dVerse has us writing lai and lai nouveaux form poems for a month. This is my second lai, which is wordplay for lai=lie. When asked to write lais Inhale, then big sighs — For real? With truth, my heart lies, Its pathway is wise I feel. With poems words rise — Truth or lie, its…
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dVerse — Refashioning a Myth — POTUS Pandora
Anmol is the host of dVerse today. Anmol says: [T]oday, I am asking you all to reimagine the myths and the legends that you have grown up with, through the perusal of classic literature or local lore. Think of the characters involved and the plot-lines and break them apart and think about them again —…
dVerse — quadrille — Waiting Birds Begin to Rise
image link Merril is the host of dVerse today. Merril says: *Write a poem, of any style in 44 words, not including the title. Include the word or derivative of the word, “rise”. My offering today is a quadrille in triolet form. Waiting Birds Rise As northern air grows warm, Waiting birds begin to rise….
Race
Alcohol and ink painting by Joy Dorr Laura is the host of dVerse today. Laura says: BELL-VOICED CRADLE-PETALS DARK-VOWELLED DUST-TONGUED FIRE-DWARFED GRAVE-GROPING HARE-HEELED HEAVEN-CIRCLING LARK-HIGH MAP-BACKED MOON-BLOWN MUFFLE-TOED OWL-LIGHT RINGED-SEA SCYTHE-EYED SHE-BIRD TEAR-CULLED TIDE-LOOPED WATER-SPOKEN WHALE-WEED For this Tuesday Poetics I’m asking you to write a poem using at least FOUR of the hyphenated…
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #82 and dVerse Villanelle with Slant Rhymes — Black Hole
This poem is a villanelle with slanted rhymes that is being submitted to dVerse, as well as being part of Reena’s challenge. Reena is the host of Reena’s Exploration Challenge. Reena says: PROMPT I am not a fatalist. I’m not obsessed with darkness. Yet, a landmark development in astronomy this week inspires me to remain…
dVerse — Water — Flint, Michigan
image link Linda is the host of dVerse today. Linda says: So today, fellow poets I want you to write about life sustaining water, in any of its three forms- solid, liquid, or gas. You may write in any form you choose, this is a Poet’s choice prompt. I would love to write something positive…
dVerse — Quadrille — Aced it
De is the host of dVerse today. De says: Greetings, my poetical friends. How’s your crazy April going? Are you writing a poem a day? Are you acing it? Well, for today’s Quadrille, I want to give you the chance to do just that – ace your poem. Unless it’s your first time here at the…
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