We’re three weeks into the challenge now, which means “Two-for-Tuesday” day today. This is the one I break out every challenge (alumni know which one I’m talking about).
For today’s prompt:
- Write a love poem and/or…
- Write an anti-love poem. Because some folks just aren’t that into love poems.
Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want. In other words, it’s more important to write a new poem than to stick to the prompt.
NOTE: It's prompts like this that make me understand why Tad says he doesn't like the Writer's Digest prompts.Not only is it a lame prompt, he uses this one every *(#@$#@ year.
yes, I said
ReplyDeleteI love you
and I know that
it’s exciting
because the birds sing
celebratory songs
waterfalls gather rainbows
in misty moment memories
woodland winds wander aimlessly
down corridors fragrant
with foxglove and fennel
petals scattered under foot
for lovers
What a pretty poem, wouldn't it be lovely if illustrated too. Very evocative.
DeleteThanks Tasha! I never thought about illustrating my poetry but what a grand Idea!! I think I'd put a waterfall with a rainbow to illustrate this and interpose a shadow of lover kissing.
DeleteAwfully sweet for you. But then love can do that to a person. LOL.
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point must take off.
Not all succeed to start and
struggle before arriving.
To
progress
is the finest.
All had been confined in views.
The subject discovered his.
In
prison
being forced
to use imagination
he discovered his first love.
That
produced
a better world
for all shortly after birth.
Indelible evidence.
That
is a
reality.
He grew up in the bargain.
The world better for his thoughts.
I can’t post a picture here so I will go post it on the facebook link for today. I tried to pick a different style from the link on the 14th. I picked a few but was drawn to the blackout style. I selected page 21 (for today) and creates the above from the words on that page - in order. I don’t think its plagiarism. You tell me.
You’ve opened up a whole new side of yourself. I love it.
DeleteIt’s not plagiarism. It’s a legitimately poetic form.
DeleteYou do a lot with our form. Good for you.
DeleteThis is very touching and I liked it a lot.
DeleteLove the blackout method. I ought to try it. Like this a lot. Especially the 3rd stanza about being in prison.
DeleteWell, yesterday got away from me. I was asked to teach the Zoom classes for Little Dragons and Beginners for the whole organization and I obsessed on that all day so here's an old love poem.
ReplyDeleteREALLY STACKED
Stodgy thick glassed poet reads
from works of Wallace Stevens,
public library mingle
with local literati,
black tie optional. I want
to make your tie optional,
your socks, shoes, shirt, pants, boxer
shorts too. I imagine you
back among the stacks, naked.
We could romp between poems.
Touch the Whole of Emily
Dickinson's Love, find your
sweet old etcetera like
e.e. cummings missed so much,
be tickled by the rub of
love, like Dylan Thomas, need
to scratch laughter from our lungs.
Kiss our way through love sonnets
of Pablo Neruda, till
only our own poems can tell
of our lovemaking. Oh, right,
I'm supposed to listen to
Wallace Stevens' ways to view
a blackbird. Nope, a quiet
normal life is not for us.
Old or new your poems are always interesting.
DeleteTrying to catch up here, I post this new poem yesterday, for someone who publishes a newsletter I participate.
ReplyDeleteMay
Ribbons in and out to weave
as the dancers flow,
in and out around the pole
singing as they go:
Maying songs to make seeds grow.
Maytime dancers brave and braw
bring the bright to start.
Welcome in the summer's song,
merry meet nor part.
Come together heart to heart.
Maytime, playtime sing it in
lads and lasses dance.
Years flow out as years flow in,
nothing is by chance.
Ribbons weaving, we advance.
This was written for the Lantern and Unicorn May edition.
DeleteI like the energy!
DeleteLove the imagery of your Maypole dance.
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