Prompt 222: In Love with Life

Laura of Shine the Divine brings us this week's prompt, in love with life.

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Our Next Prompts

DATE	PROMPT	CONTRIBUTOR
May 27 - June 2, 2012	In Love with Life	Laura of Shine the Divine
June 3 - 9, 2012	Fickle	Tracy of These Silly Words of Mine
June 10 - 16, 2012	Wanting	Jim of Jim’s Little Photo and Poetry Place
June 17 - 23, 2012	Waiting	Harshad Mehta of A Space Within
June 24 - 30, 2012	Crystal	Geraldine of My Poetic Path
July 1 - 7, 2012	Kite	Ramesh Sood of A Little More Than Ordinary

 

I feel as if I am always apologizing . . . this time I apologize for the lateness of these prompts. Both Sandy and I are teachers and with field trips, proms, end of year assessments and all, we have gone past “busy” and into insane. But Sandy got the list to me in plenty of time for me to post it. But I forgot. Sorry, sorry, sorry!   — Andrée

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Prompt 221: Black and White

Leo of I Rhyme Without Reason suggests black and white for this week's prompt.

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Prompt 220: Crimson

Gearldine of Veggies, Yarns, and Tails brings us this week's prompt, crimson.  Visit her blog here for her poem.

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Hello, Friends!

Again, we're asking for some new prompts to get us into the summertime!  Please leave your suggestion and the link to the blog where you post your poems in the comments!  Thank you.

Prompt 219: Depression

Harshad Mehta of Space Within brings us this week's prompt, depression. Here is his thought-provoking poem:

Nothing inspire

Day is harsh

Colors of sunset gloomy

Thought of dark night scary

Miserable is my spirit

Prayers selfish

Smiles heavy

My utterances are complains

Compliments hollow

Even blessings demanding

Heart far away to be loved

And too selfish to love

Though surrounded by many

Lost in world another

Awareness that

You are always there

Lost in this black hole,

No light on other end

Faith shaky, Truth hazy

Denial deep, Options ill

Life a burden

Is death freedom?

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Prompt 218: Elusive

Thanks to Karen of Something Written  for this week's prompt, elusive.

hidden in shadows
elusive truths lie in wait
on the quest for light


on the quest for light
paths to follow may deceive.
wrinkles in the soul


wrinkles in the soul
smoothed by promise of belief
hidden in shadows


Text and photo © by Karen @ Something Written/Pixel Posts

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Prompt 217: Verdant

Today's prompt is verdant. Happy Earth Day!

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Prompt 216: Shells

From April 14, 2012

Shells, this week's prompt comes from Sandy Carlson of Writing in Faith.  

Here is the meaning of the word by way of the Online Etymology Dictionary:

O.E. sciell, scill, Anglian scell "seashell, eggshell," related to O.E. scealu "shell, husk," from P.Gmc. *skaljo "divide, separate" (cf. W.Fris. skyl "peel, rind," M.L.G. schelle "pod, rind, egg shell," Goth. skalja "tile"), with the notion of "covering that splits off," from PIE root *(s)kel- "to cut, cleave" (cf. O.C.S. skolika"shell," Rus. skala "bark").

Sense of "mere exterior" is from 1650s; that of "hollow framework" is from 1791. Meaning "structure for a band or orchestra" is attested from 1938. Militaryuse (1640s) was first of hand grenades, in reference to the metal case in which the gunpowder and shot were mixed; shell shock first recorded 1915. Shell game"a swindle" is from 1890, from a version of three-card monte played with a pea and walnut shells.

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New Prompts

DATE	PROMPT	CONTRIBUTOR
April 15 - 21, 2012	Shells	Sandy Carlson of Writing in Faith
April 22 - 28, 2012	Verdant	Ramesh Sood of A Little More Than Ordinary
April 29 - May 5, 2012	Elusive	Karen of Something Written
May 6 - 12, 2012	Depression	Harshad Mehta of A Space Within
May 13 - 19, 2012	Crimson	Geraldine of My Poetic Path

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Prompt 215: Wassail

Wassail is our prompt, thanks to Gyanban, who shares with us this wonderful poem:

A winged horse stunning white,

Watchful eyes glare under the shadowing hood

The dark feather blends in the night.

Flying hands and braclet wood,

The magic conjured is never unerstood.

And as fortunes are told

Love is not weighed in gold

Hope inside a rock gilded,

Her eyes witness spiraling stories,

Wind carries the nomad memories.

 Moonlit woods and a crimson fire,

Rocking lanterns and a serendiptous lair,

The dancing flames and a mystical glare

Reality suspended and dreams revel

A wasaail candle and the lurking devil.

Gyanban Thoughts -  One of the meanings of Wassail is liquor for drinking and wishing health to others on festive occasions, especially spiced ale,as on Christmas Eve and Twelfth-night.I took this prompt and tried using it in a different mystical setting leaving reality behind.A secret lair lying hidden in some corner and a magical world lives there. There is an element of love and fortune introduced in the second part, this is narrated by the gypsy woman.Finally the poem ends with a surreal devil lurking in a corner, waiting, perhaps attracting the moth to the candle.

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Prompt 214: Inbox

Teri Casper of Painted Daisies brings us this week's prompt, inbox. Enjoy!  Here are her freeform poem and her delightful image.  Thank you, Teri!

I have been waiting so long

For that note of love

To fly into my inbox

Followed by a proposal

and

forever love

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Call for Prompts from the Faithful

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Prompt 213: Transition

Transition is this week's prompt. Enjoy!

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Prompt 212: Miracle

Thanks to Geraldine of Take a Happy Break for this week's prompt, miracle.

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Prompt 211: Confirmation

Tarang's prompt confirmation is up for this week. Thanks for sharing your poems and visiting each other!

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Prompt 210: Underground

This week's prompt is underground. Have fun!

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Prompt 209: Muse

I Rhyme Without Reason blogger Leo's prompt, muse, is up this week. Here is his poem:

What has befallen me?

I continue to struggle

to put heart on paper

when its rivers, flooding

break dams and flow

in unconquerable anger

in unquenchable thirst

become one with me

where the soul lives

Muse, fairest maiden

be kind to my longing

for my words do feel

dead, unseen by all

like the stillborn child

till you, lady of magic

get them alive again

and with them, me

for, I, do live in words

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Prompt 208: Elemental

Pam of Amputated Moon brings us elemental as this week's prompt. Thanks, Pam, for the image and poem.

Here is the Wind


here is the wind
rising from nothing
no birthplace or home
a nomad


alas—I cry
as it gathers its breath
the world and I
wait


and it pushes down
from the mountain top
through canyons and valleys
sounding its warning


cry out—I say
tell me where you go
I see trees fall
and waters part


still it rushes on
scouring brick
and stone
with a secret


held within
until the wind and I
join and rising
going nowhere


going somewhere
finding nothing
finding everything
stripped down


laid open
raw---
elemental


Pamela Olson, 2/17/12

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Prompt 207: Vital

Harshad brings us this week's prompt, vital.

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