It is good to obey all the rules when you’re young, so you’ll have the strength to break them when you’re old. –Mark Twain Why wait until you’re old? You kids know a bad rule when you confront it. Now, don’t break rules just for…
Category: Official Marathon Prompts
Sestina -Irish History Novel
Charles Egan wrote a bit of history of the Irish 1 The late 1840’s were cruel for the Irish Potato crops were a staple of the Irish A blight on the crops starved many of the Irish Rotting from the center, devastating the Irish And…
Prompts Hour Ten
Text Prompt Write poem about any holiday in December/early January. Contributed by Nancy Ann Smith. Image Prompt
A Baldy’s Notion
A Baldy’s Notion I haven’t a baldy’s notion A famous Irish saying Meaning no idea Bald men must have some notion Annoying for sure Likely my bald head will perceive me Don’t judge us as fools though You’ll be the one left…
Girl and Puppy – Hour Nine
Soft and cuddly, warm and sweet The nicest puppy you’ll ever meet With big black ears and a wet cherry nose She follows my daughter wherever she goes She cuddles and licks with the greatest of ease She wags her long tail as big as…
And I Bid Ye Farewell- Hour 9
Dear Lost City, For the sand meals I cooked On childhood playgrounds For my first day at school When I took my first steps For the lifelong friends I made And the lessons I learnt The trees I climbed The pools I swam Drives to…
Prompts Hour Nine
Text Prompt Take a common saying like “To get lost is to learn the way” or “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch” or “This too shall pass,” as the basis of writing a poem. Contributed by KV Adams. Image Prompt
The Science of Memory
There are some things that stick with you. some combination of emotion and the senses that keep a memory alive, like the morning I awoke to the Monarchs, mid migration, all the limbs on the trees alive with butterflies flittering like leaves in a breeze….
Meet your Bosses First
Man decides to leave the world behind Take on a profession he has never tried before Whether or not he is running from something Is never actually discussed He becomes friends with his roommate And they sign on to the same workplace Without knowing their…
Lord Of The Rings – Book Plot
Lord Of The Rings – Book Plot A ring needs destroyed The Fellowship battle hard Frodo destroys ring!