Welcome back everyone! I'm excited to read your next entries.
The Rules:
- Include (or reference) one or more of the five words in a poem
- Share the link in the comments
- Submit as many as you want
The Previous Editions:
The Prompts:
- Dart
- Drought
- Splinter
- Fate
- Key
Happy writing :)
About the Creator
Poppy
poetry in progress
My Favorite Essay
I return to this essay each spring, scattering my ink under Eliot’s. I remember Dr. Evans’s shock at my love for Eliot. It seemed incongruent with my love of Mark Twain and Steinbeck and all of those early loves who stole my heart with strong voices. Eliot employs voice differently than fiction writers, and for me, the voice of “Tradition and the Individual Talent” feels like the canon itself is speaking, directly to me, as if I am the recipient of a love letter from literature itself. When Wally (Dr. Evans) referred to Eliot (and Emerson and Hume) as stuffy old bastards, it was my turn to react with shock. I’m sure I looked at him like he had three heads or a tuba growing out of one ear. I feel an intimacy when I read Eliot. “Journey of the Magi” brought me to tears the first time I read it.
By Harper Lewisabout 5 hours ago in Writers
Comments (31)
Thank you for your prompts Poppy! https://customer-opinion.top/poets/true-love-can-take-time%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cstyle data-emotion-css="w4qknv-Replies">.css-w4qknv-Replies{display:grid;gap:1.5rem;}
Thanks for hosting this contest! Here's my entry: https://customer-opinion.top/stories/the-clock-ticks%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
This prompt was thought provoking! Thanks for the inspiration! https://customer-opinion.top/poets/soliloquy-of-fate%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
A limerick for you: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/why-i-m-banned-from-writing-limericks#comment-35e0a8d8-c70b-4bc1-a3b6-fb3f1098e6c8%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Thought I'd already posted this here, but can't find it. My apologies if I'm crazy: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/here-in-the-dark%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Thank you for the prompt, really got me thinking: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/shelter-in-lies%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Howdy again, Poppy. Here's my submission to your prompts exercise. Once again, thank you for doing this -- Poppy's Prompts have been instrumental this year in helping me meet my intention of creating work. Much appreciated! https://customer-opinion.top/poets/the-reset-gf18760rn3%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Here is my entry: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/smoke-and-mirrors-jguad0yxs%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Another entry: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/pop-okc0n0zs0%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Here's my first thunderclap among you. ⚡ I hope you enjoy the gobbledygook. https://customer-opinion.top/poets/everyone-happens-for-a-season%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
well written
Here's ....well I guess it's a poem? https://customer-opinion.top/poets/pierced-pain-the-aftermath%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Here’s my crazy entry 🙄 https://customer-opinion.top/poets/showdown-e2bb0bip%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
My first entry: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/dart%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Here is my submission: https://customer-opinion.top/poets/who-s-to-say-hkqjs0vvv%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
https://customer-opinion.top/poets/esteem%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
here is mine https://customer-opinion.top/poets/it-s-poppy-time%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Blended with the sensory challenge https://customer-opinion.top/poets/senses-and-more-becoming%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Great words… I love it when word prompts are nouns and verbs or two meanings✅👍🏼
My attempt https://customer-opinion.top/poets/finding-the-rhyme%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
I got one https://customer-opinion.top/poets/losing-faith-3l8580xn7%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/span%3E%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="css-w4qknv-Replies">
Ok, I better get thinking...
FATE said "The KEY ingredient during the DROUGHT is a SPLINTER-sized DART" Lol, that's all I got for now
Added this to the VSS Unofficial Cheelenge thread here https://www.facebook.com/groups/376191867241324/permalink/1072858730907964
Thanks Poppy, was looking forward to this. WIll come back with an entry.