Tag: Syllabic Poetry

Folly …

Folly sounds such funFalse onomatopoeiaFoolish mistake made This weeks POW, Ben Tonkin, gave us an inspiring prompt: Ben’s prompt guidelines From free verse to haiku…This 'folly', be up to you!Can't wait to read how you do.Your inspiration is 'folly'. Join in or read more here

April Opens … and Closes

Photo by Nataliya Vaitkevich on Pexels.com Aprilwary start monthbefore the clock strikes noonlisten out for practical jokesharmless fun a customfor what reasonfools’ daybusiness year-endtime to sum up the yearinto numbers; profit and lossno interest in wordsjust bottom linecounts herechangeable monthshort-circuited momentsshafts of rain to showers of suninvigorate my skinwith oppositesfresh startssweet fragrance liftsmy mood; draws … Continue reading April Opens … and Closes →

24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge No.22 20/2/24, Part I, Snow Becomes Rain

Climate Changeno snowshallow roots liftswept in fast running streamsdisturbed and disrupted they sailnew sitesSnow Dropsspectacular white glints of hopesettle their fragile strengthcarpets of whitesubsist For this week's challenge I used kigo: running streams and snow drops. I have chosen to write a mirror cinquain, 2-4-6-8-2-2-8-6-4-2. I have been pondering the change this year with no … Continue reading 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge No.22 20/2/24, Part I, Snow Becomes Rain →