Hi, as well as being sorry for being late with this, I am also sad that it is the last of the Sunday Muse hosted by Carrie https://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/2023/05/sunday-muse-261.html. I have loved writing to the fabulous pictures Carrie has chosen, and as it’s the last one, I thought I would attempt to write a poem thatContinue reading “Sunday Muse”
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Weekend Writing Prompt
Hi, in Sammi’s Weekend Writing Prompt #313 post, https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2023/05/27/weekend-writing-prompt-313-stitch/ she challenges us to write a poem or a piece of prose in exactly 10 words using the word “Stitch” – harder than it looks! 😊
Micro-Seasons
Over on Mark’s blog, he describes that we have have entered the micro-season of “The Safflower Blossoms,” the second micro-season of the mini-season of Grain Full (26-30 May) https://naturalistweekly.com/2023/05/26/micro-season-the-safflower-blossoms-2023/ Mark invites us to write a haiku or senryu that incorporates the technique of Zooming as described in The Way of Haiku:- “With this technique, youContinue reading “Micro-Seasons”
Friday Fictioneers
Hi, this week Rochelle has selected the lovely photo above by Amanda Forestwood, https://rochellewisoff.com/2023/05/24/26-may-2023/ – very intriguing….where do they lead? Here is my adventure 😊
dVerse Poetics
Hi, Lillian is our host at Poetics and she invites us to be inspired to write a poem using one of the portraits posted, painted by Thorvald Hellesen, https://dversepoets.com/2023/05/23/an-artist-gets-his-due/. There is no required form for the poem, so we can just let it flow – I do enjoy writing ekphrastic poetry, and I have chosenContinue reading “dVerse Poetics”
W3
Hi, this week Suzette is POW on David’s W3, following her excellent poem last week ‘Trouble’, https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/05/24/w3-prompt-56-weave-written-weekly/, Suzette’s guidelines are to write a haiku, or a tanka on the theme of “a favourite way to relax or unwind.” I have chosen to do both, thanks for looking 😊
dVerse Haibun
Hi, this week Frank J. Tassone is our host for Haibun Monday https://dversepoets.com/2023/05/22/haibun-monday-5-22-23-memory/ and he asks us to write a haibun that alludes to memory. Thanks for looking💜
Tanka Tuesday
Hi, this week our challenge from Colleen is to write an acrostic poem with a syllable count of 8, 9, or 10 syllables per line or a mixture of these syllable counts, and our choice of words are: MAGICAL, CHARM, SPECTRE, FANTASY, CONJURE, UNICORN, IMAGINATION, ORACLE, or MALEVOLENCE. https://wordcraftpoetry.com/2023/05/23/tankatuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-321-5-23-23/ As you can see I plumpedContinue reading “Tanka Tuesday”
Flash Challenge
Hi, this week Fandango has selected the above image to spark our imagination https://fivedotoh.com/2023/05/22/fandangos-flash-fiction-challenge-220/ we are invited to write a post inspired by the photo. This week I have written a poem, thanks for looking 😊
What do you see?
Hi, Sadje has given us this cute picture today for our inspiration, https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/05/22/what-do-you-see-187-may-22-2023/ I was taken with David’s limerick and, as I haven’t done one for a while I thought I would give it a go 😊