Today’s the last day of April and I am proud to say I’ve completed the entire month of prompts. Whew. Today’s last prompt was to write a finished/never finished poem. I thought it over all morning, and my ideas gelled over lunch.
![Woman reading, by Kuroda Seiki [Public domain]](http://dianaterrill.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/woman-reading-by-kuroda-seiki-public-domain.jpg)
Woman reading, by Kuroda Seiki [Public domain]
Sent to the
finest finishing
schools, taught
by refined,
capable instructors, she
should have been genteel.
But, truth was,
she loved rebellion
more than not,
and so she,
admittedly, will never
quite be a “lady.”
Today’s prompt, of the penultimate day of this April challenge, was to choose a line from a previous poem and use it as the title of today’s work. The line I chose was from Day 17, Poets Express, and chose the line, “reapply for our poetic license. I put the poem in the form of a pair of Shadormas just for fun.
Reapply For (Y)our Poetic License
The only
real requirements
are time and
awareness,
a desire to juggle words
and some elbow grease.
Just breathe deep
and make up your mind.
Try to write,
every day.
Dig deep. Try being honest.
Then the words are yours.
Today’s prompt, which I’ve finally gotten to very late, was to write a Shadorma – the syllabic scheme goes 3/5/3/3/7/5, so this was kind of fun. ^_^
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a rock wall
beside the blue sea
the gulls call,
wheel and cry
whitecaps on the windy sea
rainbow scattered waves
The prompt is to try writing a Senryu – which is basically a Haiku, but instead of talking of nature, one talks of human nature. Makes sense. Here are my attempts.
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Love, loss, bliss, pain, joy;
no, the human condition
is never boring.
***
I may still love you
but that doesn’t mean I will
be your bitch, you jerk.
***
Just one touch, is all
Somehow that changed everything
Now what do I do?
***
Tender kisses from
slobbery childish lips. This
is what I live for.
The prompt for this 19th day of the poem-a-day challenge is to write a ‘burn’ poem. I have a couple here today. There were too many ideas, I couldn’t help it!
How to Start a Fire
(advice for new lovers)
Prepare carefully.
Have everything you need
at hand
before you begin.
Plenty of oxygen is essential,
as is plenty of tinder,
but try not to use too much;
things will burn quickly, and
if it is too quick,
everything will be over too soon.
Sometimes, that is too
discouraging to try again.
Don’t give up;
some fires are slower to start
than others.
Take your time.
And have a bucket of water
available
in case things get
out of control.
***
Once you have wings
just remember not to fly
too close to the sun
Today’s prompt was to write a sonnet. I was also, coincidentally, thinking about how much my great-grandma would have loved living in the future. She would be about 109 years old at this point, but I know she would have loved seeing (and using!) everything technology has brought to pass. I think e-readers would have been her favorite. ^_^
Betty
What if, I sometimes wonder,
what if you were still alive?
To see computers, hard drives?
Technology you’d plunder
with gleeful sense of wonder,
I just know that you would thrive;
in the future, you’d arrive
with whole heart open, loving
science fiction come to pass.
You’d embrace it all with class,
and adopt it all en masse;
striving, learning, achieving.
I wish you’d made it, grandma.
What a long day, but I’ve gotten to the prompt at last. It is to write a “Sevenling,” a form with two tercet verses, followed by a one liner to sum it all up.
Public Domain Image: Spring Flower And Snow by George Hodan
Signs
See that first tentative green spear
poking determinedly from the earth
and then two more snowdrop leaves.
Followed by crocuses, white and gold
and hellebore in all its colors,
and creamy multi-petaled camellia.
Soon the wild acres are covered with Spring.
To see a rainbow
one must look the direction
the shadows all point
Enhanced Rainbow by Barb Ver Sluis
Today’s prompt for April’s Poem-a-Day challenge is a double prompt – two for Tuesday – and I wrote this pair of Triolets to go back to back.
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Light vs Night
Humankind has a fear of the dark
Always, they flee toward the light
Toward the smallest and feeblest spark
Most folks have a fear of the dark
In the calmest and nicest of parks
People always seek out what is bright
Humankind has a fear of the dark
Always, they flee toward the light
Yet the dark has a slow subtle grace
If one allows it to climb within
The glitter of stars in outer space
Yes, the dark has a slow subtle grace
A sparkling mantilla of black lace
that slips away when sunrise begins
Yet the dark has a slow subtle grace
If one allows it to climb within
NASA image in the Public Domain courtesy of Marc Imhoff, Craig Mayhem & Robert Simon (NASA/GSFC) Christopher Elvidge (NOAA).
To learn more about light pollution, go to:
http://www.universetoday.com/100112/in-search-of-darkness-the-battle-against-light-pollution/#ixzz2PKJfcUnJ
I decided to try a form challenge. The form is the “Rispetto,” which is an Italian form, meaning “respect to ones love.’
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Moon
I look to your luminous sphere
and realize with such delight
such moonlit nights as these make dear
the beauty of our earthly night.
Paradigm shift, my thoughts are clear;
bathe in the cool delicious light.
Naught will mar this luminous gleam
or ruin my delirious dream.
Moon Wishes
A Drift of Bubbles: Pop one and see what happens.
