Sarah Whiley, the Poet of the Week has given us a W3 poetry prompt to write a Triolet on the subject of an ordinary object. I pondered for a hot minute and came up with my pillow. We visited my sister for a week. She gave us the “deluxe” suite complete with its own bathroom. … Continue reading Looking for My Pillow→| A Different Perspective
This is the eleventh prompt for the Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt – Write a Chain Verse poem about getting sick (cold, flu, COVID, etc.). It all started with a little sneeze Sneeze that ran up and down my nose Nose that started it then the wheeze Wheeze and cough and chill to my toes … Continue reading Looking Sick→| A Different Perspective
Bonnie wanted a photo of my hats. I had made a post a long time ago on Xanga that had some of my favorite hats featured. I found photos of the snowboarding hat and my chipmunk hat among others. So here is a sampling of my hats – I have omitted the hats that I’ve … Continue reading Looking at My Hat Collection→| A Different Perspective
The Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt prompt for today is #10 – Write a sonnet about your favorite winter wear – coat, hat, mitten etc. or if you live in the Southern Hemisphere, swimsuit, sun hat, or shades – let you imagination run wild. I’ve always loved a smart hat – true fact My collection … Continue reading Looking Like a Mad Hatter→| A Different Perspective
This is the 9th prompt in the Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt. We are asked to write a poem using conceit – where 2 vastly different objects are linked together by similes or metaphors. So lies become acrobats and truth is a broken down nag as my conceits. Some people can’t tell the truth even … Continue reading Looking Conceited→| A Different Perspective
We’ve passed the halfway point in this month. Today is the 8th Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt prompt – Write an Blitz poem with football in mind (soccer or American football). Although my sons played soccer (as did Sparky) their preference is definitely American Football. Sparky has always been a big Chicago Bears fan, and … Continue reading Looking at the Blitz→| A Different Perspective
This is the 7th Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt prompt – Write an Epistle Poem to Santa. The Epistle Poem is written as a letter. It can be a direct address, intimate or formal. The form is flexible – from free verse to rhyming couplets to a sonnet. The audience can be internal or external. … Continue reading Looking to Santa→| A Different Perspective
Today I’m doing the 6th prompt in the Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt. The prompt is: Write a Cinq Trois DecaLa about falling asleep or waking up. This particular form is composed of 10 lines per stanza with 15 syllables per line. The rhyme scheme is: a/a/b/b/c/c/c/a/b/c. Meter is optional and multiple stanzas are permitted. … Continue reading Looking Wide Awake→| A Different Perspective
This is my effort for the W3 poetry promW3 poetry prompt provided by Reena Saxena as Poet of the Week. She has asked that we write a Prosimetrum or Versiprose. Using one of the images she provided. In addition, the poetry is limited to 3 to 12 lines. I have tried to avoid the news … Continue reading Looking at Democracy’s Dimming Light→| A Different Perspective
The Slide into Seasons Scavenger Hunt continues with prompt #5 – Write a Cascade poem using a season of your choice. The Cascade poem is one that combines repetition and a sort of free verse.…| A Different Perspective
It is that time of year again. Don’t play coy – you know the seasons are changing as are the clocks. What that means is that it is time for another Scavenger Hunt. In the northern hemis…| A Different Perspective
Saintvi decided that she was going to push me to write poetry on my days off. I used to post daily (back on Xanga) but after 10 years I went to the M-W-F schedule. Now she is posting on TACO Tuesda…| A Different Perspective
It’s been hard for our Detective Evans. She could have given up and headed back to H & R Block but she’s not a quitter. In fact she has True Grit, which is a movie she loved ever si…| A Different Perspective
This week on the W3 Poetry Prompt, D. Avery has given us a challenge of writing a Ghazal. This ancient Arabic form is deceptively easy. The unlimited number of couplets have 10 to 16 syllables per …| A Different Perspective
I know its been a long time since I’ve posted any of my ceramic pieces. The studio cut the classes from 8 weeks to 6 weeks and that messed with everyone’s output. I ended up with 2 fini…| A Different Perspective
This week Robbie Cheadle (the W3 PoW) has challenged us to write a poem on the theme of “an impactful childhood memory & how it affected you at the time” using “any combinatio…| A Different Perspective
This coming Monday is the first day of National Poetry Month. And once again I’m putting together a NPM Scavenger Hunt – Poems from Around the World! There are so many unique forms and …| A Different Perspective
