mine.
Into The Woods
Written for dVerse Poetics: Letβs Take A Walk
In The Woods, Shall We? Our host Lillian asks us
to write a poem about the woods. This is my poem.
Pops
Written for dVerse Poets Quadrille #228. Our host
Mish asks us β just for the halibut β to write a quadrille
using the word βfishβ in any configuration. Recalling
the many stories about my husband and his identical
twin fishing with their Pops, this is my quadrille.
Chiaroscuro
Written for dVerse Poetics: In Other Words.
Our host Melissa Lemay from Mom With A
Blog asks us to dive into the world of color
and detail as we write an ekphrastic poem
inspired by the artwork of Georgia OβKeeffe.
Here is the painting I selected and my poem.
In addition, the words shown in bold are the
artistic terms I chose to include in my poem.
In Golden Light
Written for dVerse Poets: Quadrille #220 –
‘Engrave Your Name Across My Heart’.
We are asked to write a quadrille using
the word βengraveβ. This is my quad.
Hoots Mon
Written for dVerse Poets β Quadrille #219
A Poetic Hootenanny. Our inspiration this week
is βhootβ. This is my hootenanny quadrille.
Night of the Lepus: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poets Haibun Monday 3-3-25.
Our inspiration this week is βMarch Madnessβ.
This is my haibun.
My Dad’s Lesson: Dectina Refrain
When my father emigrated to the US
from Sicily, he was given advice that
changed his life. With that in mind,
this is my response to dVerse Poetics:
For the Love of the Broadsheet.
I have chosen a Dectina Refrain.
Sightseeing
Written for dVerse Poetics β βArt In Natureβ
where the challenge is to write a poem in
response to one of the featured photos.
I have chosen to write a Dectina Refrain
for the photo which appears below.
With Love From Us: A Haibun
Written for dVerse Poetics where the theme is
βDespite and Stillβ. My inspiration is the poem seen below
written by John N. Morris. Here is my haibun.
In Prescious Moments Of Lucidity: A Haibun
Written for dβVerse Poets where our inspiration
today is βreflectionβ. Here is my haibun.
His Jealous Mother
Written for dVerse Poets β Quadrille Monday 209 β Plucking Strings
Our host Lisa asks us to include the word “string(s)” in our piece.
This is my free verse poem based on a true story as told by my mother.
My fatherβs mother hated my mother for marrying her son.
Returning from their honeymoon, my parents visited her mother, then his mother.
When his mother opened the door, she pushed my mother down the stairs, breaking the string of pearls around my motherβs neck.
NARΒ©2024
44 Words
This is βA String of Pearlsβ by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra.
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
1968: A Dectina Refrain
Written for dVerse Poetics: Fall (in) Love,
this is my Dectina Refrain.
I
met him
in the fall,
tanned from summer.
He was a bronzed god,
hair as gold as the sun,
eyes like burnished copper glowed.
He warmed the chill from out my bones,
thawed the late Autumn frost in my heart.
I met him in the fall tanned from summer.
NARΒ©2024
Happy Birthday to my husband Bill. We met in the fall of 1968. π€
This is βBillβ from Showboat performed by the Rebecca Trehearn
All text, graphics and videos are copyright for The Sicilian Storyteller, The Elephantβs Trunk and The Rhythm Section and are not to be used without permission. NARΒ©2017-present.
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