by Ren Powell
Were you inspired this week? Did you find or create your own version of dervishes and wine odes? Did the prompt move you in an unexpected way?
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http://hummingbunny.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/the-simple-truth/
“Dung betwixt thine ears”
A poem about the chasm between young and old and the lessons never forgotten versus rarely learned. The very last line of this poem is based on how I feel when I think of the Beloved.
Ren, I just could not get into dervishes (writing in a Sufi meter made me dizzy) so to keep in the spirit (no pun intended) and metaphysical (pun intended) here is “Unanswered”.
On a
Tapestry of Devotion.
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Okay, I don’t think that this is written to the prompt but it was certainly inspired by and written for the prompt.
http://sewina.blogspot.com/2008/10/goddess-of-love-she-is-my-meditation.html
Dana and I did a collaborative piece this week. Here’s the link to her site: The juke box needle hovers.
And here’s the link to the poem at my place: The juke box needle hovers.
Here’s one I wrote last night.
Lunar eclipse
And here’s my offering for this week:
Hallelujah
-Nicole
A poem about the Sufi and his wine, it had to be Khayyam.
Was Khayyam a Sufi?
some will say yes, so here is mine:
http://amidweststory.blogspot.com/2008/10/readwritepoem-46-sufi-his-wine-and-your.html
I didn’t write a poem this week, but I have been writing poetry-related posts all week (and hope to continue for a few more days), so please come and check it out at
http://poetrychook.blogspot.com
(Not a permalink since there are several posts)
DJ God
my prayer poem is here.
I love Rumi but was a little rushed this week, but I’ll definitely be trying this one on and off over the next couple months.
Here’s my poem.
http://artpredator.wordpress.com
I have not been able to write anything for a long time now. This came out of nowhere:
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2008/10/locked-in-attic.html
Here’s mine, i couldn’t get on the site last night to leave my link:
http://craftygreenpoet.blogspot.com/2008/10/bees-knees.html
this one came to me in a dream…
http://artpredator.wordpress.com
btw, i’ve had some challenges posting comments on non-wordpress blogs, esp if i haven’t posted there before and if they have those verification codes. this has happened about 3 times to blogs here i’ve tried to comment on (i am trying now to remember which ones–philip thrifts was one i think and maybe annamari?) anyway, i apologize and will try again.
now that things are working. . . this is my rather cynical view: http://renspoetrypage.blogspot.com/2008/10/rwp-and-part-of-passage-manque.html