Todays Prompt is USE THESE WORDS

Today's words are ZESTFULLY, WRINKLE, VIVID, TYPICALLY, REDEMPTION, POCKETFUL, NUZZLE, LEVELHEADED, IRKSOME, GUNSHY...
The rules are... you must use 8 of the 10 words with no changes.
You may write yours in prose or any poetry form...
Ours is ...

Once in a while my visions are vivid
and I have a pocketful of questions...
So I ask myself...
Are you typically gunshy
or do you live life zestfully?
Are you waiting for redemption
or are you more levelheaded than that?
Do you nuzzle up close to your loved ones
and sit in a hot tub until you wrinkle?
Of course, I find it an irksome task to answer,
so I think to myself, giggling, because in my mind...
I see a pocketful of redemption as
I typically nuzzle my levelheaded gunshy self
right up to my husbands loving body,
and zestfully whisper to him
so he has a vivid vision of what I'm thinking...
He never think of that as an irksome task...
Tee hee hee

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Town time again !

We are bound for town again... Prompt will be up this afternoon when we return !

ENJOY
JL&B

Words Of Wednesday

Today we have a few Prompts we are doing... Please feel free to do one or all of these Prompts, follow the links or use our Mr Linky to post yours.
We are starting with Dodge Writes  (HAIKU) and Three Word Wednesday http://www.threewordwednesday.com/ Today's words are loud, Persuasive, riches
OURS IS...

Life's many riches
Persuasive to those without

for those with, life's loud

LOL We tried at least !

Okay on we go to our next ones...Write a letter Wednesday @  http://write-a-letter-wednesday.blogspot.com/ Where we are asked to write a letter to our pets, but we got mixed up and thought it was for the weatherman ..LOL  and since we love to write poems, OURS IS...

Weatherman, Weatherman,

For years you went to classes

to predict whether sun or rain

will fall upon the masses

Of  atmospheric processes

I have not got a clue

That's why each early morning

I tune in to watch you

But I have a problem

sometimes with your forecast

You see I live in mountains

Of which you just look past

Barometric pressure 

still affects us way up here

temperature and precipitation 

are things we need to hear

So while you collect your data

on wind chill, rain and sun

Remember all us mountain folk

Wont you do that for us Hun??

LOL, we crack ourselves up sometimes !!

So in the spirit of doing things right...we are adding this shorty prompt...
Write a story or poem between 25-50 words without using the letter 'S'. Tee Hee Hee...

  Valentine in her garden
Our cat Valentine waited, patiently, until the hummingbird arrived. It landed on a flower, too far for her to reach, or did it?
With a lunge Valentine had it in her mouth and I thought, 'bye hummer,'  but then, a meow and out of her mouth it went...flying away.

LOL... A true story, and yes the hummer was fine !

On to our final prompt for today, which actually was from yesterday, but our headache was stronger than our ability to fight it, so we are doing it today...

http://celebrate-gratituesday.blogspot.com/2011/03/gratitude-tribute-prompt-5.html Where we are asked to write a tribute to someone we are grateful for
Ours is for Mom...

I KNOW

I know how much you love me
I see it in your face
when you put your arms around me
and we share a soft embrace
I  hear it in your gentle voice
and know you understand
I feel it in your tender touch
each time you take my hand

I know how much you love me
I see it in your eyes
the look that reassures me
more than you realize
I sense your real concern for me
in everything you do
no one could ever love someone
more than I love you

We congraulate the team of One Stop Poetry and hope you will join us there @ http://onestoppoetry.com/

Well that is what we came up with for today, hope that you enjoy reading and that you will leave a comment and do one or all of these with us and Link up !!

Mr Linky awaits...

ENJOY
JL&B

WOW.... ( Words of Wednesday)

As we romp through all of the fine blogs we follow, we find so many great Prompts for Wednesday... Just makes us say WOW...  And thought it humorous to find a way to make it stick, thus we have Words of Wednesday...Here is the list that we are up to today
http://www.threewordwednesday.com/ Today's words are loud, Persuasive, riches

http://lifesbeautynuggets.blogspot.com/2011/03/write-letter-wednesday-weatherman.html? Where we are asked to write a letter to the Weather man

http://onestoppoetry.com/ where we congratulate the team for the honor of winning the Shorty Award !! YEAH TEAM !!!

http://celebrate-gratituesday.blogspot.com/2011/03/gratitude-tribute-prompt-5.html Where we are asked to write a tribute to someone we are grateful for

http://dodgewrites.blogspot.com/ Where we will do a Haiku

Needless to say that is a lot of Prompts, so we will be combining ours together...
As it is right now we have to go to town again, hoping to get some medicine for our migraines and do our weekly shopping, we will do our best to get all of these done upon our return...

ENJOY
JL&B

Today we are combining four prompts... The first two are through the blogs of One Stop Poetry and Mondays Child fair of face ... Link up your responses @
http://onestoppoetry.com/  and http://childrensverse.blogspot.com/

 Today's prompt from OneStop is  Rondels part II – Guest hosted by Samuel Peralta and Claudia Schönfeld... We thank you both for the lessons !!

Monday's Child has a picture prompt... which is this...

Illustration by Freddie Langeler 1920's

OURS IS...

Valley of the fairies

In the valley of the fairies

 we always welcome one and all

We're just beyond the ivy wall
come and we will share our berries

We can feed yellow canaries

or listen to the hoot owl call

In the valley of the fairies

 we always welcome one and all

On soft winds our laughter carries

here times are fun for big and small

on quilted blankets we can sprawl

its not mundane, each day varies 

In the valley of the fairies
we always welcome one and all

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Now for the second half...

In this Prompt we are combining our Dodge Writes Prompt with the Prompt from Monday Memories...you can find them @ http://memories-on-mondays.blogspot.com

Today on MM You are welcome to write about a gift you've received, or about any memory that you'd like to share with us...

And here on Dodge Writes we are asking that you write a minute poem... 

Please note it is not a requirement that you do the prompts the way we did, we are just addicted to outdoing ourselves...LOL JUST HAVE FUN !!!

OURS IS ...

MINUTE MEMORIES

Granny was a talented one

she crocheted some

she had great flair

flowers to spare

Ceramics were her natural gift

gave her a lift

I admired

so inspired

A keepsake now from way back then

The time we'd spend

a gift to me

from my Granny



Well we did all of this with our daily migraine, hope it sounds as good to you all as it does to us...

Mr Linky awaits...

YOUR TURN

ENJOY
JL&B

Letting everyone know...

We have to go to town for a few hours today, so our prompt will be up later this afternoon.
In the mean time take a look at what we will be doing today on other blogs we follow, here are the links....

http://childrensverse.blogspot.com/

http://onestoppoetry.com/

http://memories-on-mondays.blogspot.com/

and of course our own Prompt....
So when we return today, we will be busy doing all of these prompts.... Our Mr Linky is still up from yesterday, That too will be refreshed when we return.... Until then...


ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is FIRST AND LAST

Today we will use the line...
THE DOG WAS HAVING A GRAND TIME
The rules are you must use this as your first AND last line in your write, with no changes. You may do your write in prose or any form of poetry...OURS IS...

The dog was having a grand time

as everyone could plainly see

each time she returned the ball

she jumped and barked with glee

Then as the children gathered 'round

to see what the fuss was about

she'd run up to them, wag her tail,

pushing them the ball with her snout

Over and over they threw it

for she really was in her prime

twisting and barking she loved it 

the dog was having a grand time

MR LINKY AWAITS...
YOUR TURN
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JL&B

One Shoot Sunday: A Poetry Challenge

 

Accept Today’s Poetry Challenge!

Her eyes, velvet,

shining like the stars

she streams in vibrant colors,

rushing into life ,

sweeping with emotions

too real to harness,

bold, yet softly fading

into the the depths

of her own demise.

An ice princess

melting,

her beauty still

undeniable

as she unfolds

to revel in the

on coming storms

of her velvety eyes

We like to thank Chris Galford  and Roger Allen Baut @ChasingTao for today's prompt, we cant wait to see the what the photo reveals !

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YOUR TURN
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JL&B

Today's Prompt is Butterfly cinquain

Butterfly cinquains are a nine-line syllabic form with the pattern two, four, six, eight, two, eight, six, four, two. Generally they are centered as a formed poem.
OURS IS...

 

Simple

yet elegant

you fill us with wonder

as you lightly sip sweet nectar

open

you show your glittering beauty 

your wings batting softly

enchanting us

always

MR LINKY AWAITS...

YOUR TURN
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JL&B

Todays Prompt is USE THESE WORDS

Today's words are... BETWEEN, YOUNG, TORTURED, ENLIGHTENMENT, JINGLE, PRESTIGIOUS, SILVERTONGUED, GLITTER, SUBWAY,  MERGE

The rules are you must use at least 8 of the 10 words, as they are given, with no changes. You may do prose or any form of poetry.OURS IS...

 Some where between

a young and tortured soul

enlightenment began to jingle...

in the prestigious New York air,

while silvertongued devils

glitter in the subway,

the souls merge,

no longer 

tortured or young...

for there ,

in the dusty subway glitter,

as a prestigious jingle

sung by the silvertongued Sinatra

beckons,

we merge

with the enlightenment

between us.

We like to thank Friday Poetically with Brian Miller at one stop poetry  for the NEW YORK prompt, hope you all join in too@ http://onestoppoetry.com/

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

Today's Prompt is FINISH THIS LINE

Today's line is...AS I STARE AT MY REFLECTION
The rules are you must use this as your first line as it is , with no changes. You may use prose or any form of poetry... We liked the Monotetra form a lot, so we are trying it again here... OURS IS ...

GYM TIME FOR ME

As I stare at my reflection

I see all my imperfections

especially my mid-section

no objection, no objection

I thought I still looked twentyish

when young boys liked to watch me swish

I felt like I was a hot dish

well I can wish, well I can wish

I now can see an older me

where young reflections used to be

this reflection's a felony

Gym time for me, gym time for me

 We are sharing this too with the wonderful Thursday Poets Rally Week 40, every poet is invited, welcome joining us,Please submit your entry via the link below…the link is  up at 10am, American Central today!

http://thursdaypoetsrallypoetry.blogspot.com/

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Yet another place to play!!
Monday Memories @
http://memories-on-mondays.blogspot.com/
Link up yours too ....

OURS IS...

TRIXIE



To learn to ride, we had a thirst
a Shetland pony, was our first
falling off was really the worst
her name was Trixie

Roan in color, white mane and tail
we rode her 'round the mountain trail
our love for her would never fail
her name was Trixie

She'd head right for the lowest limb
to get you off her back, and then,
wait 'til you got on again
her name was Trixie

Horse shows, parades, some ribbons won
the trip we took to the beach was fun,
riding our pony under the sun
her name was Trixie

Thinking of her brings back memories
some twenty-odd years in our family
she left us Chiquita, her legacy
her name was Trixie

  

YOUR TURN
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JL&B

Today's Prompt is Pleaides

Write a Pleaides poem.
Pleaides poems are seven lines long.
They have a one-word title.
Each line in the poem begins with the same letter that is the first letter in your title.
Any subject

OURS IS...

UNDERSTANDING

Upheaval across the world,

Ultimately we will prevail.

Uncertain now, as we feel our losses,

Understanding that healing takes time.

Universally we come together,

Until we find an answer,

United we make the change.

Our prompt is linked up today with OSW @ http://onestoppoetry.com/ 
Link up your poem too and read the other wonderful poets on their site, you will be glad you did!
Or you can link your poem with our Mr Linky below, we love to read your posts and will read and comment on everyone who links up... hope to see yours too !!

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Speaking of linking up, we found a new place to play

http://write-a-letter-wednesday.blogspot.com/

We find it a novel idea to write letters too...

OURS IS...

My Dearest Love,

The scent of you still lingers here in our bed. Your journey under way now, I feel much more alone than I could have imagined, the final goodbye so hard for me to take. Your eyes were not as bright as I wanted them to be, the sadness in your heart shone through. We would have been seventy years together this March, and living without you now seems too hard to bear. I know I will always have you here with me in spirit, and although we just laid you to rest today, I so long to feel your gentle touch once more.

I needed you to know so much more than I said at your grave, but grief overcame me as they lowered you into the ground, and my words only came out as sobs. So here, my dearest love, I'm writing one last love letter to you.

Our love has been the greatest gift this life has ever given me. You know that I'm not the best with words love, and yet this moment here without you has given me a desire to put into words all the wonders loving you in this life has shown me.

I was just a child when you found me, all of sixteen, yet we could not deny the attraction so strong in our young hearts. Through the years you never failed each day to tell me that you loved me, and that you never would believe how God could bless you with such a love as ours. I have always felt the same, my love. Even now as sadness grips my emotions, the love still lingers in my heart.

When I am finally allowed to join you once again, my heart will be whole. Until then my love keep the half you hold close to you, for it is in need of your gentle warmth. The memories of our life together will keep my mind filled with joy. Reminiscing is what will keep you close to me.

Until I see you once again,
Your loving Husband,
James

LINK UP !!

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Triple Tuesday

Today we are catching up with blogs we follow as well as doing our own prompt... here we go...

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Gratituesday's Challenge this week is an ACROSTIC

The word GRATITUDE

Why I'm Grateful for My Blogging Experience.

 

Growing friendships from afar

Recognizing exactly who they are

Appreciation for their shining star

Touching some with words we write

Increasingly gaining much delight

Thankfulness you follow our site

Unabridged affection for all of you

Deeply involved in your writing too

Entangled in what our blogs can do

 

 

Thanks to Lisa for this wonderful prompt

join up with us on her blog @

http://celebrate-gratituesday.blogspot.com/

 

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We missed OSP prompt yesterday, which was a rondel

http://onestoppoetry.com/page/2

OURS IS...

 

It seems once more we write of Spring

her beauty can not be contained

we marvel at the joy she brings

she bursts with life, so unrestrained

 

English ivy to arbors cling

reaching for heights, hard to obtain

and so once more we write of Spring

for beauty can not be contained

 

So for the love of her we sing

for joys of Sun and warmth again

for flowers grown and knees grass stained

we marvel at the joy she brings

and so once more we write of Spring

 

Took a few liberties with this one, hope it is still fitting of the prompt...

Join OSP and link your poem , you will be glad you did !

 

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Now for our prompt ...

 

Tanka

A tanka is another poetry type related to the haiku. The first three lines are unrhymed. They have a syllable count of five, seven, five like the haiku. But the last two lines both have seven syllables. So the syllable count is: (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)

OURS IS...

 

My unsung hero

you inspire the words I write

with warmth in your heart

 

more than love so deeply felt

I live for the love of you

 

 

 OK everyone there we go for today !! Remember to link up with our Mr linky feature and join in with Lisa and OSP as well.

YOUR TURN
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JL&B

Today's Prompt is Monotetra

This was so hard to get here today, we hope you all enjoy it ...LOL!

 

The monotetra contains four lines in monorhyme. Each line is in tetrameter (four metrical feet) for a total of eight syllables.The last line contains two metrical feet, repeated. It can have one stanza or many stanzas.
Poem format:

Line 1:	8 syllables
Line 2:	8 syllables
Line 3:	8 syllables
Line 4:	8 syllables with repetition

OURS IS ...


Tulips waving, Chic-a-dee's sing
weather warming, Robin takes wing
lazily swaying on our swing
first signs of Spring, first signs of Spring

Crocus open to catch the sun
Hummingbirds return has begun
Freesia scent is second to none
time for some fun, time for some fun

Children's laughter filling the air
gingerly playing without a care
squealing and screeching everywhere
we sit and stare, we sit and stare

Spring is here, we see it first hand
longing to feel our toes in sand
trips to the beach are in demand
life is so grand, life is so grand


YOUR TURN
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JL&B

 

 

Today's Prompt is Octelle

Octelle

The octelle has eight lines. It uses personification and symbolism in a telling manner.

• The syllable count is 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8
• The rhyme scheme is aa - bb - cc - aa.
• The first two lines and the last two lines are identical.

OURS IS...

magic that you spurt

I sink your life deep in the dirt

to watch the magic that you spurt

patient while you start to grow

longing for your green to show

fragrant beauty yes indeed

now I have another seed

I sink your life deep in the dirt

to watch the magic that you spurt

YOUR TURN

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JL&B

PS Remember to link your poem with our new feature Mr Linky... we love to read your great poems!!!

It’s Picture Prompt Challenge Time!

 

photo by James Rainsford

In my time

A statue tall is what you see

but what is it  you know of me

 an influential theologian,  yes but much more,

A writer, a husband, a father, to be sure

a statue tall is whats left of me

built so there is a memory

now my thoughts I share with gulls in kind

but I was so much more in my time

YOUR TURN
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JL&B

ADDED BONUS....

A New place to play... Celebrate Gratiteusday...
Last Tuesday's prompt was ...Things I Am Grateful For In Nature Prompt #3
OURS IS...

I'm grateful for many of natures things

the birds, the bee's... well all creatures with wings

The way the wind whispers through pine trees

moon rise, sun set, they never displease...

the horse in the meadow, the fresh mountain stream,

the flowers showing off first signs of spring

the juice of an orange, the smell of a peach

the hummingbirds that fly just out of reach

You could say I'm grateful for all natures ways

Appreciating them all for all of my days

Join Lisa on her blog at http://celebrate-gratituesday.blogspot.com/

she has Mr. Linky too !!!

YOUR TURN

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JL&B

Today's Prompt is Kyrielle

A kyrielle is made of quatrains that rhyme. Each stanza (that is a quatrain) has a line that repeats, so a line from a previous stanza. That line usually (but does not necessarily have to) be the last line in the stanza.
Each line in the poem has eight syllables. There is no limit to the number of stanzas. Usually there are three or more stanzas.
Any type of rhyme scheme can be used. OURS IS...

When quietness surrounds my home

Each day I rise before the sun

the moon and stars decent begun

the perfect time to be alone

when quietness surrounds my home

My coffee cup is emptied twice

I try to make my words precise

Then check to see what flowers grown

when quietness surrounds my home

Birds break the silence with sweet song

feelings of peace are very strong

whispering winds ring chimes of chrome

when quietness surrounds my home

Friday Poetically with One Stop Poetry

So here is today’s challenge:
1. Write a poem based on the work of art and post it on your blog.
2. Input the direct link to your poem in Mr. Linky.
3. Visit others that have linked up and tell them what you think of their interpretation.

KNIGHT IN WAITING

I wait here my Lady

for your loving arms

as I told you I would

succumbing to your charms

time has passed slowly

though here I still wait

alone in this moment

of my endless fate

Others would have gone

not keeping their vow

but my love , my lady

is stronger some how

It was cast in the stars

when my heart you first kissed

a long ago moment

that has left me like this

Eons have may pass me

I've lost track of time

yet your whispers of love

still ring like a chime

I'm your knight in armor

though I have turned to stone

longing for the sweet day

I can sit at your throne

YOUR TURN
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JL&B

Today's Prompt is Short and Sweet

Today we would like you to write a poem in  four lines or twenty four syllables... SHORT and SWEET  must be used in the poem... you may use any subject.... OURS IS ...

Honeysuckle and freesia

are sweetening the air

Short days are gone

spring is finally here

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

PS Remember to link your poem with our new feature Mr Linky... we love to read your great poems!!!

One Shot Wednesday – Week 37

YOU PULLED ME

I met you

and my world became

larger

Did you know that when you took my hand

you were pulling me into your life?

I started to see myself

my world

in a whole new light

interlacing your life with mine

into a knot I never want to untie

Things began to matter to me again  

Yes the rains came

but they nourished

rather than devoured 

cleansed

rather than stained

Things are very different

since you have touched me

I've fallen in love with you

in step with you

walking into the gentle light of our days together

When I sleep, you are always there

your hand in mine

through the lengthening shadows of time

When I wake

the warmth of you surrounds me

so simple

so familiar

so forever

in so many ways

As our love unfolds

it flowers into a life of wonder

We walk upon the stones we have placed

in the garden of our hearts

where our lifetime of love is forever set

Thank you for reaching out to me

My life is better because of the love you've given

You've touched my soul

and raised my spirits

You waited to see if I would fall

and fallen I have

I've fallen for you

When you took my hand

you pulled me into your life

and my world became

larger

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

Today's Prompt is Diatelle

Diatelle

A diatelle has a set syllable count and a set rhyme.
The syllable count is: 1-2-3-4-6-8-10-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1,
The rhyme patter is: abbcbccaccbcbba.
It is usually displayed centered.
OURS IS...

Spring

has sprung

blooms begun

saving daylight

we finally have sun

 flowers open to bee's delight 

our garden enjoyment is shining bright

looking for butterfly's or signs of fairy rings

or the famously shy little wood sprite

who play's with creatures in the night

as spiders webs are spun

birds in flight

for young

Spring

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

Today' Prompt is FREE FORM

Today we would like you to write any form you like the most or in no form at all... write it like you feel it !

We are having a beautiful spring time week, so in that the spring like poems are bubbling up inside, we have to let them out ....LOL ... OURS IS...

You may see a form poured
to fit a perfect cast
carved tulips and butterflies
in lifeless slate
but my message rings true

Love Blooms Here

YOUR TURN

ENJOY

JL&B

Form Monday hosted by Shan Ellis-Williams – Triolets Part II

We would like to thank Shan for all the wonderful lessons on the Triolet, You have great advice, Shan... we all thank you !!

A quick re-cap – The features of the Triolet are:
* 8 lines.
* Two rhymes.
* 5 of the 8 lines are repeated or refrain lines.
* First line repeats at the 4th and 7th lines.
* Second line repeats at the 8th line.

Just to remind you, the Triolet structure is ABaAabAB with A and B being the repeated refrain. You can have some fun with these refrains, changing them ever so slightly, as you emphasize an irony or bring a new meaning to the Triolet. Try the original form first as emphasized in week one, but when you’re comfortable use these steps to take it further.

An hour lost, or is it gained

the daylight beckons me again

once more my hands will be dirt stained

our garden beckons me again

my wish for spring I have campaigned

now like finding a long lost friend

the hour we lost is now gained

Spring time beckons me once again

YOUR TURN
ENJOY

JL&B

Sunday Photography Interview: Fee Easton & Poetry Challenge

We Accept the Picture Prompt Challenge! 

 

If I never see you again,
oh what a joy that would be,
with you, all I've ever gotten
is heartache and poverty.

Maybe then all of those cravings,
that are seeped so deep within,
will finally leave my body
and I won't want you again.

If I never see you again,
there is nothing I would miss,
the thought of it overwhelms me,
do you really need a list?

However you decide to leave me,
I wont miss you when you go,
I'm speaking of cigarettes, people,
I just quit three weeks ago.

Many thanks to OSP for always inspiring us...

ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Abecedarian Poem

Abecedarian Poem

An abecedarian poem is similiar to the ABC poem but uses all the letters in the alphabet. It starts with "A" and works all the way down to "Z".
It is a form of an acrostic poem. The first letter of each line in the poem spell out the entire alphabet. OURS IS...ABC's of life




A gift of a smile upon your face
Being there to help no matter the place
Caring for someone who's feeling down
Driving a friend to shop in town
Electing to do the dishes again
Fearlessly putting a heart on the mend
Generosity to all that are in need
Helping a garden by planting a seed
Insisting on being the last in line
Just a few things I think are kind
Keeping a promise is important to do
Let someone in, lean on them too
Magic happens when your heart is open
Now and then bend, but don't be broken
Outstretch a hand to find a new friend
Patience always wins in the end
Quality time with family spent
Reasons not needed for a present
Send the troops some smiles from home
Trust in love, you wont be alone
Understand you get more when you give
Value all life as long as you live
Wealth is not found only in money
X marks the spot where you start a journey
You are the place where kindness begins
Zoning out, we highly do not recommend  

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

PS... Remember to link up your poem on our new feature MR LINKY !!

 pps.. Im still new at it , so yesterday's links are still there, if you write a poem for today's prompt, please re-link!! Thank you !!

Today's Prompt is Septolet

Septolet

The septolet has fourteen words. It is broken between two stanzas that make up the fourteen words. Each stanza can have seven words each but that is not a requirement. Both stanzas deal with the same thought and create a picture.

OURS IS...

Earth quakes
shaking our core
Tsunami's warn

Are we seeing
our destruction
unfold today??


YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

PS... yes , you do see  Mr Linky... I am still learning how to use it properly, any tips will be greatly appreciated !!  Be the first to link your poem !!

Todays Prompt is finish this line with a Minute

Today we are doing the finish this line prompt. The rules are you must use this as the first line in your write. For a bit of a twist today we ask that everyone use the Minute form as well....
The Minute Poem is a poem that follows the "8,4,4,4" syllable count structure. It usually has 3 stanzas that are exactly the same. So: 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables.

A traditional Minute Poem has 12 lines total. It has 60 syllables. It is written in a strict iambic meter. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff.

The line is ...The moon-glow softly lit the clouds... OURS IS ....

A MOON GLOW MINUTE

The moon-glow softly lit the clouds
a lunar shroud

the nights beauty

for us to see

The garden where magic resides
love does abide
treasures we find

presence of mind

Here as the night glow gently sways

the magic stays

the moon glow sighs

Sun's on the rise

Many Thanks to Penny and Helena for joining in and helping us with lines and words for the past few day's worth of prompts... as always you all inspire us in ways we treasure !!

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is FIRST AND LAST

Today we are using the line...
The wood-sprite in the hammock of his tree
The rules are you must use the line, as is, for the first AND last line in your write, this prompt was created from this picture...

OURS IS ...

The wood-sprite in the hammock of his tree

is counting all the stars that he can see

as the moon drifts through the dark stratosphere

granting him a wonderous atmosphere

The blinking gems glisten in the pale light

adding a lovely cadence to the night

so here he sits, happy as he can be

the wood-sprite in the hammock of his tree



YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

One Shot Poetry Wednesday – Celebrating Our 36th Week!

THE MAN HE NEVER WAS

He saw the way his Dad
came home drunk every night
how Mom was scared and crying
after each and every fight

He saw his older sister
getting knocked 'round by him too
But he was so young back then
wasn't much that he could do

He held their hands as they wept
and listened to all they said
The sadness in his heart for them
burned deep inside his head

He grew up knowing it was wrong
what Dad did to the family
each day he reminded himself of
the man he would not be

As he grew he did his best
at everything he did
soon he was a grown man
not a frightened little kid

Back from a tour in the army
he wanted to visit his Mom
That's when his older sister
told him what went wrong

Seems Dad came home again
drunk and half out of his mind
when his anger once more flared
he thought Mom would do just fine

But Mom had had enough
of what Dad was always dealing
She pulled the trigger and Dad's head
went all over the ceiling

Now he see's her every Sunday
like a good son always does
and she tells him she is thankful of
the man he never was

Posted for http://onestoppoetry.com/2011/03/one-shot-poetry-wednesday-celebrating-our-36th-week.html#comment-7045

Todays Prompt is USE THESE WORDS

Well Penny, you and I are the only two so far to play the last game I posted, so we will start with Use these words...
Pool, misty, moon, leafy, bower, Gnome, wonderland, sleepy, pleasure, auroral
Lets use them all shall we?? OURS IS ....

with a bower as his cradle
by an auroral misty pool
a wood gnome in sleepy pleasure
is singing lulibies to the moon

here in his leafy wonderland
he sleeps with peaceful dreams
as his lunar companion slips
softly behind the scenes

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Help us out here, please !!

This is what I consider a place (in my mind) I would be daily, given my druthers !
I found it on one of my favorite blogs http://memoryboxcreations.blogspot.com/ written by Helena White, (a most worthy to follow blogger friend of ours.) I don't yet know where she found it but I can write eight to ten poems off the top of my head , just from what I see in this , LOVE IT !!

So rather than only Bandit and I doing it, how about we make a game of it... with you !!
Let's see... how about we do a few of our favorite prompts

1) Use these words...  Give the first word that comes to your mind, (we need five words that relate to this picture)

2) First and Last line... Give the first line you think of looking at this picture

3) Use this line... (NOT THE SAME AS #2) This is a line that can be used anywhere in the write

OK if we all do one of each that would give us a good start... Don't you think ?
OURS ARE...

1) Gnome, wonderland, sleepy, pleasure, auroral

2) Tender is the cradle

3) as the night gently sways

Well that is our take on it, hope to see you joining in too !
This post will be copied to our other blog http://jldodgewrites.blogspot.com/

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

One Stop Poetry Form – Triolet by guest host Shan Hendry

It's funny that Dodge Writes just did this as a Prompt a few days ago, but it is so much fun we are willing to take the challenge again with OneStop.... Please join up with onestop @ http://onestoppoetry.com/ they are a wonderful source for many forms of poetry and tons of great writers ! Thank you One Stop !!

A triolet is a poem of only eight lines with a rhyme scheme abaaabab. The fourth and seventh lines are the same exact line as the first. The eighth line is the same exact line as the second.  There is an  iambic tetrameter <four stresses> or pentameter  <five stresses>,  rhythm used.

OURS IS...

while fairies dance with butterflies

in the mist of a moonlit night

fairy dust sparkles in the skies

while fairies dance with butterflies

the rhythmic pleasure that underlies

is increased with much delight

while fairies dance with butterflies

in the mist of a moonlit night



YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B


I am considering a change to try to perfect this form... revised I would write it ...

while fairies dance with butterflies
in the mist of a moonlit night
fairy dust sparkles in the skies
while fairies dance with butterflies

A rhythmic pleasure underlies
and increases with much delight
while fairies dance with butterflies
in the mist of a moonlit night

Thank you Shan for helping me with this !!

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Rictameter

Rictameter

A rictameter is a nine-line poem. Each line has a specific number of syllables. The first line has two syllables. The next line has four. The next line has six. The next line has eight. The next line has ten. And we work our way down again (8,6,4,2)
The last line is the same as the first line.
So it looks like this.

Line 1:	Two syllables
Line 2:	Four syllables
Line 3:	Six syllables
Line 4:	Eight syllables
Line 5:	Ten syllables
Line 6:	Eight syllables
Line 7:	Six syllables
Line 8:	Four syllables
Line 9:	Two syllables - Same Line As First Line

OURS IS ...

Sunshine
melting Winter
slowly flowers renew
opening for the humming bee's
hungry for the sweetest tasting nectar
pollen filled darting here and there
kissing petals gently
loving the Spring
sunshine

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

One Stop Poetry Picture Prompt Challenge

 I Accept the Picture Prompt Challenge! 

Thanks to http://onestoppoetry.com/ 

Sunday Photography Interview: Jacob Lucas & Poetry Challenge

Visit Jacob’s official website: http://live.jflphotography.com.

 

"The Show Must Go On"

 

We are trying our hand at a FLASH55
OURS IS...

Her age is showing,

though she doesn't see

what matters is the show ...

dusty memories of youth,

dried bouquets of applause,

pealing the curtains of time,

she swirls the dance of ages,

singing folk songs of old

to the spirits guiding her,

one more delicate curtsy,

colors fade to black...



YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is Triolet

A triolet is a poem of only eight lines with a rhyme scheme abaaabab. The fourth and seventh lines are the same exact line as the first. The eighth line is the same exact line as the second.

OURS IS...

Mindful of the days past
my love is ever grateful
how you make smiles last
mindful of the days past

The days of youth fly so fast
yet with you it is so graceful
mindful of the days past
my love is ever grateful

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Today's Prompt is NONNET

A Nonnet is a type of poem which has the following requirements:

• It has nine lines
• The first line has 9 syllables, the second 8 syllables, the third 7 syllables until the ninth line which has one syllable.
• Has an iambic meter (stress every other syllable) An iamb or iambus is a metrical foot used in various types of poetry. Originally the term referred to one of the feet of the quantitative meter of classical Greek prosody: a short syllable followed by a long syllable (as in delay). This terminology was adopted in the description of accentual-syllabic verse in English, where it refers to a foot comprising an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable (as in a-bove).

Today we are doing a Nonnet with a reverse Nonnet just to do something different....
OURS IS...

The morning smells young and sweet today

as the sun caresses the dew

the horizon shadows melt

like the snows to springs touch

rivers trickling

softly sweeping

renew life

waking

us

Birds

chirping

songs of old

wings are spreading

taking freedoms flight

flapping, soaring, gliding,

one with the morning skyline

fleeting moments in the grand scheme

 Today, the morning smells young and sweet

YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B

Join us over at One Stop Poetry as we get a chance to welcome Spring!!!

Today's Prompt is Senryu Poetry

Senryu Poetry Write a senryu. Unrhymed Japanese verse of 5/7/5 syllables. Using human emotion.
Senryū (川柳<sup>?</sup>, literally 'river willow') is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 or fewer total morae (or "on", often translated as syllables, but see the article on onji for distinctions). Senryū tend to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senryū are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious. Unlike haiku, senryū do not include a kireji (cutting word), and do not generally include a kigo, or season word.

OURS IS ...

Bother me no more
I have better things to do
so long to bad days

leave me now headache

for I need my life again

allow me freedom

breathing in fresh air

the hurt of you will be gone

once more I can smile



YOUR TURN
ENJOY
JL&B