209 posts tagged Poetry Prompts

alluring electrons align to flow, giving away their playfulness volts jump around when wattage changes fluctuating energy stabilizes itself after much confusion jolted equipments pause a while before running smoothly rippling away, waves pass through nonchalantly in that vacuum, air might have been

When things that go bump in the night… Posted by Brian on May 15, 2008 “For this week’s Totally Optional prompt, write a poem in which something or things represents some other thing or things. You could use an object to symbolize an idea. Or a taste to represent a feeling. Or a color to stand in for an animal.

I had to drive into work in a steady rain this morning. Those who know me very well know that I loathe driving on the Interstate in the rain, because of a hydroplaning experience I had several years ago in southern Kentucky. Ever since that crash (no one was seriously injured), I've had this phobia when it comes to driving in inclement weather.

She walks the extra mile to merely glimpse in his eyes – intense, unrevealing, sometimes smiling, always unnerving she tries hard to read – leaving frustrated, refusing to give up. Aggravating passivity moving too slowly – while admiring externally, she longs to make him move.

Haunted by memories Visions… Images… Plague the mind Too many minds Loss greater than death Dying a thousand times Each time I think of you And remember –

enigmatic emblems May 12, 2008 by rick mobbs by enigma, who else? these tapestries are examples of some of the painstaking work she does. (When she isn’t blowing up stuff. She runs a SFX company, among other things.) The tapestries are 200 stitches to the inch! Her blog is currently in a dormant stage (hopefully a temporary condition) but is still a delight to read and ponder.

“Listen to the Word Choice of Authors” Prompt May 12th, 2008 by writingfix2 WritingFix has a fun lesson– called  ”Listen to the Word Choice of Authors“ –that was inspired by the picture book Listen to the Rain by Bill Martin Jr..  Several student writers have written and published their work

suttee . immaculate loser . uncomplaining emphasis . shellshocled recluse . openhanded alligator briefcase . generously . just sideburns . immaterial . miscellany

Poetry Prompt - for Sunday, May 18, 2008 Welcome to SIMPLY SNICKERS. Thanks to all of the wonderfully witty and gifted writers who have participated in our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompts so far. We have all been enjoying reading one another's work. Those who posted have been added to our blogroll.

Pic on Flickr by Gemma Wiseman ~ Verandah ornaments 6 ~ Totally Optional Prompts ~ Transformation ~ I am just a log Trimmed for burning But too large to give up my life To fire and ash In the wood heater ~ And I am just a brown pot Encrusted with floral posies ~ I should be a bird bath But somehow