Sangeetha, from MindFills selected the photo for this week. It’s her personal photo, so please add the image credit. Remember, we can see what’s in the image, so write your poem using the image as an inspiration.
Don’t just describe what you see in the image. Think about metaphor and allegory. Don’t forget to use imagery in your poem. Just remember to check what form you’re using. Some of the Japanese forms frown upon the use of metaphors.
Tilini – The Himalaya, 2021 photo credit – sangeetha
I am the wild flow you are the stay and anchor we are stuff of life.
Are you ready to choose some syllables to use in your poetry? Willow Willers (pist’ that’s me 😃) from last month’s challenge chose the two words for this month:
It’s the fourth week of the month! Are you ready for a theme prompt? Eugi (Franci Hoffman) from last month’s challenge picked the theme: This month’s theme is:
Caught Like a Startled cat Quite bedazzled Trapped in silver moonbeams I am bewitched and bewildered So entranced by the beauty I near swoon. A huge silver sphere shedding magic, harvest moon. These Autumn nights are full of witches flights Ghosts and ghouls play us for such fools. Please shine harvest moon on us In your magic Powers we Surely Trust.
🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕.
I wanted to do a Diatelle, but the rhyming rules would not let express myself as I had hoped, so I wrote a free verse Diatelle. I hope that is okay. A true Diatelle runs with syllables of 1/2/3/4/6/8/10/12/10/8/6/4/3/2/1 and a rhyming scheme of abbcbccaccbcbba.
#TANKATUESDAY. This week it is Ekphrastic Tuesday.
Merril D. Smith selected the image this week. It’s a lithograph and you can read more about it HERE. Remember, we can see what’s in the image, so write your poem using the image as an inspiration. Don’t just describe what you see in the lithograph. Think about metaphor and allegory. Just remember to check what form you’re using. Some of the Japanese forms frown upon the use of metaphors. This challenge explores Ekphrastic writing, inspired by visual art.
I chose to do a Tanka this week, I really love this image, it’s very relivant to the world today .
Dreams Standing On a ledge Fear, spider like Creeps closer to you Drenching you with cold sweat Paralysed you cannot move to The is no chance of escaping The blackness engulfs you and you drown Sinking to the depths of the black abyss.
It’s the fourth week of the month! This is our theme prompt. Vashti Quiroz-Vega, from last month’s challenge, picked the theme. Colleen is excited about this one… it’s something we’ve never done before!
This month’s theme is:
LULLABY.
I have chosen to write a Décima. The Décima is a Spanish form of poetry, though the term is also used to describe stanzas of ten lines. Each of the ten lines is made up of eight syllables and the rhyming scheme is abbaaccddc. I have written one stanza for my lullaby.
image from pixabay.
Lullaby.
Borne upon gossima soft wings I transport you to a safe place Rewarded by your smiling face Listen as the nightingale sings Of cotton clouds and gentle things. Soon Morpheus will have you safe Then I might follow with God’s grace. Don’t stir, don’t cry hush now and sleep Evil will not in your dreams creep While we escape life’s crazy pace.
It’s the third week of the month! Time for an Ekphrastic #PhotoPrompt
This challenge explores Ekphrastic writing inspired by visual art (photographs). Cheryl, from last month’s challenge, provided the photo for this month’s challenge.
feelings race, flashing breaking the dark of the soul Cosmic thoughts abound.
This week Colleen has selected our words for our prompt. They are Sanctuary & Follow we are to use them synonymously and count our syllables to match our chosen form of poetry. I have chosen a 5/7/5 and a 3/5/3 haiku to express my reaction to our prompt.
This week’s challenge from Colleen’s#TANKA TUESDAY WEEKLY POETRY CHALLENGE: #POET’S CHOICE . Is a true poet’s choice! Use any poetry form that you’d like including free-style or prose poetry. If your form is something new, teach us how to write it. Have fun!
