OctPoWriMo - Day 31 - Halloween (Hallow's Eve)

Word Prompts: mysteriously random, foggy night, crimson, midnight, shadow, smoke, raven,
scarlet, umber, rust

Random Word Generator: pink, identical, herald, academic, pork, stage

Maena from MorgueFile

Hallow's Eve

It's all academic,

they say--

foggy night,

mysterious,

random shadows, 

but how do you know about the spooks

and 

spirits that haunt Halloween night?

Give me shadows,

a quiet walk through a silent neighbourhood,

filled with pumpkins

and children's laughter,

and then suddenly 

you heard the music,

no one is around--

or are they?

Footsteps following,

hollow sounding on the concret pavement,

a glance back,

fearful--

you know the feeling,

sure of the knife wielding

pyschopath

behind the hedges,

looking for his sister?

Darken house,

crimson light

coming from behind closed doors

and humming within the walls--

is this a nightmare

or just a fantasy created in my head?

Is this at all real,

or maybe just the result of

late night horror movie showcase.

OctPoWriMo - Day 30 - Forbidden (Rebel Desires)

Word Prompts: forbidden, denied, banned, rebel, conform

laryssamw from MorgueFile

Rebel Desires

That which is denied

only makes it more desirous,

to be a rebel within

the standards dished out by others.

Only makes it more desirous

to want to cheat the death of

the standards dished out by others,

drive faster, jump from planes.

To want to cheat the death of,

or maybe just read banned books,

drive faster, jump from planes,

the risk is worth the scrutiny.

Or maybe just read banned books,

like a piece of forbidden fruit,

the risk is worth the scrutiny

to light the darkness created by fear.

Like a piece of forbidden fruit,

I lap up the juices and rebel,

to light the darkness created by fear,

that is the ultimate response.

I lap up the juices and rebel,

to be a rebel within

to light the darkness created by fear,

That which is denied.

OctPoWriMo - Day 29 - Breathtaking (Dangerous View)

Today's Prompt: Breathtaking

All I can say about this day's prompt is think story time, Dear Readers. I played with images from fairy tales while concocting the premise of the poem, and then built a story around it, as a villanelle.

It helps to write a villanelle if I have a basic story already in my head, Dear Readers. I think i comes from the rhyming, it's much easier the rhyme if you are telling a story. At least for me it is.

Dear Readers, tell me what dangerous views you have seen on your life's adventures, and leave me some love. Enjoy!

FaFulanita from MorgueFile

Dangerous View

A brush with danger

shining ever so bright

with a petulant ardor

that gives you closure

for the gallant errant knight receives--

a brush with danger.

A challenge made fonder

that you must have to write

with a petulant ardor

of a full night of lunar

preparations for a fight,

a brush with danger.

There is none indeed nobler

in justice and of right

with a petulant ardor--

a lover of pleasure

that somehow might

greet a brush with danger

with a petulant ardor.

OctPoWriMo - Day 28 - Belonging (TRIBE)

Word Prompts: Affirmation, Clash, Community, Country, Estranged, Family, Flag,
Home, Team

Poetic Form: Clarity Pyramid

A Clarity Pyramid is a poem consisting of two triplets and a single line (7 lines in all). Usually, this poem is center aligned when displayed.

The first triplet has 1, 2, and 3 syllables. The title of the poem is the one-syllable word of the first triplet, which is displayed in all capital letters. This line is followed by a two-syllable line, and then a three-syllable line, both of which clarify the definition of the poem, or are synonyms for the title.

The second triplet has 5, 6, and 7 syllables. Its design is based around a life event contained within the triplet which helps give a poetic view or outlook on the first line (title).

The last line is 8 syllables, and is in quotations as this line contains a quote that defines the first word (title).

Melodi2 from MorgueFile

Tribe

TRIBE

unit

family

in what passes for

we know of love and trust

"arranged unconventionally".

This is a different style of poem for me to write, and while it wasn't difficult with this day's topic, I still had trouble find the right words. This poem mean a lot to me on a very personal level, Dear Readers, and not one that people are likely to guess. I leave you with the image I've created of happy bonds of a tribe. 

Mine is those closest to my heart, and I consider myself part of various tribes. The most important are the theatre and writer tribes with which I share a common love of theatre and writing. There is also my family tribe (which isn't always blood related), my blood tribe (family) of course, and other smaller or specific tribes (fandoms and clubs) like Whovians and Desert Listeners (Night Vale). If you think about it, Dear Reader, there are so many way you can sort yourself into tribes.

How you view your tribe?  Who is included? What do you stand for; gender, sexuality, similar interests, etc?

Leave me some love and a comment below. Enjoy!

OctPoWriMo - Day 27 - Haiku (Into Room Walking)

Word Prompts: Memories, Petals, Sweet, Springtime, Yesterday, Scents, Nature Love

Poetic Form: Haiku

The haiku is one that is generally about nature. It's a three lined poem that has a  5-7-5 form (five syllables, seven syllables,  five syllables). A classic haiku also has a seasonal reference and has focuses on  two different, but related image or ideas.

from MorgueFile

Into room walking

Into room walking--

wall of olfactory

scents make you smile.

OctPoWriMo - Day 26 - Visual Poetry (Visual Noise)

Writing Prompt: Which one sounds, looks, feels like your mind at least some of the  time?

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Poetic Form: Cascade.
      *a/b/c, d/e/A, f/g/B, h/i/C

Piotr Siedlecki from Public Domain Pictures

Visual Noise

Like it's aural partner,

the mental white noise

filling in the spaces between.

When it's hard to sleep,

or maybe all you can do

like it's aural partner

a painted lullaby for the masses--

your mind will create a picture of

the mental white noise.

Will it sail you of to sleep

or detain you on sleepless shores,

filling the spaces in between

of dragons and pirates,

sometimes, you know very well

When it's hard to sleep

and you lay upon your bed, 

questing for white mental bliss

or maybe all you can do

to channel all those thoughts

into a wall that will block it out

like it's aural partner.

OctPoWriMo - Day 25 - Satisfaction (Ode to Satisfy)

The Prompt: In what ways to you taste satisfaction?

Word Prompts: taste, satisfaction, food, sample, accomplishment

Poetic Form: Perhaps an Ode would be appropriate.

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Ode to Satisfy

With accomplishment

comes the satisfaction--

tasting,

eager,

joyous,

ravishing

to eye 

and tongue.

Desire,

that burns within

stomachs

and hearts,

a longing for something 

not currently possessed.

Sweet to taste,

like ambrosia,

maybe honey

or sucrose,

if never having tasted ambrosia;

can be sour too,

in the wrong doses.

Either way,

it can be addiciting,

like heroin,

deadly or life saving,

how will you satisfy yours?

Poem says it all, Dear Readers. I do have a question about writing poetry. Do you just write and let it be, or do you write and revise your poems until they sound right? I realized that I often write a poem and only revise (tinker) spelling, maybe some grammar work as necessary, and only  sometimes include actual revisions. Let me know how often to revise a poem after you write it. Enjoy!