Prompts for the Fifth Hour Text Prompt Write a poem using at least 5 of the following 10 words/phrases. Still Life ~willjxn~ Upon the old oak stump is nailed a make-shift table covered with a linen scarf and— set with these: An empty wine glass…

Neighborhood hangouts used to be taverns, Legion Halls blue-collar guys perched on vinyl-slick swivel stools Community nowadays revolves around coffee shops, breweries a distillery that serves lavish concoctions Everything sounds the same every space a twist on mod, industrial décor galvanized steel with overtones of…

In the forest, there is a soul, a calm, caring presence that envelopes me. I call her mother. She is my mother when my mom wasn’t there.   In her shades of green and earth tones, she sent Doe’s to guide me.   On days…

Hour Five –  Gone                  Mary Pecaut   Today, outside our house looking at your window I want to believe  that what I see  in the pane is sky – the same wide-open sky we  once shared. The…

The stars shines on you Soft touches reveals of dancing stars Songs to sing waves of sounds over the bay Hummingbirds sings a love song sounds amazing Doing the electric slide on white sand Time don’t wait on no one hold onto your seats Sooner…

Abandoned Piano Overgrown and off the path sits an abandoned piano. My fingers trace its splintered wood, lacquer long since vanished by time and the elements. I brush off the leaves and a few layers of dirt. The mouth of music smiles at me, pine…

A hardback copy of the book we wrote stares at me from the oak bookshelf I salvaged from the dumpster fire. the sunflower next to it taunts me with its false cheer that belies a secret darkness. Still I approach, wineglass in one hand, the…

My voice echoes a hollow drum incessant, beating a tune that I really doubt anyone could hear real voices,amplified, they roar on rooftops to applause or boo rue me if I do speak or whisper so mine just echoes no sounds  

Hear me, oh, hear me, My cries have fell on death ears, I’ve been forsaken.

DogSpeak #5 Kisses, Always Kisses You know how much I love you adore you, want you need you can’t imagine my life without you I love you. Kisses, always kisses no nips, no bites no fights no grudges held over heads and shoulders released before…