Personify an animal. Switch its trait. Example: a disinterested lion, a polite gorilla, an aggressive giraffe…” – Contributed by John Dutton I belong to the group called Simians My family is commonly known as Monkeys I assure you I am the sober and serious type I…
Category: Marathon Poem
Hour Nine Prompt ~ Food Item from Cupboard ~ Hot Cross Buns
Looking in the cupboard I found a bakery item: a packet of buns. Many poems did we sing in kinder garten Mrs Ronken our teacer was an amazing Lady many rhymes we sang and played with-too, favorite was “Hot Cross Buns” one or two a…
Prompt for the Eight Hour ~ New Poetic Form Gigan ~ Seek the Hidden Night of Power
Seek the hidden night of power, the priceless key, consult not, the fragile worldly , A La Carte- gather, cut and mix fruit for the evening “Iftari”. No CLT or club sandwich, just a fine canapé, spicy seekh kebabs, dates, ketchup and chutney, Seek the…
Prompt for Seventh Hour ~ Image ~ Whose Bench is This ?
If I could find and reach an old wooden bench in a garden peaceful or by a silent empty roadside lined shaded with shady Çinar and I could feel safe in lonely comfort- Whose bench is this? who placed it here? who was so kind?…
Prompt for Sixth Hour~Write a letter to yourself ~ Dear A
Dear A This is belated but never out of my heart. I was overjoyed to see you in class, as my student,though you were three years senior to me in college. I would remember you often because you were an inspiration for me. Your dedication…
Prompt Fifth Hour ~Word Choice ~ Under an Oak
I love to knit but knitting is complicated technical and drastically mathematical It is not like painting a sunflower- nor tasty as cheddar cheese. it takes effort then later comes ease. Knitting must have a special space Under an oak is absolutely fine but never…
Prompt Hour Two – Line from Robert Frost’s poem -Woods are lovely dark and deep
The woods are lovely dark and deep Line from the poem By Robert Frost Life is a journey not a destination all have miles to travel ,miles to go choices of which road to take, often trouble and perplex the mental station- the woods are…
Prompt -Hour One -Water- Secret of the two Seas.
O’ Poseidon bestowed with the power unique tell us the secret of the two seas that do not meet yet flow with different colors, wave by wave, move by move, side by side, a perfect acceptance of diversity, Poseidon speaks, ‘Man is nothing without the…
History Repeats Itself
“History repeats itself” Here we are again in “the good old days”. Where your fate is predecided by a government that believes in “Equality.” Women, Gays, and non-whites are being thrown away in a dumpster hidden by Wallstreet and false news. Lies are…
Alive
On the way home Shades of green blanket the horizon, I look in the distance, as my love Says, “Looks like someone spray-painted the Mesa’s white.” The scattered, surviving snow cowers in splotches. And the crouching cedars stretch out with the rabbit-like bushes together they…