29 thoughts on “Prompt for Hour One

    1. I am confused about where to post as well. I posted my 1st poem on my page and pressed the publish the button. But I see ppl are posting here on the hourly prompts section, soooo I don’t know what to do.

  1. So, do we post here or on our page?
    I will post this one on both until I hear from someone–don’t know why these details are flustering me this year.
    Old age?
    Prompt one 9 am Write a poem in which the four elements (Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water) play an important part.

    Today’s sky is full of wind and water.
    Forcefully attacking the earth
    Happily quenching small fires in
    Nearby woods
    Quenching also the fires of my ambition
    I will stay home and read today

    Earth, wind , fire, water
    Which element is out of synch
    In my friend’s body
    As he looks out
    Of his hospital window
    Watching
    Rain attack the ground
    Wind move the trees
    He feels life’s fires smoldering
    Only his hope and will
    Left to rekindle life’s spark
    From sheltered embers.

  2. Earth…
    Life giving
    Hope growing
    I would bury myself in you…

    Wind…
    Gently blowing
    Wildly howling
    Carry me away with you

    Water…
    Thirst slaking
    Soul hydrating
    I am awash with you

    Fire…
    Doubt purging
    Love refining
    I am ablaze for you

    Earth Wind Water fire
    Elements of my desire
    Combine into a vortex of emotions
    Futile.pointless, mindless notions.

  3. I am glad everyone wrote a poem but please post on your own Poetry Marathon blog page. The new + button at the top will help you get there. Please re-post anything you wrote here on your page so it is easier to find again.

  4. The Jersey Angel

    It lives near tidal estuaries
    near rich salt-marsh earth
    in touch with wind and cedar creeks
    where skimmers and sanderlings feed.

    Near rich salt-marsh earth
    with its currents, crabs, and minnows
    skimmers and sanderlings feed
    in touch with wind and cedar creeks.

    With its currents, crabs, and minnows
    a regenerative pineland thrives
    in touch with wind and cedar creeks
    and lighting and fire

    a regenerative pineland thrives
    then dies then lives again
    because of lighting and fire.
    It lives near tidal estuaries.

    1. No WordPress logo. I have a blog and rarely have issues logging on but I see no option to do so on this mobile page. I’m going to try on a desktop.

  5. My first poem for the first hour (the second one I already posted)
    A prayer to Lord GaNESa to remove all obstacles, in Sankethi language, set to the vasantatilaka metre

    appOdu nAmiDara hejjehaLathayUmE
    appA gaNESa unakarpaNa paNNaNAme
    tappAde sAgipi sadA nudivuLLe OmE
    heppaNDamella aLahE ira bEDaNAmE

    ಅಪ್ಪೋದು ನಾಮಿಡರ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಹಳಥ್ನಯೂಮೇ
    ಅಪ್ಪಾ ಗಣೇಶ ಉನಕರ್ಪಣ ಪಣ್ಣಣಾಮೇ
    ತಪ್ಪಾದೆ ಸಾಗಿಪಿ ಸದಾ ನುಡಿವುಳ್ಳೆ ಓಮೇ
    ಹೆಪ್ಪಂಡಮೆಲ್ಲ ಅಳಹೇಯಿರ ಬೇಡಣಾಮೇ ||

    Always, every step we take, O gaNESa, are dedicated to you. Without fail, lead us to completion, fill our words with “Om” and may the universe fill with beauty. This is what we pray for!

  6. Could NOT figure out how to do this…situated now, sorry to be late!

    One:

    My heart, the brown in which he plants his seed. His laughter, the rain that waters it. His kiss, the fire that warms it up. His absence, the winds that leave me frozen.

  7. Poems should not be placed in the comments of prompts unless they have also been already posted on a poets individual page. The New + button will allow you to make a new post and if you can’t find that logging into the dashboard should make it obvious.

    1. Sorry, I thought this was where we were supposed to be posting them. I still have not learned where to post them then. I am so far behind and forever lost.

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