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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! |
"The Not-So-Daily Poem" [13+]Reaper Next to Peter Callously closing the ranks Ending Life in heaven and hell Stops working from now on! Prompt: Death has decided he hates his job. Write his poetic resignation. You must use at least one of the following poetic devices somewhere in your poem: alliteration, assonance, or consonance. You must not use: death, dead, dying, or any variations of these words. Note ▼ |
"The Not-So-Daily Poem" [13+]Time How did it get so late so soon? How did it get so late? Now it is past the daily noon Already on this date Why do the seconds go that fast? Where do they disappear? What can I do to make it last? When death it is I fear With every sip of breath I take The ending closes in Wrinkles of old age do make Degeneration of the skin Oh Time, where do you fleed toward? Oh Time, where do you go? If leaving me behind this start You stop the forward flow I can’t go back but follow through So, stuck in this line’s vault Just one way up is to renew Never stops it to a halt Forward we go as sure we must As rays that never end In circles of Life’s wind we trust Like bamboo sprouts, we bend LC:24 Prompt: You must use the following quote from Dr. Seuss: How did it get so late so soon? You may not use tick, tock, minute(s), hour(s), year(s), or birthday. |
Surprise! Homecoming from birthday party workshop Note ▼  |
"~ The Poet's Place Cafe~" [E]Sunny boat trip Today Lovely weather Boat trip on the water Full of friends, family, and joy We ate, drank, watched the sailboats passing by Waves, houses on the waterfront Smiling people on shore Seagulls splashing Today Note ▼ WON first place "Invalid Item" Round 10, July 2022 |
Wanting a want |
Murderous Poet It’s late at night, I am wond’ring Rhyming, thinking, a bit pond’ring - two flies buzzing, circling, blund’ring… Wished them dead! Note ▼ |
Billie Holiday (1915-1959) – Gloomy Sunday (1960) "Gloomy Sunday" Sunday is gloomy My hours are slumberless Dearest the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers will Never awaken you Not where the black coach Of sorrow has taken you Angels have no thought of Ever returning you Would they be angry If I thought of joining you Gloomy Sunday Gloomy is sunday With shadows I spend it all My heart and I have Decided to end it all Soon there'll be candles And prayers that are sad I know, let them not weep Let them know That I'm glad to go Death is no dream For in death I'm caressing you With the last breath of my Soul I'll be blessing you Gloomy Sunday Dreaming I was only dreaming I wake and I find you Asleep in the deep of My heart Dear Darling I hope that my dream Never haunted you My heart is telling you How much I wanted you Gloomy Sunday "Gloomy Sunday" Sunday is gloomy My hours are slumberless Dearest the shadows I live with are numberless Little white flowers will Never awaken you Not where the black coach Of sorrow has taken you Angels have no thought of Ever returning you Would they be angry If I thought of joining you Gloomy Sunday Gloomy is sunday With shadows I spend it all My heart and I have Decided to end it all Soon there'll be candles And prayers that are sad I know, let them not weep Let them know That I'm glad to go Death is no dream For in death I'm caressing you With the last breath of my Soul I'll be blessing you Gloomy Sunday Dreaming I was only dreaming I wake and I find you Asleep in the deep of My heart Dear Darling I hope that my dream Never haunted you My heart is telling you How much I wanted you Gloomy Sunday Gloomy Gloomy My hours are shadows Numberless flowers will awaken you The black coach of sorrow Has angels returning Angry thought joining Gloomy Gloomy shadows - I end it all Candles are sad Know that I’m glad Death For in death With breath blessing Gloomy dreaming - I wake asleep Darling dream Never my heart I wanted you Gloomy. |
POEM 11 – week August 16, 2021 Compose a poem using all three of these words: smoke, mirrors, deception Line Count: 12 lines, minimum Required Form: Poet's choice This week I quit smoking LC:16 Freestyle |
POEM 10 – week August 9, 2021 Write a poem that has the word “love” hidden in it somewhere. You cannot use the word “love” by itself, it must be hidden (such as in the word “glove” or in two words like “halo venom”). No line count or form requirements. Slovenly LC:4 Freestyle |
POEM 9 – week August 2, 2021 Write a poem that includes two of the following words: star, night, berry, fairy, queen, enchanted, cursed, moonlight, thieves Required line count: Minimum 12, no max Moonlight, star For N. Energetic LC:13 Freestyle |
POEM 8, week July 26, 2021 Write a poem that personifies an emotion: love, anger, fear, sadness, joy, for example. In awe An unknown contemporary poet wrote his thing, LC:8 Free style Emotion: admiration |
POEM 7, week July 19, 2021 Make the title of your poem "What I Remember" and then let the title inspire you. Line count minimum: 12, no max Feel free to use any form you like What I remember Remember fifteen years LC:24 Abhanga: each stanza four lines, with syllable counts of 6, 6, 6, 4, and lines 2 and 3 rhyming. |
POEM 6, week July 12, 2021 Sitting on a beach on a nice summer day Squinting eyes LC:7 Free style |
POEM 5, week July 5th, 2021 Use the word VISION What has become LC:3 Free style |
POEM 4- week June 28, 2021 (LC: 12) A color Can’t remember the color of your eyes LC:14 Free style |
POEM 3- week June 21, 2021 (minimum LC:12) Fearless Sassy LC:12 Free style |
POEM 2- week June 14th, 2021 Uncertainty: Think about a time in your life when you couldn’t make a decision, and write a poem based on it. Uncertainty No-no LC: 8 Free Verse |
POEM 1- week June 7th, 2021 Invalid Photo #1055238 Photo prompt No line count requirement. Use any form you like; including free verse. Sadness because you died Looking LC: 11 Free Verse |
52 weeks of poetry makes 52 poems! Starting June 7th, 2021. |
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