Poetry Partners #130
‘Anthem’, a poem by Verne Ivars Krastins of ‘Sculptage’
One fine day I wrote a song
Its many verses went on and on
A few weeks later the chorus began
My simple hymn extended its span
The song became an anthem soon
All humanity knew my tune
Centuries later amongst the stars
Aliens sang it in operas
- Sculptage: https://sculptage.wordpress.com/
A limerick by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’
The peacenik Martians expected no fight
When the visit came that fateful night,
But when the green men, in tandem,
Lined up to sing their anthem...
Earthlings, angered, claimed the copyright!
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
Would you like to create poetry with me and have a completed poem of yours featured here at the Skeptic’s Kaddish? I am very excited to have launched the ‘Poetry Partners’ initiative and am looking forward to meeting and creating with you… Check it out!
List of Poetry Partners
- Murisopsis
- Judy Dykstra-Brown
- Jennifer Patino
- Mike L. Utley
- Barbara Schaefer
- Ron Rowland
- Cheyenne MacMasters
- Rae Cod
- Eric Erb
- Chris Reilley
- Jim-
- Selma Martin
- Vidah (Chavi)
- varityteller
- Quaranjavirus
- Kunjal Gupta
- Coco
- Lov Verma
- bodypositivefemme
- Steven S. Wallace
- Shay Simmons
- Constance Bourg
- C. L. Barton
- Madamchryzl
- Sangeetha
- Jo
- Audrey Duff
- Gillena Cox
- Yasmin
- Martha Anewa
- Malalai Khan
- Adam Taylor
- trE
- Cindy Georgakas
- Punam
- davidatqcm
- Orion Foote
- Susi Bocks
- Mister Bump UK
- Kate Blake
- Freddie Omm
- kittysverses
- enchantedwords
- Saint Gaona
- Alan Steinle
- Karina Lutz
- Sarah David
- Beka Tucker
- Maria L. Berg
- Colleen M. Chesebro
- Jane Aguiar
- Jan Beekman
- royalpalmtree
- Marian
- M Jay Dixit
- Ken Hume
- Naa Lamiorkor Boye
- Reena Saxena
- Bridget
- Ash Evan Lippert
- Freya Pickard
- Harshi
- LaMon Brown
- Nomad
- Vedran Markovic
- The.Richard.Braxton
- Kim Whysall-Hammond
- Jeff Flesch
- hutschi
- Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
- Anca
- douryeh
- enchantedwords
- Kerfe
- Puvanesvari Rajan
- MistyBlue
- Henry Mworia
- Anna Smit
- Larry Trasciatti
- Sarah Cope
- Filipa Moreira da Cruz
- Robert J. Jr.
- Rosemary McMahan
- Iswar Kar
- Mapule Somo
- Anne Morrigan
- George Ellington
- J. P.
- Christine Bialczak
- Shalini Kathuria Narang
- LaToya Williams
- Maitreyee Telang
- Amelia Michelle Nicol
- A. J. Wilson
- Nick Pipitone
- Myrna Migala
- Kathy Labrum McVittie
- Dawn Pisturino
- Eugenia
- Tea Solon
- Marion Horton
- Hassan Safdar
- Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy
- Eileen Backman
- Suzette Benjamin
- Candace
- Tarlie Francis
- Aishwarya Kannan
- Michaël
- Mary Anne Abdo
- Benjamin Nambu
- Scotti Woolery-Price
- Ara
- Sean Matthews
- Joy A. Burki-Watson
- Mike L. Utley
- Hadizat Motherconfessor
- Murisopsis
- Cindy Georgakas
- Swathi Rao
- Filipa Moreira da Cruz
- Di
- Ami Offenbacher-Ferris
- Christine Bialczak
- Rob Kistner
- Michaël
- Sarah Cope
- Stephanie Malley
- musingsbymac
- Verne Ivars Krastins
- Brandon Ellrich
- Tallisman
- kalabalu
- Kunjal Gupta
- Malalai Khan
- Mary Anne Abdo
The Skeptic's Kaddish 🇮🇱 
Love Verne’s Anthem and your bizarre (in a nice way) response.
🧡🙏🏻 Marion 🙏🏻🧡
LOL Poor Martians! Cool image.
🤎🙏🏻 Dolly 🙏🏻🤎
Two poems I like!
💘🙏🏻 Robert 🙏🏻💘
Excellent.
💗🙏🏻 Molly 🙏🏻💗
Two great poems. Really enjoyed both.
🤎🙏🏻 Stephanie 🙏🏻🤎
Both poems are overflowing with whimsy!! I thoroughly enjoyed both!! ❤
🤍🙏🏻 Muri 🙏🏻🤍
Both poems were fantastic, but the limerick, well I have no words for it! 😂
💜🙏🏻 Veera 🙏🏻💜
Delightful!
💚🙏🏻 Misky 🙏🏻💚
From the sublime to the ridiculous Sculptage and David! 😛👍😁 Bravo! 👏Funny; clever; descriptive and ambitious! 😁👌👌
❤ Ken ❤ ~ wow, that's one heck of a compliment! Thank you!
Fully deserved and meant sir for both poems! 👍😁👏