poetry challenge

Fog Eyes, an Elegiac Poem

Posted by Heather's Starting End on February 22, 2015

Posted in: creative writing, poems, poetry, poetry challenge. Tagged: angels wings, Daily post, death, elegiac poem, fog, pain, poems, poetry, poetry challenge, sadness. 20 Comments

Earth it spins, round and round, keeping me, away you, from this world, you fly
Angels wings, unseen wind, lifted you, beyond me, earth behind, goodbye

Creeping through, breaking through, sitting here, wanting not, wish you’d go, fog eyes
Desperate, despondent, lifeless night, stars removed, lonely space, sad sky
Begging you, show me now, beyond life, where you live, past the sun, gods home
Vale of fog, heavy mist, melt away frozen grief, I’m alive, alone

Possibly the hardest challenge I’ve ever attempted. Thank you to the Daily Post for the Fog prompt and style.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_assignment/writing-201-fog/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elegiac_couplet

Trust, an Acrostic Challenge

Posted by Heather's Starting End on February 18, 2015

Posted in: acrostic poem, Acrostic Poetry, creative writing, poems, poetry, relationship. Tagged: acrostic poem about trust, dailypost, life, love, partnership, poems, poetry challenge, the starting end, trust. 7 Comments

The Daily Post Writing challenge for today.

Before you, retreat with sadness
Tell me what is troubling you
Don’t assume that I won’t listen
Rest assured I surely will
I am ready, to be your shoulder
Understand, I’ll do my best
It’s out of love I’m here for you
Seek your solace, so you can rest
Have faith in me, please don’t turn cold
Trust in me, your heart of gold

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_assignment/writing-201-trust/

I Am The Tree, a Musette poem

Posted by Heather's Starting End on September 2, 2014

Posted in: art, creative writing, musette poem, poem, poetry. Tagged: alone, empty, life, musette poetry, poem, poetry, poetry challenge, tree, tree poem. 7 Comments

I’m here,
You, no longer
Are near

Leaves blown,
Were swept away
From home

Dear Tree,
I as you now,
Empty

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A description of rules for Musette poetry can be found here. It is fun and welcoming to find a poetry challenge, this one from Harry at The Poets Corner, to change it up and give inspiration to try a new form of poetry. Happy short week, those in America 🙂

“Today” a Japanese Lanturne Poem

Posted by Heather's Starting End on August 8, 2014

Posted in: creative writing, Lanturne poem, life, poem, poetry, poetry challenge. Tagged: japanese style poem, lanturne poem, life, Poet's corner, poetry, poetry challenge, spread your wings. Leave a comment

Lift
Yourself
Breaking free
From chains of pain
Live

Go
Move on
Do something
Let your heart mend
Heal

Be
Someone
Don’t dream it
Spread out your wings
Fly

*5 lines with a syllabic pattern of one, two, three, four, one. The basic shape of a lanturne should, with imagination, look like a lantern. Thank you Poets Corner for the challenge and intro to Lanturne Poetry, I took it a step further and tried for 3 stanzas.