Today's prompt is locked and the form is my attempt at a short Ae freslighe. Image by abigail2resident from Pixabay Locked Dark shadows with churning fears,Echoes of monsters knockingLife littered in burning tears,Bleak spectres outside stalking Along frail points detectingimagined slights, mocking sneersReality reflectingDark shadows with churning fears © A. F. Stewart 2020 All Rights Reserved
So for Day 17 I have the prompt, parallel. I started out attempting a ghazal, but ended up with something interesting but not quite a ghazal (I screwed up the rules a bit as I was writing). But I liked it, so here it is. Image by Quang Nguyen vinh from Pixabay Parallel The axis of the world... Continue Reading →
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 →
Be Afraid of the Dark 