The prompt for today is: What Color Is It? Select a random noun. When you see an image of this person/place/thing, what color is it? Brainstorm the different ways the color can be described. Write a poem to help us see something in color through your eyes. Use an appropriately sourced and credited image of…
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Poetry Day 25 — Bride’s Revenge
image link Today’s prompt is “door swings both ways” and the suggested form is triquain . Swinging door made me think saloon. The following is a “triquain chain”. swinging door midnight, Rosie’s Saloon sauntering in, looking for trouble chorus of chairs screech back, bartender grabs shotgun even the girls pause to look, then run…
Poetry Day 24 — kedi
“Dogs think people are God, but cats don’t. Cats are aware of God’s existence. Cats know that people act as middlemen to God’s will. They’re not ungrateful, they just know better.” – unnamed Instanbul resident in the film, kedi “kedi” (2016) is a documentary by Ceyda Torun. The blurb at imdb describes it as, “A…
Poetry Day 23 — See Me
For OctWriPoMo, “today’s prompt is See Me. I love the simplicity and strength of this statement. What is it that you wish others knew about you? What would you want those in your closest relationships to acknowledge? What is your truth?” The suggested form is haibun which is a combination of prose, then haiku…
Poetry Day 22 — Betrayal
image link The prompt today is betrayal. It seems to happen so much, the question must be asked if betrayal is not an immutable part of human nature. There are levels of betrayal, all painful, but some more harmful than others. I chose to free form it but split it into 2 halves. …
Poetry Day 21 — How will I know?
The title is OctWriPoMo suggested. One of the suggested forms: If you have poetry magnets it’s time to get them out and play with them. Randomly select words that grab your attention and create a poem from them. When I picture you, smooth music, fast pedal, nearly did ask what next. Gorgeous recall let my…
Poetry Day 20 — Time Stands Still
Part of the prompts for today’s OctPoWriMo includes: “Have you ever had a moment in time that you wished you could stop and live in? Have you ever wished you could control time even if for just a little while? What would you do? What moment would you make last longer? Write about time and what…
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