Written for24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 31, 4/23/24, Part I, Grain Rain(April 19 – May 4) Koku 穀雨 APRIL 23, 2024TANKATUESDAY CHALLENGES SHARING: Golden week is the perennial holiday…
Okie dokie ~ Let’s do this thing! I. The prompt poem: ‘The Veil of Seduction’, a poem by Lesley Scoble https://youtu.be/M7DhVbUzTm8 YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/M7DhVbUzTm8 Write an ekphrastic poem inspired by…
“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 onMarch 13, 2024 explores Ekphrastic poetry. I.…
Written for W3 Prompt #97: Wea’ve Written Weekly posted on March 6, 2024at the Skeptic's Kaddish where Jane Aguiar is the host this week. The prompt poem: ‘At the base of the…
Written for the W3 Prompt #94: Wea’ve Written Weekly at The Skeptic'sKaddish--posted on February 14, 2024 by David. Congratulations to Sally of The Hot Dogs and Marmalade Website. I. The prompt poem:…
Funny how some hip people simply talk and talk and talkExhausting all the easy scales and saying nothing smartWe sashay onto the dance floor and sway to a single noteReMiFaSoLaTiDo…
"Love makes your soul crawlout from its hiding place."~ Zora Neale Hurston the path to love is rifewith distortions, viz,such all-consuming thingcannot exist, a mere illusion,a perfection too draining—a feverish…
Participating in W3 Prompt #90: Wea’ve Written WeeklyPosted on January 17, 2024 by this week's PoW. I. The prompt poem: ‘Summa Theologica, or: Thus Spoke Zarathustra’, a “reverse” poem by…
Prompt posted on December 6, 2023Hey friends, do you know The Skeptic's Kaddish Website? It's a lovely websitewhere bloggers gather every Wednesday to work on W3 Poetry Prompts.I invite you to click…
Written for The Skeptic's Kaddish for the prompt of November 29, 2023 where Ms. Mich is the PoW. Thanks guys. I. The prompt poem: ‘Rainbow – Colored Afternoon’, a rondeau…
I'm a fan of Langston Hughes and had my mind set on lines from one of hispoems for my recent book of poetry, but that couldn't happen. As I participatein…
Hey, my lovelies, guess what--I'm the PoW at The Skeptic's Kaddish this week. Won't you join us? We're talking Neruda. We're talking Odes: Neruda was known for his historical epics, political manifestos, and love poems. Neruda’s incisive and joyful odes were often dedicated to ordinary objects making them approachable yet surreal. I bet you have one such "thing" you appreciate... Please join us.