Friday 5 is a collection of five words which can be found each week (middle column) on this page and inside this post. If you choose to write a poem or story with these words please leave your comment below. I hope everyone can find the same inspiration with Friday 5 as they do with 3WW. Hope to see you around and don't forget to post your comments below. Have a nice day.
Friday 5
duple
scheme
vintage
harbor
cease
Terza Rima consists of three line stanzas and a rhyme scheme of aba, bcb, cdc, etc. The form ends with a single line or couplet (two rhyming lines), rhyming with the previous tercet's middle line. You can also end the form with a tercet whose middle line rhymes with the first and third lines of the opening stanza, making the poem circular.
Here's an example from wikipedia and here's mine:
She breathed death's familiar scent
Somewhere between Heaven and sorrow
Entwined in what time had lent.
She knew his spirit was on borrow
When she saw his aura was daunted
No longer living a tranquil tomorrow.
His last days were taunted
Waiting for his final transition
From her eyes, so haunted.
Now, she stood her position
In front of his coffin
Calling on God for his attention.
ex-husband simply
had to have a cigarette
dim to carsick dog
chain reaction starts
regurgitating mem'ry
affordable laugh
3WW words are in bold. My haiku is a true story. It is about me and my then husband going for a cigarette run. We took our dog Blaze with us. She threw up in the car because he wouldn't stop anywhere I asked him to. I caught most of it in my hand while he comes to a dead halt in the middle of the road. He couldn't take the smell and started throwing up himself. All I could do was laugh and say, "Now! Was it worth going out for those cigarettes?" Thank you Bone for such fun words.
Poefusion #2
Quarters. I have been collecting the newly designed quarters since 1999. Each one has a different design representing the states. Today's challenge: use the design on the back of the quarter to write a poem/ story. You can use the quarter designed for your state or use your favorite design. Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii quarters haven't been issued yet so, you might want to pick a favorite for this challenge. Please leave your comments below. Hope to see you around.
For an extra challenge write a poem/ story using all the quarters that have been issued.
with every step, love grows...
She searched hidden geocache
Along circuitous trails
Ceasing, only once, in front of
A lone chimney.
Beneath this erected structure
Her unkempt, green eyes
Surveyed a cold hearth,
Harbored inside spindly trees.
Fragments of sound, duple rhythm
Played against her ear
As she continued to search
Undefiled earth.
Turning dark, musky grains
Under the stone structure
She found a clear, small Tupperware
Containing a black box.
Vintage letters scrawled
Inside a leafs scheme
Became her focus-
Will You Marry Me?
Photo by Michelle Johnson
location Cummins Nature Preserve
Maysville, KY
Monday Mural will feature a picture/ artwork for you to lend your words (poem or story) each Monday. I want you to ask yourself what images are provoked here? What words would you use to define this picture? If you choose to write for Monday Mural please leave your comments below. Hope to see you around.
I hope everyone enjoys this week's Monday Mural. I personally took the photo with my new Sony DSC- W80 digital camera. My family and I went to Cummins Nature Preserve this evening to capture this beautiful, lone chimney. I will post another photo of my husband w/ Mateo, our Jack Russel, over at Shades of Mj if you would like to catch a glimpse of some of my family.
photos by Michelle Johnson
location Cummins Nature Preserve
Maysville, KY
pictured John (my husband) & Mateo (our Jack Russell)
Today was a really good day. My family and I went to the movies, Wendy's, Wal- Mart and Cummins Nature Preserve.
The movie was really good. We went to see Beowulf. I highly recommend reading the book too. After eating and shopping we came home to grab the camera and headed out for Cummins Nature Preserve.
Cummins Nature Preserve is an area for hiking, biking and outdoor theater. It is a beautiful place. We went there today solely to take a picture of a lone chimney for Poefusion and Monday Mural.
Photo by Matthew/ Christine Dickinson
Blog Quiet Paths
umbilical path
forgotten red mosaic
fronts cold water- jump
~
train moves overhead
while holding crossbeams tightly
deliberate youth
Seattle, Lake Shore
and Eastern Railway
1885- 1896
Snoqualmie Falls
Abandoned Trestle
Seattle, Washington
photo by John Johnson
My eyes linger on
Vintage remnants
Once born against a
Threadbare mountain.
Refurbished land, splintered green
An abandoned trestle
Lies on sutured ground,
Ingrained by parallel seams.
Her aged black skin
Perspiring beneath a creosote sun
Is paused
For a train never sounding
Her intoned whistle.
A sloping north hemisphere
Bestowing icy Snowqualmie Falls,
White spittle dredged my skin.
3WW words are in bold.
A Nonet is a nine line poem beginning with 9 syllables and ending with 1. You can write on any subject with optional rhyme.
Line 1, 9 syllables
Line 2, 8 syllables
Line 3, 7 syllables
Line 4, 6 syllables
Line 5, 5 syllables
Line 6, 4 syllables
Line 7, 3 syllables
Line 8, 2 syllables
Line 9, 1 syllable
Here's an example
Sweetheart Tree
his dulcinea, his love calved
their initials on an oak tree,
excessive rind chipped away,
a sequence baring her
grafted emotion.
she's waiting to
see his smile,
only
once.
Friday 5 words are in bold.
Friday 5 is a collection of five words which can be found each week (middle column) on this page and inside this post. If you choose to write a poem or story with these words please leave your comment below. I hope everyone can find the same inspiration with Friday 5 as they do with 3WW. Hope to see you around and don't forget to post your comments below. Have a nice day.
Friday 5
dulcinea
sequence
graft
rind
calved
drab iron peacock wings
dredged with broken glass is
dressed above vintage wood.
diminished antique is
deprived vibrant color
delicate touch of hand
deceased before one’s eyes.
Photo by Cristina M Russo
Photo Cristina M Russo
from the Writer's Workshop in a Box
Jeremy P. Tarcher/ Penguin
Monday Mural will feature a picture/ artwork for you to lend your words (poem or story) each Monday. I want you to ask yourself what images are provoked here? What words would you use to define this picture? If you choose to write for Monday Mural please leave your comments below. Hope to see you around.
I decided to use a photo from my Writer's Workshop in a Box for this week's Monday Mural. A door can keep things in or let new things begin. What does this door represent for you? Thank you Cristina Russo for such a beautiful photo. If you copy this photo, don't forget to give proper credit.
Friday 5 is a collection of five words which can be found each week (middle column) on this page and inside this post. If you choose to write a poem or story with these words please leave your comment below. I hope everyone can find the same inspiration with Friday 5 as they do with 3WW. Hope to see you around and don't forget to post your comments below. Have a nice day.
Friday 5
theater
malaria
yield
incalescence
leaf
love falls on sacred
ground weathered by untouched graves
forgotten white church
John saw a bumper sticker yesterday that said love falls church. When he woke up this morning he said he wanted me to write him a haiku with those words. So, I chose to write about an abandoned white church. We found the church while riding our four wheeler in the hills. I wish I had a camera that day because it was a beautiful place.
I was tagged by Christine over at Maria Christina blog to list at least four things you think a beginning poet should attend to and four mistakes you think a poet should avoid.
Here is my attending list:
1. Desire. First, you must want to write poetry.
2. Read. Reading is very important because it keeps you educated. It also helps you to better understand the writings of others.
3. Writing Routine. Develop a writing routine you can adhere to. There are different writing prompts here at Poefusion and other links to the far right of this page where you can fall into a good routine each week.
4. Imagination. Bring your imagination to the page. A poem doesn't always have to be about nature, life's troubles, etc. It can be about whatever you make up.
5. Explore. Take the time to explore different poetic forms/ writing styles to see which fits you best. What do you like, dislike most?
Here is my mistakes list:
1. Spelling/ Grammar. You can always have someone look over your poem for writing mistakes.
2. And/ The. Take them out and use other words to express your thoughts. I find this one hard to do sometimes.
3. Don't Force. Take a time out. Check back with your poem later to see if you want to finish or not.
4. Getting the Big Head. When you think you are the only one who can write well you fail to see the other great writers out there. And, there are many who can write.
Since I am still sick I will only tag two others. Here they are:
Accidental Novelist
Fledgling Poet
A found poem is simply words or phrases from other sources; such as, a newspaper, novel or several different poems. You then place all the words or phrases into your poem. It's important to remember, when writing a found poem, NOT to change any of the wording. Please remember to credit your source(s).
Here's an example
Early Bloom
- The Ledger Independent, November 2, 2007
a Bradford pear tree
was in full BLOOM,
led authorities to close
interstate 75,
She wears her best
Victorian style dress
Adorned with yellow satin shoes
And, a white bonnet her mama let her choose.
She set out to play
In her Shirley Temple curls, none astray
When she happened upon the wood anemone
Thinking she would find Jiminy.
Her tiny lips parted a whistle
Amongst thorn and thistle
When bluebirds flitted across the land
Nestling in her tiny hand.
I was tagged by UL over at Typing Away to write seven random/ weird things about me. Rules for playing are simple. Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.Share 7 random and/or weird facts about yourself.Tag 7 random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.Let each person know that they’ve been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog. So, here's my seven:
1. Once a friend always a friend unless you betray me.
2. Always late for appointments even though I try to make it on time.
3. Love the outdoors because I used to live on a 365 acre farm with surrounding hills.
4. Love riding horses.
5. I get pleasure from the simplest of things; like, smelling the coming rain, talking w/ friends.
6. I have met some famous people; such as, Jeffery Deaver, Cindy Crawford, Randy Gerber (Cindy's husband), Tracy Austin (tennis player), and Real Andrews (plays Taggert on General Hospital).
7. Most proud to be John's wife and MyKiah's mother.
Here are the 7 I have tagged-
Jo
Paisley
Ingrid
Clare
MeeAugraphie
This Girl Remembers
Scott
Thank you UL for tagging me. I have enjoyed writing these 7 things down for everyone to read. Hopefully, everyone will catch a glimpse of who I am or what I like. When linking back to me please link to my Poefiti page. Thank You!
Artist Unknown
Monday Mural will feature a picture/ artwork for you to lend your words (poem or story) each Monday. I want you to ask yourself what images are provoked here? What words would you use to define this picture? If you choose to write for Monday Mural please leave your comments below. Hope to see you around.
This week's Monday Mural is a picture I have hanging in my house. I have enjoyed this picture since I was a child. My great aunt Mary gave this to me many years ago as a gift. The artist is unknown to me but, I felt this would be a good writing piece for everyone. I would like to thank the talented artist for this week's artwork.
Weeping willow, you cry
A thousand tepid tears
Beneath crepuscular sky
Until each plural formation
Becomes parched and withered
Your vagile limbs sway
Against a stitch of roused earth
Breaking a fragrance that
Settles into my presence.
Friday 5 words are in bold.
Friday 5 is a collection of five words which can be found each week (middle column) on this page and inside this post. If you choose to write a poem or story with these words please leave your comment below. I hope everyone can find the same inspiration with Friday 5 as they do with 3WW. Hope to see you around and don't forget to post your comments below. Have a nice day.
Friday 5
vagile
plural
formation
willow
crepuscular
The Rondeau is a fixed form of fifteen lines with the first line being repeated in part or whole. It will have eight or ten syllables per line and a rhyme scheme of aabba, aabR, aabbaR. The R is the repeated refrain in each stanza of five, three and five lines.
Here's an example
mi esposo
An orchestra of shadow
Moon licked by character, wasp nest
And a sliver of orange is
Reaching together into
Tongues of landscape
A wild form,
Impeccable.
You just have to trust,
For some kinds,
Beauty
Leaves.
My poem was created for Danika over at the Accidental Novelist. She's given everyone a challenge. You are asked to rewrite bits of her poetry and use them in your own poem. Here are the words:
landscape is a form of character
reaching into leaves a wasp nest
licked together by an orchestra of
tongues wild and orange sliver for
moon impeccable shadow some kinds of
beauty you just have to trust
Artist Kinuko Craft
Artwork Od Magic
Monday Mural will feature a picture/ artwork for you to lend your words (poem or story) each Monday. I want you to ask yourself what images are provoked here? What words would you use to define this picture? If you choose to write for Monday Mural please leave your comments below. Hope to see you around.
Kinuko Craft is the artist for this week's Monday Mural. Due to well defined copyright rules a link will have to be followed for Monday Mural. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused. Thank you Kinuko for such an imaginative piece of artwork.
You can use all or part of the artwork for your poem/ story.
I wear the scent
Of inspissated fog
And fluvial wind
On my alabaster skin
While sitting in
A heavy, white,
basket-weaved,
Rocking chair on
Mammaw's front porch.
The deluge of rain
Playing against the tin roof
Settles in the calm of my ears
As I watch
Fragmented pieces of earth
Reposition itself into puddles
On the front lawn.
Friday 5 is a collection of five words which can be found each week (middle column) on this page and inside this post. If you choose to write a poem or story with these words please leave your comment below. I hope everyone can find the same inspiration with Friday 5 as they do with 3WW. Hope to see you around and don't forget to post your comments below. Have a nice day.
Friday 5
fluvial
inspissated
calm
deluge
earth
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