For Day 16 I have the prompt, silent infinity, and the form of a Catena Rondo. Image by Thomas Ulrich from Pixabay Silent Infinity Shadows stretch beyond the kenwinding beside the long roadVoices silent and heartbeats slowedShadows stretch beyond the ken Winding beside the long roadyou can hear the footsteps falling,and the hint of wee babes bawling,winding beside... Continue Reading →
The prompt for Day 15 is out of order, written in one of my favourite forms, the blitz poem. Image by Steve Oberhansly from Pixabay Out of Order Out of orderOut of timeTime fliesTime to killKill the darlingsKill zoneZone of deathZone of silenceSilence breaksSilence waitsWait for GodotWait foreverForever loveForever in a dayDay breaksDay tripTrip over toesTrip the light... Continue Reading →
It is Day 14 and another two part prompt with wandering plucked from the internet and savage suggested on Facebook. Today's poetry form is the rondel. Image by composita from Pixabay Wandering Savage Against the grain of civility’s decreethe wandering savage travels farwith selfish notions strange and bizarreNo rhyme or reason anyone can see Along the roads, towards... Continue Reading →
For Day 13, I have the prompt dreams of rain.And no form today, just a bit of free verse. Image by Markus Spiske from Pixabay Dreams of Rain Stirring up scentsof petrichor and hopeof new grass and bloomsA sweet spring rain Streaks of wateron the window panein the afternoonThat warm summer rain Fallen leaves blow... Continue Reading →
I have two prompts for Day 12, salt and lingering thirst, once again from an internet search and suggested by one of my Facebook friends. Today's poem form is a villanelle. Image by andreas160578 from Pixabay A Taste of Salt I cannot shake my lingering thirst,her salty taste upon my tonguemy lips drawn, puckered and pursed My darkest... Continue Reading →
Be Afraid of the Dark 