dVerse — quadrille — Lady Sol Sings

image link De is the host of dVerse today. De says: This week’s word is our tiniest yet. Today, I want you play with the word “up.” Noun, verb, adverb, adjective…this wee word is versatile, and can be tossed into the mix in so many ways… Put it in a form, or play with rhyme…

dVerse — Limbo

Painting by Helen Acklam M is the host of dVerse today.  M says: So today, the prompt is Limbo – a word that has very different meanings. You need NOT incorporate both meanings, or even use the word itself – use a synonym, if it suits you.  Since it’s been a long month, try to keep it under 100 words….

dVerse — Haibun — Picnic on the Beach

Picnic on the Beach, by August Macke Gina is the host of dVerse today.  Gina says: Our theme for this week’s haibun is picnic! Share with us a memory from a picnic – your haibun must not be fictional but a real experience! Write a haibun based on the prompt, with 1 to 2 tight…

dVerse — Lai form — Truth or…

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…

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….