Today I start prompts plucked from randomly generated word clouds based on my books. The first prompt is Blood Night and I wrote a short free verse poem. Enjoy. Photo by Pedro Figueras on Pexels.com Blood Night Crimson moon swirling shadows,shall we dance upon your tune?In the mist, ‘til the morn,among the forest dark and... Continue Reading →
Today is the final prompt suggested from my newsletter and is Appetites. I went with a short Tetractys poem. Enjoy. Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Appetites greedsnatchingat excessbombarded mindsneon screaming images on our screens
Another newsletter prompt today with, Thorns. I went with a Rondel form (with slight alterations as I had to use near rhymes with some lines). Enjoy. Photo by Anna Shevchuk on Pexels.com Thorns Caught in your twisted mesh of thorns,struggling for air, bloodied across my depth,your poison seeps inside my blood and breathand your prickly... Continue Reading →
Another prompt from the newsletter with Chocolate Pudding. I went with a form I haven't tried in a while, the Tyburn, as it fit the sweet prompt. Enjoy. Photo by Bethany Hicks on Pexels.com Chocolate Pudding JigglyWigglySquigglyWrigglyChocolate spoon, jiggly, wiggly yumSquiggly wriggly, pudding to my tum
For the next few days will be prompts provided by one of my newsletter subscribers and this first one is Wind. Now I chose to go with the "turn (a key or handle) repeatedly around and around" definition of that word, specifically as in winding a clock. And today's poem form is my try at... Continue Reading →
Be Afraid of the Dark 