“Ekphrastic poems exist to respond to a piece of art critically,
analytically, and reverentially.” ~Ekphrastic poetry explained
Prompt #98: Wea’ve Written Weekly posted at The Skeptic’s Kaddish on
explores Ekphrastic poetry.
I. The prompt poem written by the new PoW:
‘Beauty for Beauty’, a poem by Nigel Byng
II. Nigel’s prompt guidelines:
- Write an ekphrastic poem inspired by Peter Paul Rubens’ (1577–1640)
painting of Samson and Delilah (above).- Feeling ambitious? Try this additional challenge: include this line from Samson’s wedding riddle:
Out of the strong came something sweet.
III. Submit: Click on ‘Mister Linky’ on the original website, please.
A SIJO
voluptuous power is cheap
when exchanged for treachery
out of the strong came something sweet*
before the pillars crumbled
respect the power of love,
and forsake the love of power
© selma
Also, for Colleen at Tanka Tuesday: This is the second week of Wintering Insects
Awake (March 5 – 19) Keichitsu 啓蟄24. Every two weeks we will move into another
season in the 24 Japanese Seasons HERE.
This week: Your writing invitation is to choose one of the 24 Forms for your poem.
You can use the kigo words and phrases from the Part I challenge post HERE, or
please check on the website if you choose to write to Colleen’s special St. Patrick’s
Day prompt. I’ll write a haiku (senryu?) about mosquitos.
When one is young (like Delilah)
even a mosquito bite
looks pretty
© selma
kigo: mosquito
Thanks so much for reading and commenting.
(I’m considering disabling the LIKE button–
there are some people who pop in too many Likes20 in a
row and it’s become a pet peeve)
How do you handle this?
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Two lovely poems, Selma.
thanks for reading dear Robbie. Happy you liked them.
Both the poems are lovely and very profound.
Don’t disable the like button as people visiting through the reader can still like the post ( or 20). Just ignore these people
Sadje, my sweet. Thank you. I value your words and input on this. I’ve been ignoring… I don’t know why some people do that. SMH. I’ll keep ignoring for as long as I can. xoxo Good night.
Take care and sleep well 😴
Haha, Selma, I enjoyed the one on the mosquitoes. I loved the profound poem too. Well done on both! 🙂
The mosquito 😛
Yes.
I thought of going light with this one 😂 having fun. 🤩
Thanks for the visit and commenting twice. Is it because you faced difficulties with comments? I hope not, Kitty. LMK.
Glad you liked the post. Bless you.
Haha, yes. The mosquito. 🙂
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I enjoyed the one on mosquitoes, Selma. That was fun. I loved your profound take too. Well done! 🙂
The power of love is much stronger, amazing poem.
The weight of this human power shouldn’t be underestimated.
Happy you liked it, Diana. Xoxo
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Great work here Selma 💜🍀☘️💚
Thanks for saying, Willow. 🍀 happy St. Pat’s.
And Wednesday’s Equinox in the new week. We get a holiday 😉 Do you?
>> Vernal Equinox Day is a public holiday in Japan << Blessings.
Hi Selma …no there’s no holidays until May. Enjoy your break and keep well 💜🍀
Thanks, Willow. You too, keep well.
💜💜💜
The juxtaposition of words can make all the difference. Clever and also true Selma. (K)
Thanks dear K. Thanks so much.
What a lovely post Selma. So colorful and powerful!
So pleased you like dear Balroop. Bless you.
Selma, as always you play with your words and tease the mind. I love your response to the prompt. Samson and Delilah is such a heart breaking tale, even though there is redemption at the end. But it could have been such a wonderful love story. Greed stole her thunder, and the power of lust stole his. Well done my dear. 👏👏
Thank you, Nigel.
You’re welcome Selma. 🙏
Loved the compact and powerful poems! The first speaks a truth and the second made me smile!
As for the people who “like” and don’t comment – I just ignore them. It is all about the interaction…
Thanks, sweet Muri. Glad it made you smile.
The likes in bouts of 12, 20+ are the ones that annoy me. From ‘new’ visitors. I consider those weird. Bots 🤖 even. They annoy me. They drop them within seconds in one long row.
Thanks for your lovely comment my friend. I bless you.
Great poems and great pictures, Selma!
Yvette M Calleiro 🙂
http://yvettemcalleiro.blogspot.com
Happy you liked them Yve. Happy spring. And soon to be Easter. 🤗
Beautiful!
Thanks so much, Dawn. 🤗
Very clever and true, Selma <3
~David
Thanks, David 🤗
Hi, Selma! 👋🏻
I just wanna let you know that this week’s W3 prompt, hosted by the wonderful Lesley Scoble, is now live:
https://skepticskaddish.com/2024/03/20/w3-prompt-99-weave-written-weekly/
Enjoy! 💖
Much love,
David
Splendid. Amazing choice. I agree. Xoxo will read and. Maybe participate later. I’m sure it’s gonna be a stellar prompt. O hugs David. Be well.
*hug*
Both poems are superb, Selma. The first one is poignant, and the mosquito poem took me back to my childhood when I was covered in mosquito bites. 🙂 As to the ‘like’ button, I wouldn’t disable it. I get ‘them’ too and I’m just grateful for those who interact on my blog. 💞
Covered in bites and still looking pretty. I’m sure. 🙃 glad you related with the poem, dear Lauren.
The LIKES I’m referring to is not with the people I already interact with. Those LIKES I understand and am so grateful for. I hear their voices in the LIKES. Thank Y💗U …
It’s the ones from people who come and leave 12, 20 + LIKES in seconds. They just go right down the list of posts.
It’s probably their way of getting my attention. Probably expecting me to do the same. These annoy me. Worst than buzzing mosquitos or bad hair days.
I will not disable the button.
Thanks for your comment. Hope you’re feeling better. 🤗
Oh, I get it. I read too fast! Those annoy me too, so I understand. Yes, I’m sure they do it, hoping you’ll do the same, but they have the opposite effect.
I’m feeling better from that post, but I’m still working through new health changes. Thanks! 🩷🌺
Sending healing ❤️🩹 graces and a friendly 🤗 too. Have a pleasant weekend.
Amazing poem Selma. Beautiful pictures.
God bless you. Tack Care,
Take care, Raj. Always.
Thanks, Selma
Great take, Selma. I especially love this part,
“respect the power of love,
and forsake the love of power”
The second poem is good too. 🙂
Ahhh I have had the “spam likes” recently too. I’ve turned off notification for the Jetpack app which is also why I don’t respond as quickly on comments 😅
Those people who do that have got it wrong. 😑 I know it. Pitiful.
Thanks for reading. 🤗
There is much wisdom in your sijo, Selma!
Thanks, Ingrid. XO
Such a wonderful sijo with pearls here, Selma😉💓
I enjoyed your bumper crop of poems, Selma. Two in one post! Needless to say, both are good. ❤️❤️ Don’t understand trolling multiple likes. There are some odd people out there.
Selma, I’m sorry I’m so late to comment. We had a week of doctor’s appointments. I love both of your poems. I had a good laugh over the senryu. 😂 I know what you mean about the strange likes! They’re crazy. Very frustrating. 💟
Hope all is well, Colleen. Keep those appointments.
Glad I made you laugh.
The strange likes are pitiful. Besides frustrating. They do more harm than good to the likers.
Happy Equinox. Today we get a public holiday. 😜
Dear Colleen and Selma,
First of all, I would like to commend Selma for publishing this post. After all, ekphrastic poetry is a great vehicle for exploring art(work). Basically, the adjective ekphrastic refers to any literary response to a non-literary work, insofar as there are three related categories: ekphrastic poetry (poem about a artwork), actual ekphrasis (writing about an existing artwork, and notional ekphrasis (writing about an imagined artwork).
Whatever springtime may bring or usher in, may you (and indeed all of us) experience plenty of joy with your ekphrastic rendering of any work of art.
May you find the rest of March very much to your liking and highly conducive to your writing, reading, thinking and blogging whatever topics that take your intellectual fancy and creative whim, including writing more poems for us!
Yours sincerely,
SoundEagle
Enjoyed, Selma. Love the photos. 😍
Glad. Xo
Here’s a helpful tip. You can remove subscribers. I do it when spam blogs and people who annoy me follow me. I unsubscribe and it usually takes them a while to realize it, if ever. In the interim, no likes from them. I don’t understand it either, though. They obviously are not reading my posts that quickly. So what’s the point? It’s all about numbers for some people.
I use that privilege as often as I’m able. But I still smh 🤦🏽♀️ at the foolishness, pointlessness, and annoyance. Thanks Melissa.
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