Tag Archives: shadorma

Definition

Posted on March 7, 2019 by

Written for:  Poets United Midweek Motif~Kindness  (posted by Susan) In a new poem, show us how you know/imagine kindness and its possibility. “Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, … Continue reading →

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Questions to Ponder

Posted on February 17, 2019 by

Weekend Mini-Challenge: Strange News  (posted by Magaly) For today’s prompt, I invite you to be inspired by the following questions, out of the Strange News section of Live Science: 1. What if the moon disappeared tomorrow? 2. Can humans smell … Continue reading →

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An Act Of Sabotage

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Blomings2 – #234 – Motivation:  Ambition Ambition– mine is sabotaged by myself. Why is that do you suppose? Frightened of failure or success? https://poeticbloomings2.wordpress.com/2019/02/10/prompt-234-motivation-ambition/#comments

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Sun Art

Posted on January 12, 2019 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet:  Shadorma “The Shadorma is a Spanish poetic form made up of a stanza of six lines (sestet) with no set rhyme scheme. It is a syllabic poem with a meter of 3/5/3/3/7/5. It … Continue reading →

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Just a Pinch

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

Written for dVerse Poets Pub:  Poetics:  “Secret Ingredient” (posted by Gospel Isosceles) “Thus far we’ve looked at secret ingredients within the context of recipes, as that is how we usually apply them. However, in our prompt let us venture away from … Continue reading →

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No Remorse, No Forgiveness

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD Chapbook Challenge – Day 11 For today’s prompt, write a forgiveness poem. Earlier this month, I shared an apology poem prompt, but it’s one thing to apologize; it’s something else entirely to forgive … Continue reading →

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Open Fire

Posted on October 16, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – Autumn PAD – Day 3 “This prompt sort of plays in with our first two prompts. A fire can combat the cold and could supply the smells of which we wrote. But what about fire? … Continue reading →

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I Get It!

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

Written for:  Poetic Asides #454 – I Get _______ I get it! Do not repeat it, understand? I will use less hot sauce in the gumbo. Next time, no fire trucks.  

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Recovery

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

Written for:  The Sunday Muse #20 Image Source Aftermath of storm, destruction boardwalk swept lamps are lit rides will run, vendors hawk wares. We will come back, strong. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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Decades Before

Posted on April 2, 2018 by

Written for:  April 2018 PAD Challenge – Day 2 For today’s prompt, write a portrait poem. You can use an actual portrait to write an ekphrastic poem. Or think up an image from real life. Or fake life. Or don’t … Continue reading →

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