Today is Thursday and if Sue Vincent was not fighting her own battle she would of set us her weekly #writephoto. So here is one I wrote back in November 2019 .
For visually challenged writers, theimage shows a bay with clear, glassy water, reflecting blue sky and clouds. The bay is surrounded by green hills, one of which may be an island in the distance.
Colleen says : Guess what? It’s the first challenge for my favourite month of October… you know what that means! Poets, choose your own syllabic poetry form, theme, words, images, etc. It’s up to you.
NEW RULES: Let’s make this challenge a true poet’s choice! Use any syllabic poetry form that you’d like. As long as there are syllables to count, you’re ready! Be creative. If your form is something new, teach us how to write it. Have fun!
My choice this week is extra special as Colleen has given us free reign as to poetic form. I have chosen to put two together. An Acrostic Nonet.
The contents comes from deep within me. It could be read as a personal relationship, with either another person or thing, or as a lament to nature and our current world troubles.
image from Pixabay.
Autumn Cry.
As always tapped under your control Useless I am no longer whole Tell me how I lost the light Undone I’m caught in flight Morning brings no hope No kindness spoke Cry freedom Real needs Yearn.
This challenge explores Ekphrastic writing inspired by visual art (photographs). Lisa Thompson, from last month’s challenge, has provided the photo for this month’s challenge:
In these dark days I remember the saying my hubby often uses now about our leaders. Who try to keep us in the dark and give very mixed messages and ever changing information. I have chosen a Tanka to express my feelings.
Image credit:Unsplash, and the photographer is Wolfgang Hasselmann
Mushroom management.
Bright read for danger Upwards pursuing the light Escaping darkness. Our lives are managed like this Kept in the dark and fed shit.
Today for Frank Tassone’s Haikai Challenge We have been asked to write about a Katydid. We do not have Katydids in England but I have seen and heard them when on holiday abroad. Today I have written a Haiku about the image Frank gave us and also Tanka.
Hawk Moved in Spiralling Towards his pray Mouse faced up to him. Their eyes met silently The rodent knew the cycle Of life and the part would play Straightening his shoulders he stood true. Hawk extended his talons took his due
I have written an Etheree using synonyms for the prompt words.
Today or tonight 3rd Aug there is a full moon. Frank Tassone tells this full moon has many names, among them Sturgeon Moon. So as we transcend from Summer to Autumn Frank suggest: “This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the sturgeon moon.”
Welcome to the Décima Poetry Challenge. Each week we’ll be attempting a Décima, also known as an Espinela, poem, set by our gracious host Ronovanwrite’s.
If you don’t know how to write a Décima, click HERE to go to a post on how to write one.
Image from Pixabay
Mankind
What is the measure of our lives Not caring of our type or kind Keeping ourselves only in mind. Selfish thoughts are all that us drives We ignore and avert our eyes Not a care for those who struggle Ignore the poor in their huddle Strip nature of all her riches Waste water leaving dry ditches. Mankind leaves nothing but muddle.
We are diminished as a whole Like ever decreasing circles Drifting out to Gaia’s center Gentle ripples in times echo Resounding loudly as they go We’ve nearly lost fight it’s true Blackening the earth and skies too Can we escape the sands of time Or will the bells ring out deaths chimes. Is there anything we can do.
