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 →
Today's prompt was Wasteland Monolith and I wrote a free verse poem with a touch of form repetition. Enjoy. This photo was AI generated with Adobe Firefly. It is not for commercial use. Wasteland Monolith Chiselled stone in a shimmering desertfar beyond the stars we knowPristine sand, scarred by an alien windfar beyond the stars... Continue Reading →
Today's delightful prompt, Bumblebees, is from a suggestion on Discord, given by a fellow author. I've actually written two short free verse poems for this one, because why not. Enjoy. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Bumblebees BeesBusy buzzingbeyond the blossomsburgeoning in their bedsBees Ah, the humble bumblebeeBuzzing fuzzWhizzing, fizzingFlitting here, thereAh, the humble bumblebee
Be Afraid of the Dark 