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A poet has to manifest herself in a safe environment. This is such a place for my early baby steps. The wonders of the world and my inner thoughts mingle. They become one. It’s a journey of the soul, a spark of the mind, and a bit of spit. For more "Poet @ Work 2" [18+], "In honest simple verse" [E] On the other hand: it might be a brooding place for challenges and poetry contests, some of which required ONE STAR RATING. (In case somebody wonders about the gracing this blog) A large group of writers participated in this challenge that required to rate as low as possible. So, it doesn't mean this blog is a bad blog or that they reviewed mean, it was required and this is the consequence. Alas!
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In passing Saw you in that crowd Oh! Lightning bolt, your face lit Alone for seconds We split in separate halves On our ruptured ways to where? Note ▼ Second Place Round 78 Oriental Poetry Contest
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A dancer, jingling as he moves (watching, you think of cultural identity) Ropes begin to move, slowly over the stage Bells shaped into bullets Foreboding words: the ending of the world An intense relentless crescendo of violin, saxophone The stage blackens Floating ethereal beings acutely aware of the descent into chaos I am transfixed, already sobbing "The Not-So-Daily Poem" Prompt 9/6 Redaction Poetry (article) |
Breathing in and slowly out; at ease Quiet and peaceful in these chords of tranquillity Waterfall; rushing leaves Stormy weather, sun is rising Breaking dawn, door adjourned Silence! "The Not-So-Daily Poem" 9/5 piano music, Eluvium, 5 minutes |
jump, turn, travel, gesture and still five actions of dance, trans-ition dancing on Cloud Nine i ‘m fine till I drop down pump up the volume! "The Not-So-Daily Poem" 9/3 PROMPT: DANCING IN AN UNUSUAL PLACE - can be literal, metaphoric, surreal, whatever you want. |
You sit around getting older All the years and no one heard Been there, done that, messed around Tick, tick, tick, tick on the watch And life’s too short for me to stop "The Not-So-Daily Poem" 9/2 PROMPT: Create a Cento poem using The Cure's LOVECATS, La Roux's BULLETPROOF, and Bruce Springsteen's DANCING IN THE DARK You must use at least two, but I gave you three, so you'd have plenty of lines to choose from. Lovecats Bulletproof Dancing in the dark |
9/1 PROMPT Pick any line from David Bowie's LET'S DANCE and use it as inspiration for your poem. Make sure you indicate which lyric(s) you chose at the end of your poem Swirling through Life’s roller coaster Every day a challenge, a point of view Meeting you is meeting me In that empty space we pause Prompt: Sway through the crowd to an empty space
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