Poetry Partners #172 'Anticipation', a tanka by Destiny of 'Destiny's Designz' anticipation breathes disconsolateness intentionally fractures fictive fantasies yet still- we found lost in dreams Destiny's Designz: https://destinysdesignz.wordpress.com/ A tanka by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’ presentiment resents sober reasoning mental clarity must needs be relentlessly taunted- torn to little bits
A Tanka concrete jungle thrives arteries stream with cultures microorganisms teem busily from bugholes colonize shifting surface W3 poetry prompt This poem was written for Jaideep Khanduja's W3 prompt, which was: Urban Landscapes Form: Tanka (5-7-5-7-7 syllables); Must include: The phrase “Concrete jungle” The poetic device of personification Goal: To bring attention to the beauty and complexities of urban landscapes… Continue reading Cultures, or: Colonies
Intro Dear friends, Welcome to our W3 Poetry Prompt, which goes live on Wednesdays at The Skeptic's Kaddish. You may click here for a fuller explanation of W3; but here's the 'tldr' version: Part I The main ingredient of W3 is a weekly poem written by a Poet of the Week (PoW), which participants read… Continue reading W3 Prompt #40: Wea’ve Written Weekly
Poetry Partners #161 Senryu by Jan Beekman of ‘janbeek’ I. Each snowflake's unique Like my fingerprints and eyes Brrr - snow on my lids II. I stuck my tongue out Ouch! Help me, I'm way too close Stuck to that damn pole Jan Beekman: https://janbeek.blog/ Tankas by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’ I. each… Continue reading Fingerprints, or: Tongue
Poetry Partners #160 'Magical', a haiku by WickedLizzie of 'Essays From the Edge of Existence' Moonlight on the lake Softly shimmers, casts a spell Nature's magic glow Essays From the Edge of Existence: https://wickedlizzie.wordpress.com/ A tanka by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’ moonlight on the lake softly shimmers, casts a spell nature's magic glow… Continue reading Shimmers, or: Ripples
Poetry Partners #157 'Darkness', a haiku by WickedLizzie of 'Essays From the Edge of Existence' The night falls, darkness Silent, still, and full of mystery A time for dreams. Essays From the Edge of Existence: https://wickedlizzie.wordpress.com/ A tanka by ben Alexander of ‘The Skeptic’s Kaddish’ the night falls, darkness silent, still, and full of mystery… Continue reading Darkness, or: Fade away
A Tanka communication critical thinking's structure negotiate thoughts unlock the thoughts of others solutions come into reels
Poetry Partners #153 A poem by Tricia Sankey In my dream you have hands like a clock pointy and judgy countering all reason and erasing our seconds moments gone. Why is awareness the last thing to go? I curse the black holes in your eyes (Dilating now) and I swallow one marvelous bright ball (one… Continue reading Realignment, or: The explosion
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