Today's Prompt is Didactic cinquain

The didactic cinquain is also closely related to the Crapsey cinquain. It is an informal cinquain widely taught in elementary schools and has been featured in, and popularized by, children's media resources, including Junie B. Jones and PBS Kids. This form is also embraced by young adults and older poets for its expressive simplicity. The prescriptions of this type of cinquain refer to word count, not syllables and stresses. Ordinarily, the first line is a one-word title, the subject of the poem; the second line is a pair of adjectives describing that title; the third line is a three word phrase that gives more information about the subject; the fourth line consists of four words describing feelings related to that subject; and the fifth line is a single word synonym or other reference for the subject from line one.
The form of the didactic cinquain can be seen in the following untitled poem by Aaron Toleos:^[1]

Mom
Helpful, caring
Loves to garden
Excitable, likes satisfying people
Teacher

So here we go... any subject

OURS IS...

Autumn
colorful, brilliant
she changes daily
lost to Winter's grip
Fall


YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

One Stop Poetry Form Monday – Ballads

One Stop Poetry Form Monday – Ballads

The Ballad of T.T.Thomas

He was born in a big red barn

with the hay and the cows

where he shared his daily meals

with siblings and the sows

Each day he gained new confidence

his girth widely did grow

soon came the Autumn time

when his purpose did show

The farmer took him to the shed

a frightened little beast

and when he brought him back out

T.T. Thomas was a feast

Here lies T.T. Thomas
he toiled in the garden all day
and because he was only a turkey
we ate him on Thanksgiving day.

We loved The Turkey Thomas
how tender and juicy was he
now our only concern is
what Christmas dinner will be.

LOL  Had fun AGAIN !!!

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Garland cinquain

Garland cinquain is a series of six cinquains in which the last is formed of lines from the preceding five, typically line one from stanza one, line two from stanza two, and so on.
Any subject... have fun !!! OURS IS...

morning
my quite time
a kiss, a hug, mug of
coffee, computer, poetry
My life

My fun
reading my friends
laughing, loving, living,
learning new ways to write my words
growing

blogging
following me
and following you too
what will we write of on this day
something

Moving
arousing words
to penetrate the heart
Sharing my inner most secrets
with you

caring
showing the love
that beats so true in you
I write daily about these things
for you

morning
reading my friends
and following you too
Sharing my inner most secrets
for you

WOW that was a bit of a challenge !
hope you have fun
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Crown cinquain

Crown cinquain a sequence of five cinquain stanzas functioning to construct one larger poem. Today we will do this Prompt combined with this
One Stop Poetry: "One Shoot Sunday" Picture Prompt Challenge

 

This is my first time participating with One Stop Poetry , I found it in a dear poetess blog, Helena, at Memory Box Creations... She is one of our followers and has a lot of great poems, so I had to follow suit !

 

 

iPhoneography by Iquanyin

Golden

footprints of old

Times when life allowed us

to be free of the shoes we wear

Barefoot

Feet bare

running freely

through the sands of our youth

enjoying the warmth of the Earth

toe's spread

Years pass

tendering toes

sandals replace freedom

as we start to act our real age

grown up

But no

I will refuse

No shoes will ever bind me

While the sand is hot from the sun's

embrace

I will

leave a small trace

to show the way I came

as I gracefully disappear

Barefoot

WOW That was fun !!
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Butterfly cinquain

Butterfly cinquain is a nine-line syllabic form with the pattern two, four, six, eight, two, eight, six, four, two
Since we have done this form recently, lets do it about something Spring and lets make it a double (two nine lined stanza's) OURS IS...

The air
has a freshness
that lingers in the nose
like fresh cut grass in the summer
or like
the warm sun melting away
the nights frosty fingers
as icy grips
vanish

Sunshine
brings signs of Spring
bulbs breaking through the ground
sounds of birds chirping in the trees
and bees
busily buzzing each flower
gathering the pollen
walking through the
petals

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Cinquain (Mirror )

Mirror cinquain is a form with two 5-line stanzas consisting of a cinquain (two, four, six, eight, two) Followed by a reverse cinquain ( two, eight, six, four, two) Any subject, OURS IS ...

snapshots
photo's taken
memories for sharing
images of togetherness
loving
laughing
promises of now, forever
just little mementos
remembering
our love


YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Crapsey cinquains (Reverse)

Cinquain (pronounced /ˈsɪŋkeɪn/) is the general term for a class of poetic forms that employ a 5-line pattern. Within the class, there are several forms that are defined by specific rules and guidelines. Today we will be doing the Reverse cinquain which is a form with one 5-line stanza in a syllabic pattern of two, eight, six, four, two. OURS IS...

Echoes
lingering deep within my heart
beating stronger with each
soft kiss, bringing
echoes

Cinquain

This week we will be doing forms of Cinquain poetry

This it where we get our info ...we will start at the top and work through them all....

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Cinquain (pronounced /ˈsɪŋkeɪn/) is the general term for a class of poetic forms that employ a 5-line pattern. Within the class, there are several forms that are defined by specific rules and guidelines.

Contents [hide] 1 Crapsey cinquains 2 Didactic cinquain 3 Miscellanea 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Crapsey cinquains

The cinquain form was invented by the American poet Adelaide Crapsey, inspired by Japanese haiku and tanka.^[1] In her 1915 collection titled Verse, published one year after her death, Crapsey included 28 cinquains.^[2]
Crapsey's cinquains utilized an increasing syllable count in the first four lines, namely two in the first, four in the second, six in the third, and eight in the fourth, before returning to two syllables on the last line. In addition, though little emphasized by critics, each line in the majority of Crapsey cinquains has a fixed number of stressed syllables, as well, following the pattern one, two, three, four, one. The most common metrical foot in her twenty-eight published examples is the iamb, though this is not exclusive. Lines generally do not rhyme. In contrast to the Eastern forms upon which she based them, Crapsey always titled her cinquains, effectively utilizing the title as a sixth line.
The form is illustrated by Crapsey's "November Night":^[3]

Listen...
With faint dry sound,
Like steps of passing ghosts,
The leaves, frost-crisp'd, break from the trees
And fall.

The Crapsey cinquain has subsequently seen a number of variations by modern poets, including:

Crapsey cinquain variations

Variation	Description
Reverse cinquain	a form with one 5-line stanza in a syllabic pattern of two, eight, six, four, two.
Mirror cinquain	a form with two 5-line stanzas consisting of a cinquain followed by a reverse cinquain.
Butterfly cinquain	a nine-line syllabic form with the pattern two, four, six, eight, two, eight, six, four, two.
Crown cinquain	a sequence of five cinquain stanzas functioning to construct one larger poem.
Garland cinquain	a series of six cinquains in which the last is formed of lines from the preceding five, typically line one from stanza one, line two from stanza two, and so on.

[edit] Didactic cinquain

The didactic cinquain is also closely related to the Crapsey cinquain. It is an informal cinquain widely taught in elementary schools and has been featured in, and popularized by, children's media resources, including Junie B. Jones and PBS Kids. This form is also embraced by young adults and older poets for its expressive simplicity. The prescriptions of this type of cinquain refer to word count, not syllables and stresses. Ordinarily, the first line is a one-word title, the subject of the poem; the second line is a pair of adjectives describing that title; the third line is a three word phrase that gives more information about the subject; the fourth line consists of four words describing feelings related to that subject; and the fifth line is a single word synonym or other reference for the subject from line one.
The form of the didactic cinquain can be seen in the following untitled poem by Aaron Toleos:^[1]

Mom
Helpful, caring
Loves to garden
Excitable, likes satisfying people
Teacher

[edit] Miscellanea

Form	Description
Tetractys	is five-line poem of 20 syllables with a title, arranged in the following order: 1,2,3,4,10.with each line standing as a phrase on its own.It can be inverted,doubled etc and was created by the late English poet Ray Stebbings.
Cinqku	is a five line blending of the Cinquain and Tanka forms, created by American poet Denis Garrison. It consists of five lines with a total of 17 syllables, no 5.
Lanterne	is a five line quintain verse shaped like a Japanese lantern with a syllabic pattern of one, two, three, four, one. Each line is usually able to stand on its own as a line, and the lanterne will not have a title.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Toleos, Aaron. "Cinquains explained". Cinquain.org. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
2. ^ Toleos, Aaron. Verse and its legacy. Cinquain.org. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
3. ^ Crapsey, Adelaide (1922). Verse, p. 31. Quoted in 28 cinquains from Adelaide Crapsey's Verse, at Cinquain.org. Retrieved 2010-06-09.

[edit] External links

• Examples of Cinquain
• Examples of Cinqku
• Examples of Lanternes [1]
• Examples of tetractys
• Stebbing website
• Example of five line fibonacci form

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Today's Prompt is RONDEL

A rondel is a verse form originating in French lyrical poetry, later used in the verse of other languages as well, such as English and Romanian. It is a variation of the rondeau consisting of two quatrains followed by a quintet (13 lines total) or a sestet (14 lines total). The rondel was invented in the 14th century, and is arguably better suited to the French language than to English.
(Not to be confused with Roundel, a similar verse form with repeating refrain.)
The first two lines of the first stanza are refrains, repeating as the last two lines of the second stanza and the third stanza. (Alternately, only the first line is repeated at the end of the final stanza). For instance, if A and B are the refrains, a rondel will have a rhyme scheme of ABba abAB abbaA
The meter is open, but typically has eight syllables.

OURS IS...

Like that orange you are peeling
my heart lies gently in your hand
I melt away just as you planned
there's no use in my concealing

Pulling away those old feelings
I'm lost in your every command
Like that orange you are peeling
my heart lies gently in your hand

Upon the ground you are kneeling
With a question I understand
Your love I could never withstand
this feeling is real appealing

Like that orange you are peeling

Tee Hee Hee
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is ROUNDEL

A roundel (not to be confused with the rondel) is a form of verse used in English language poetry devised by Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909). It is a variation of the French rondeau form. It makes use of refrains, repeated according to a certain stylized pattern. A roundel consists of nine lines each having the same number of syllables, plus a refrain after the third line and after the last line. The refrain must be identical with the beginning of the first line: it may be a half-line, and rhymes with the second line. It has three stanzas and its rhyme scheme is as follows: A B A R ; B A B ; A B A R ; where R is the refrain.
OURS IS..

Living in the park, is quite and still.
you can hear the call of a meadow lark
while the sun starts to rise over the hill
Living in the park...
The moon glistens brightly when it gets dark
Golden light shimmering through windowsills
Twinkling, the stars are making thier mark
Living in the mountains gives me a thrill
eachday on my life journey I embark
I never tire, my life is fullfilled...
Living in the park.

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is USE THESE WORDS

The rules are that you must use all of the words the way they are given, no changes !
You may use any form and it can be as long or short as you want, as long as you use ALL of the words !


Today our words are FRUSTRATION, TRADITIONS, UNDERSTANDING,
CHARACTERS, BUTTERFLIES, WINDOWPANES, INCREDIBLY, DISTRACTED,WONDROUSLY, DAYDREAMING,

OURS IS...

Don't mind my FLUSTRATION
with family TRADITIONS,
It's part of UNDERSTANDING
how CHARACTERS are conditioned
With lovely BUTTERFLIES
at my WINDOWPANES
I get INCREDIBLY
DISTRACTED once again
and drift WONDEROUSLY...
DAYDREAMING of love.

Wait I have another...

It's the CHARACTERS in life
That give us UNDERSTANDING
To INCREDIBLY face our fears...
Letting go of FLUSTRATION
No longer DISTRACTED,
make  some new TRADITIONS...
seek WONDEROUSLY
beyond the WINDOWPANES
enjoy DAYDREAMING
of BUTTERFLIES...

Tee Hee Hee
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is TERZA RIMA

Terza rima is a three-line stanza using chain rhyme in the pattern A-B-A, B-C-B, C-D-C, D-E-D. There is no limit to the number of lines, but poems or sections of poems written in terza rima end with either a single line or couplet repeating the rhyme of the middle line of the final tercet. The two possible endings for the example above are d-e-d, e or d-e-d, e-e. There is no set rhythm for terza rima, but in English, iambic pentameter is generally preferred.

OURS IS ...

Tender as if just off the vine
in you're hands lies my heart
sweet are your lips, easing my mind

In the dawn together we start
I follow closely to your lead
knowing we will never part

If someday my heart does bleed
I know you're there to help it mend
your healing love is all I need

Though the road may sometimes bend
Our love will be safe and sound
As we walk it together to the end

Where happiness and laughter abound
that is where our love is found


That was fun !!
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Villanelle

Im doing it over because I did it wrong

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 2 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 4 (a)

Line 5 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 7 (a)

Line 8 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 10 (a)

Line 11 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 13 (a)

Line 14 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 16 (a)

Line 17 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Refrain 2 (A²)

This is where I'll forever belong
so each day I will treasure
with the sound of the morning song

I see the path is winding and long
farther than can be measured
This is where I'll forever belong

The sun is slowly moving on
the birds still show their pleasure
with the sound of the morning song

The flower scent is sweet and strong
I smell them at my leisure
This is where I'll forever belong

Nothing here is ever wrong
you'll find not one displeasure
with the sound of the morning song

You'll find me walking slowly along
taking in all that I treasure
This is where I'll forever belong
with the sound of the morning song


Okay I think that one is better...
YOUR TURN
ENJOY !!
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Villanelle

Villanelle 

A villanelle has only two rhyme sounds. The first and third lines of the first stanza are rhyming refrains that alternate as the third line in each successive stanza and form a couplet at the close. A villanelle is nineteen lines long, consisting of five tercets and one concluding quatrain.

Even when you're shattered   
You always have a home      
This is where you matter

You are free to roam
in this world of clatter
you are not alone

when pieces of life tatter
and love chill's you to the bone
your thoughts may scatter

yet you can still come home
this is where you matter
let my love be shown

your tears no longer splatter
here where you are known
your love is all I'm after

when all your seeds are sown
I long to hear your laughter
you always have a home
even when you're shattered


I have a long way to go with this form, Reading further I did this wrong and will do another to try to get it correct. This is how it should be...

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 2 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 4 (a)

Line 5 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 7 (a)

Line 8 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 10 (a)

Line 11 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Line 13 (a)

Line 14 (b)

Refrain 2 (A²)

Line 16 (a)

Line 17 (b)

Refrain 1 (A¹)

Refrain 2 (A²)

ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is FIRST AND LAST

Today we will use the line
THERE IS A CANDLE IN THE WINDOW
you must use this as the first and last line in your write, as it is with no changes.
OURS IS...
There is a candle in the window
each night it lights the way
for the wayward soul
he longs to see,
to touch...
it glimmers,
casting shadows on the wall,
fleeting glimpses of  love lost,
yet held so tightly...
bound by a memory
that haunts him,
until finally he sees,
a path not taken,
deep into the darkness..
it is he that is lost,
until searching he finds,
There is a candle in the window.



YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Vers Beaucoup

Vers Beaucoup is an enjoyable form that was created By Curt Mongold on the FanStory site.

The easiest way to explain Vers Beaucoup is that it is a 4,3,3,2 rhyme format with no more than three words PER RHYME. A lot of people get thrown off by that one It can have less, but no more than three. Here is an example...


Little Roxanne
a,a,a,a,
Little Roxanne, had a plan, to get Stan, a career man,
b,b,b,
be his wife, his whole life, have no strife.
c,c,c,
Well she knew, he liked brew, so she threw
d,d
a garden party, little smarty.
1,3,3,3
Everyone, was having fun, under the sun, especially the one,
3,3,3
she wanted most, he came close, made a toast,
3,3,3,
about her eyes, made her realize, to her suprise,
3,2
he wanted her, feelings stir.

Stan came around, love was found, bells resound, her belly round,
baby makes three, on the tree, of this family.
That's how Stan became the man of little Roxanne,
together they grew, love so true.

.....

OURS IS...

He persists, to kiss, the sweet miss, in the mist
she resists not, because he's hot, she thought
so it starts, two hearts, cupids darts...
heard this before? wait there's more...

He and she, meant to be, happily, start a family
Bill, Jill, and Phil
Anne, Dan,  and Jo-Anne
house was full, dont you know.


Have fun...
JL&B

Today's Prompt is RICTAMETER

A rictameter is a nine-line syllabic structure typically used in poetry. The lines start at two syllables, incrementing upward by two to ten in the fifth line and ending with the same two syllable word as the first line.
Because this form involves a fixed syllabic count, it is a natural accompaniment with haiku and other fixed-syllabic poetry forms.
Created in the early 1990s by two cousins, Jason D. Wilkins and Richard W. Lunsford, Jr., engaged in regular poetic contest. This contest was the weekly practice of their self-invented order, The Brotherhood of the Amarantos Mystery, which was inspired by the movie Dead Poet's Society.

I enjoy this form, hope you do too...
OURS IS ...

Lightly
Your touch moves me,
closer into the warmth
that you give to me so freely,
allowing the day's stress to just roll off...
bringing thoughts of our tender love
and the comfort we make,
as the sun fades
lightly


YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is TANKA

Tanka consists of five units (often treated as separate lines when Romanized or translated) usually with the following pattern of onji:

5-7-5-7-7.

The 5-7-5 is called the kami-no-ku ("upper phrase"), and the 7-7 is called the shimo-no-ku ("lower phrase"). Tanka is a much older form of Japanese poetry than haiku.
any way you feel it... OURS IS...

Winters grip is here
holding life in a freeze frame
icy waves of white
yet there in the midst, a sign
that spring is soon on her way

Tee Hee Hee
my plants are ready for spring !
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is INSPIRATION

Today we will write a poem for someone who inspires us... Any style, any length
I happen to be on a kick right now, I LOVE writing my own words to songs I know, so dedicated to all of YOU ....
OURS IS ....

TO ALL THE POETS WHO FOLLOW ME
( to the tune of "To all the girls I loved before")

To all the poets who follow me
who do my prompts so easily
I'm  glad you play along
I have a lot of fun
with all the poets who follow me

To all the writers I inspire
I hope that you will never tire
each time we write I grow
I dedicate this poem
to all the writers I inspire

Some day's are filled with laughter
and then its love the very next
who knows what we'll do after
it just might be our very best

To all of you who love to rhyme
you rock my world, you blow my mind,
you have a place to show
all those rhymes you know
for all of you who love to rhyme

For all the artful words you write
the tears you share, your laughter bright,
each time we write I grow
you have a place to show
all those artful words you write

Some day's are filled with laughter
and then its love the very next
who knows what we'll do after
it just might be our very best

To all the poets who follow me
who do my prompts so easily
I'm  glad you play along
I have a lot of fun
with all the poets who follow me(X2)

Tee Hee Hee
I think I'm getting better with practice
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is English Sonnet

Sonnets are another favorite. They are fun and so easy to do. 
English sonnets were introduced in the early 16^th century by Wyatt and it was Surrey who gave it a rhyming meter, and a structural division into quatrains of a kind that now characterizes the typical "English" sonnet. The form consists of fourteen lines structured as three quatrains and a couplet. The third quatrain generally introduces an unexpected sharp thematic or imagistic "turn"; the volta. In Shakespeare's sonnets, however, the volta usually comes in the couplet, and usually summarizes the theme of the poem or introduces a fresh new look at the theme. With only a rare exception, the meter is iambic pentameter, although there is some accepted metrical flexibility (e.g., lines ending with an extra-syllable feminine rhyme, or a trochaic foot rather than an iamb, particularly at the beginning of a line).The usual rhyme scheme is end-rhymed a-b-a-b, c-d-c-d, e-f-e-f, g-g.

Lets just start easy and do the rhyme scheme with out thinking of the iambic pentameter stuff. We will get into the proper use of that in a while...for now lets do the sonnet on YOUR JOB... Use the rhyme scheme given above...
OURS IS...

I love my job, that's no line
I really have to say
I work in the warm sunshine
for me, it's where I play

I have no one to answer to
no deadline do I meet
If I have worries, they are few
each day I feel complete

With my loving man by my side
we work to clean a yard
all the while we can not hide
our lack of disregard

That's what I do
Now how about you???

LOL
I'm such a silly girl...
YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Write your lyrics

I would like to show you how easy it is to actually see your words in a song. The best way I can think of is to give an example.  The song I chose is what I believe A vary easy example of a four stanza poem with a repeat double line. The rhyme is the second and forth lines last word of each stanza.
 SO this is what you do, LISTEN TO THE SONG, follow the syllable count to the tune and write about something you know.  Then you should be able to sing your words to the song. The song we are using is Welcome to my world by Dean Martin here are the words.

Welcome to my world
Won't you come on in?
Miracles I guess
Still happen now and then

Step into my heart
Leave your cares behind
Welcome to my world
Built with you in mind

Knock, and the door will open
Seek, and you will find
Ask, and you'll be given
The key to this world of mine

I'll be waiting here
With my arms unfurled
Waiting just for you
Welcome to my world

Waiting just for you
Welcome to my world
 I am still trying to get people to read my blog, SO OURS IS ...


WELCOME TO MY BLOG

Welcome to my blog
wont you stay a while
Maybe you will find
a thought to make you smile

Let me share a poem
you can write one too
Welcome to my blog
Have you got one too?


Read, and if you want to
Laugh, a bit with me too
Write, a note of your own
It's so very easy to do

I'll be writing here
Trying to be top dog
come and read me too
Welcome to my blog

come and read me too
Welcome to my blog


YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Todays Prompt is USE THESE WORDS

This excersize is one of my personal favorites to do and will be used quite often in the future. Please use all of the words exactly how they are given, write it any way you feel it, as a poem or story, with the words in capital letters so we see how you used them.

Today's words are ...
WILT, TANGY, BAND, DICE, TRACE,
FACTS, FENCE, OOZE, CROWS, STUD

OURS IS ...

A BAND is playing in the background
far beyond the FENCE
that the CROWS light upon
some STUD is singing hot blooded,
but he hasn't a TRACE of talent
instead, his OOZE is spewing
a TANGY sound that is
making me WILT in despair
I bet he has a pair of fuzzy DICE !

OOO  I want to do it over !!!
okay let's try this....


In your eyes I see a TRACE
of the STUD I fell in love with,
as the BAND on the radio plays the
song that makes me WILT in your arms
I no longer OOZE with beauty
My CROWS feet are deeper now
yet once again I get a bit TANGY
Feeling  like I can roll the DICE
let down my six foot tall FENCE
and face the FACTS, You are the one !


OK OK OK..That was better, but still not it, ONE MORE TRY..
Better yet, let's see what you do !

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is LEMONS

Today we want you to write a poem about lemons...
any way you like it , rhyming or not, short or long
OURS IS ...

Lemons are a sour fruit
that are hard for some to eat
but for myself I eat them like
they are the sweetest treat!

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Haiku

 Haiku  is a popular form of unrhymed Japanese poetry, which evolved in the 17th century from the hokku, or opening verse of a renku. Generally written in a single vertical line, the haiku contains three sections totalling 17 onji  (syllables) structured in a 5-7-5 pattern. Traditionally, haiku contain (1) a kireji, or cutting word, usually placed at the end of one of the poem's three sections; and (2) a kigo, or season-word.

In other words a Haiku  is generally written about nature. I like to write about my garden, so OUR IS ...

pretty garden mine
your blooms bring me so much joy
thank you oh so much


YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today' Prompt is FREE VERSE on ROSES

Free verse is a form of poetry that refrains from meter patterns, rhyme, or any other musical pattern. However I lean toward rhyming, so you can do it either way.  Today the subject is ROSES,  write it how you feel it...OURS IS...

How to trim a rose

Roses need trimming
at least once a year
but trimming them proper
is a job that some fear

You need a pair of gloves
or your hands will get a prick
and a pair of sharp cutters
to make your cutting quick

Remove the lower leaves
so you can see the node
take out all the deadwood
it helps the roses grow

outward facing nodes
are the best to let in air
so a slanted cut above them
will bring new growth next year

The shoots from this year
that came from last years trim
can be cut below the  y
for new growth once again

That is all there is to it, now
your knowledge is much deeper
but an easier way by far
is to get a grounds keeper !


Tee Hee Hee
Hire me, I'll do it !!!

YOUR TURN
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JL&B

Today's Prompt is Blank Verse

Blank Verse, of varying degrees of regularity, has been used quite frequently throughout the 20th century in original verse and in translations of narrative verse.  It is a type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme. In English, the meter most commonly used with blank verse has been iambic pentameter (as used in Shakespearean plays). Any way you feel it , just have fun !! Ours is ...



The gnomes and Fairies play with glee
taunting the dragonflies and frogs
they haven't the cares of our world
Our toils and strife, the daily grind
it would be fun to be like them
untouched by the weight of the world



YOUR TURN !!!
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JL&B

Today's Prompt is

Write a Butterfly cinquain which consists of a nine-line syllabic form with the pattern two, four, six, eight, two, eight, six, four, two. It is made to be centered, so that the words form a butterfly... you may use any subject...OURS IS

Sunlight

Maybe shorter

But the work must go on

so the project gets completed

and as

the final touches are in place

the gentle sunlight fades

but happily

it's done

YOUR TURN
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JL&B

Today's Prompt is

Write your own lyrics to the song... I STARTED A JOKE by The Bee Gees
The rules are you must be able to follow the song its self , singing your words... OURS IS...

I STARTED A BLOG

I started a blog
that started my friends to read me
now I write everyday
we stay in touch that way , oh oh

I write everyday
and now my friends write with me
Oh if I'd only seen
How much fun this could be

I have many sites
sharing my thoughts,
prompting you guys
and I love the response
and the great stuff
it fills my eyes !!

Till I finally die
I will continue writing,
I hope that you do too
So I can write with you...

I have many sites
sharing my thoughts,
prompting you guys
and I love the response
and the great stuff
it fills my eyes !!

Till I finally die
I will continue writing,
I hope that you do too
So I can write with you...

Oh oh
so I can write with you

This was actually FUN !!
LOL can't you just hear it...
Hey its my #1 top 10 !!! YEH RIGHT !!!

ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is LOVE in 15 words or less

Deep in my heart
where true happiness lives
your love beats strong

Love you Wayne !
ENJOY
JL&B

Todays Prompt is finish this line

Todays Prompt is FINISH THIS LINE ...
( As the first light crept into the sky) Use it as it is AND as the first line of your write... OURS IS ...

As the first light crept into the sky
the smell of coffee drifts in my head
I want to stay here, thats no lie
I had to get my butt out of bed

The smell of coffee drifts into my head
and right to my comptuer I go
I had to get my butt out of bed
urgh, today I am waking up slow

And right to my comptuer I go
To catch up with all my friends
Urgh today I'm waking up slow
this is how my day begins

To catch up with all my friends
I want to stay here , thats no lie
this is how my day begins
As the first light crept into the sky



This is a formed poem new to me but I tried it
It is called a Pantoum poem, I will send the rules to whoever asks for them

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JL&B

Todays Propmt is ACROSTIC poetry

An acrostic (Greek: ákros "top"; stíchos "verse") is a poem or other form of writing in which the first letter, syllable or word of each line, paragraph or other recurring feature in the text spells out a word or a message.

Today we will use the words NEW YEAR

New is the hope
Every one dreams of
When the year is young

Yet in a few months
Each new day brings
Another day to forget
Resolutions we made

ENJOY
JL&B

Todays Prompt is USE THESE WORDS

Todays Prompt is USE THESE WORDS (BEHEADED,EXHILARATING,QUICKLY,BAFFELED, INCOHERENT,ADEQUATE,SCRAPHEAP, BUCKLE,FLIRTATIOUS,REBELLION) Please use at least 8 of the 10 words any way you like and place yours on our back wall...OURS IS...

There behind the SCRAPHEAP
was an EXHILERATING sight
an INCOHERANT Fairy
Speaking so QUICKLY with fright
I was at first BAFFELED
my Fairy speak not ADEQUATE
I had to BUCKLE down
To get the story straight
Seems in her REBELLION
This FLIRTATIOUS little thing
thought her lover was BEHEADED
By her flapping little wings

HE WAS FINE !!
ENJOY!
JL&B