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My poem this week is titled: “CHARON“
” Clarrie’s Cornered ”
http://rallentanda.blogspt.cm
rallentanda replied:
March 4th, 2010 at 12:09 am
oops
http://rallentanda.blogspot.com
The one I settled on is “late“
late
(at http;//briarcat.wordpress.com)
barbara_y replied:
March 4th, 2010 at 12:22 am
sorry if I show up twice,
the spam filter doesn’t like my other browser
barbara_y replied:
March 4th, 2010 at 12:23 am
not my night… “late“
He takes you across – Ferryman
Charles is a traveler…
Yep, I went in an unexpected direction with this one. I guess I’ve been watching too much Heroes because I started thinking about carnivals.
http://pipssqueaks.blogspot.com/2010/03/read-write-poem-prompt-116.html
…and something for a giggle… So Amusing
I loved the prompt, enjoyed writing the poem. Here is the link to the poem ‘Ashes Don’t Float Away’ – http://umaathreya.blogsome.com/2010/03/04/ashes-dont-float-away/
I ended up with a thing called And At The Hour
This week’s: My Brain An Enchanted Loom.
And I ended up with,
dream
You’ll find mine here:
http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/2010/03/01/graduates
After a few weeks away, I’m a little rusty. Here’s my offering.
http://melrosemusings.blogspot.com/2010/03/back-to-read-write-poem-this-week-im.html
I wrote but not to the prompt!
http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.com/2010/03/if-only-you-lived-forever.html
This came out much more morbid than I suspected it would.
http://juliejordanscott.typepad.com/jjspoetry/2010/03/it-is-my-offering-from-this-weeks-get-your-poem-on-from-readwritepoem.html
it’s ‘this time’… this time.
http://another2doors.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/this-time/
I didn’t write to the prompt this week, but I did write a poem, and here it is:
Change
http://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog/2010/03/another-mother-poem-change.html
Apologies in advance for my continuing inability to read/comment on everyone else’s work — having a new baby means my computer time is deeply limited! But I love having y’all drop by and read what I’ve written even so…
I was AWOL last week, so I wrote two this week.
href=”http://makeda42.livejournal.com/57485.html”>Lailah
href=”http://makeda42.livejournal.com/57729.html”>Persephone Speaks
Well, that didn’t work. Back to the normal method of pasting things in.
http://makeda42.livejournal.com/57485.html
http://makeda42.livejournal.com/57729.html
If you travel here, you can read about “The Movie in Your Head”.
http://cynthiashort.blogspot.com
(PS-do to circumstances beyond my control, I haven’t been able to read as many posts the last 2 weeks, but promise I am back NOW!)
jmcneely replied:
March 4th, 2010 at 9:25 am
I’m getting to be a fan of yours, Cynthia. I like the idea of muddling confused thoughts being chimera. There is a demonic and panicy feeling to this image, I think you caught that in your poem.
[...] poem inspired by ReadWritePoem prompt #116 and this week’s Three Word Wednesday [...]
Scribbled this morning: http://zouxzoux.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/amaze/
This photo didn’t do it for me this week – but I’ll be reading your responses when I have the chance.
I went a little Greek and Maori this week with:
Catabasis
Here is mine: I posted last night but of course in the wrong place since we are supposed to post after midnight.
http://flaubert-poetrywithme.blogspot.com/2010/03/dismayed-and-waiting-for-sleep-photo-is.html
Without further adieu, I give you:
A Thousand Words
See the inference:
You walking away
Like a high plains drifter
Ambles into a setting sun
The hands of time writ large
Upon a desert landscape
The gray clouds marbling a desolate sky
As Love decays into Death
I am left behind
Guarding the dusty grave
That was once our lush garden
Staring at a distant horizon
Unbroken
By shade and water
Is this picture worth a thousand words?
Do you need further translation?
The passage of time, the cycle of life. Went a different direction, a tribute to my aunt: http://deowriter.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/poetry-stretch-pantoum/
My submission this week is “Code.”
http://yourinnerceo.blogspot.com
This image is an excellent prompt! I posted an older poem that it seemed to suggest:
http://jimmcneely.blogspot.com/2010/03/rhythm.html
and new poem to along with it:
http://jimmcneely.blogspot.com/2010/03/now.html
jmcneely replied:
March 5th, 2010 at 9:43 am
I did a major edit to this poem if anyone is interested:
http://jimmcneely.blogspot.com/2010/03/now.html
I greatly appreciated all the helpful replies.
I got two prompts that fit together in a weird way… Innocent Time
my attempt…
http://ofheart.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/119/
I loved this weeks prompt. The poem came out very different from how I expected. Also finding it difficult to make it stand up alone ie. without the picture – not convinced it’s working as a completed whole. Any comments or criticisms/helps would be most appreciated!
http://musemesomepoetry.blogspot.com/
Cindy replied:
March 5th, 2010 at 8:19 pm
I think it works without the picture, but if you wanted perhaps you could come up with a title that would take the place of the picture. The poem feels whole to me…
I ended reading a plethora of stuff on death, time( physical and philosophical), symbols, Charon and for some reason the sensation of raindrops on the skin…left me no time to actually write about anything…
well…my combobulation of discombobulated thoughts:
http://motherveg.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/the-passenger-116/
Time’s Clergy.
Just from an initial survey, it’s interesting how many of us brought death in.
Here is mine: And Sometimes the Boatman Does Slumber
A little poky submitting my prompt reply.
http://poemblaze.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/rwp-116/
Mine is here. Thanks for the prompt!
Countdown
Here is mine
http://waynepitchko.blogspot.com
Here is my poem, I Dreamed Embarking: http://redpetals04.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/i-dreamed-embarking/
fyi, my first time participating in the read write prompts!
Cindy replied:
March 4th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
I enjoyed your poem. You captured the dreamy quality you commented on nicely.
Alejandra Garza replied:
March 4th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
Thank you Cindy! I enjoyed your poem too. I especially liked the structure you chose to write in.
Well, gave it a shot. It’s here
http://pasaery.wordpress.com/
Here is mine: http://www.spiritsoflena.com/2010/03/poem-beacon.html
Hi there. I’m enjoying reading everyone’s take on the prompt. This is my first time here contributing. Thanks for giving me a place to share. I started in one direction with this, but ended up going in a completely different direction.
http://heather-heatherofthehills.blogspot.com/2010/03/right-now-is-enough.html
Here is my try.
Many More Times
http://52poemsproject.blogspot.com/
Here is my link to my poem.
http://survivorscribe.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/day-34-read-write-poem-time-prompt/
Funny to see how much this digressed from the original topic! Happy with it though
http://metaphysicworld.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/melt-with-you/
I’m terribly behind, but mine’s up at Blue Hookah.
http://bluehookah.blogspot.com
Aww, am I the last one?
It’s called “Do you know?”
http://evelynnalfred.blogspot.com/2010/02/triolet-thursday-triolet-23.html
Evelyn, you are not the last one! I’m just glad that I got this up before Saturday!
http://freckledwriter.blogspot.com/2010/03/perhaps.html
The Doppler Effect. Come on by–just click on my name!
I put this up last week–too soon! Hope this is not too late!
Where does it all start and stop?
Amazing photo and very inspiring…