bob Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 (edited) On short notice Tinker A Case of Puppy Love She was a beauty of her kind And he adored her so The shear madness of it all Was consuming him from head to toe He thought he would buy her a gift Then realized to his dispair He had no money at all In his pockets anywhere He could pawn his antique watch But dismay crept ‘ore his face Both big hand and little hand Were gone with out a trace. Walking the path to her house Surrounded by rows of hedge He came to upon a rippling stream Then stood there at its edge “I have a bit of a problem I have to give it some thought Would she like me just for me Though a gift I had not brought?" A decision he quickly made He turned about and headed home He'd find buddies to play baseball Deciding today he would not roam YarnSpinner copyright 3-28-2018 Edited March 28, 2018 by bob ? mark punctuation added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Yarnspinner, This is so good, you haven't lost your touch. The prompts are meant to be done in 24 hours. I am getting the prompts from a Daily Poem challenge. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted March 31, 2018 Author Share Posted March 31, 2018 Prompt for March 31, Write a poem of any form, about a bunny, a chick or a lamb or all of them.Three Limerick, a chick, a lamb and a bunnyThere once was a chick called Harry,he was born in the barn of a dairy.He played with the cowsand took lots of bows,making Bossie and Bess both merry.There once was a shepherd's daughter,who had a lamb that her daddy bought her.She called him her Sweet;danced jigs when he bleat,and laughed when he splashed in the water.There once was a cute little bunny,whose nature was playful and sunny.He hopped all around;jumped the creek in one bound,and thought wiggling his nose was so funny. ~~ Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 4, 2018 Author Share Posted April 4, 2018 Your assignment: Write a poem about some recent event using specific, but fictional, details of texture, color, scent, shape, and flavor to make your narrative come to life, as Robert Frost did in his poem After Apple-Picking: Outside the VA ClinicMostly men in somber colorscluster along the covered walkway,sitting or standing near the whitemetal benches that line one sideof the cement VA Building.The absence of cigarette smokedrifting from the green "smoking area"allows the scent of rosesthat grow groomed on the other sideto dominate the Spring air.There is a cacophony of laughter,a cough and bass and tenor voices that drawl in conversation.A jacketed, sad-eyed PTSD Doghugs the leg of his young masterwhose hand absently strokes a silky ear.Bob sits a little taller in his chair,sporting his Korean War cap,as I wheel him to the entry doorand a Viet Nam vet, opens it for us.The savory, sweet taste of camaraderieis extended to each newcomerin a nod, a hand, or a word.Brothers born of war. ~~Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 5, 2018 Author Share Posted April 5, 2018 For April 6, Prompt write a poem about a cat or a dog. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 For April 8, write a poem about something you thought was bad for you and you found out it was actually good for you. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Can't help it Tinker: Written many years ago. Bless You Cat crouched Mouse sneezed Cat pounced Appetite pleased. It’s Gone Our cat’s on the table by the gold fish bowl, Looking unconcerned as can be. How can he look so angelic I wonder. . . There’s no fish in the bowl...I can see. YarnSpinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 3 hours ago, Tinker said: For April 8, write a poem about something you thought was bad for you and you found out it was actually good for you. it's too long for here Tinker: see White Powder Sugar in Memory Poetry (Overflow) YarnSpinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 4:20 PM, Tinker said: For January 7, 2019 Write a poem inspired by this Edgar Allen Poe quote: "They, who dream by day, are cognizant of many things which escape those who only dream by night.". There is some truth to Edgar Allen Poe's statement. However It might be said, and he did not mention...there are a writers who have trained themselves to waken during these moments of dreaming at night, and jot down highlights of said dreams in order to recall them the following day, There are times I still do that. Pen and post ems by the bedside. Make note though...even though these thoughts come to you while dreaming, the brain also says is it noteworthy? If not sleep on . YarnSpinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 1/19/2018 at 10:21 PM, Tinker said: Prompt for January 20, write a poem prompted by "running out of water". I should say my timing is too late, but instead, I'll just say the bus has already come and gone. I'll just catch the next one, it's going in the same direction. Many readers will consider this poem the work of a Prophet Of Doom; Humorless Cynic, or Pessimist. Well, they could be right. It should be noted, there are alarmists, warning the World of misuse of our natural resources. We could be headed into an abyss, that we may never recover from? Not Recyclable, No deposit, No return From outer space, came one and all, To study a planet near a sun named Sol. To learn of mishap and despair, How a planet died, from lack of care. Its atmosphere is dismal and black. Nothing now could change it back. Thousand of years still drifting down, Pollution settles onto lifeless ground. Deep beneath its soil below, Water lays silent, no place to go. It became corrupt...multitudes were cursed. Filters were useless, they perished from thirst, It must have been a dreadful fear... Alarming, yet they seemed not to hear. Many things they could have done, Yet chose instead, to do little or none Earth was once a beautiful place, Populated by the Human Race They ravaged it; gave nothing in return, Their planet changed, scorched, then burned Visitors grieve this place called Earth. It lacks essence of happiness or mirth. Forever it will remain for all to see, Waste and greed has a harsh penalty. Yarnspinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 1/30/2018 at 10:59 AM, Tinker said: Promp for January 31 is to write a poem from different person's point of view. Write a Mask or Persona poem. One example would be Spoon River Verse, a subgenre of Persona Poem. In Spoon River, the character speaks from the grave. Another example would be Zimbabwe Child. I created this child in 2011 after reading a book about the devastation of Zimbabwe under the rule of Robert Mugabe. I was so moved I did a lot of research, actually donated to help a school for girls there and I have continued to follow events as they are reported. Recently (November 2017) I read that Mugabe finally resigned at the age of 93 and is now under military arrest. My first thought was, I wonder if "he" (the imaginary Zimbabwe child of my poem). See "Whatzit" YarnSpinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Prompt for April 9, my birthday. Write an occasional poem for someone's birthday. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 Yarnspinner, I think you need to post Not Recyclable in Member Poetry. I'm probably the only one who comes here to this thread. It should get more exposure. ~~Tink Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 9, 2018 Author Share Posted April 9, 2018 Prompt for April 10: For today’s prompt, write a poem which includes every letter of the alphabet at least once. Bold the letters at least once. Any form, any genre. No minimum line count. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 Shifting with the Seasons A shift is subtle at first unnoticed. A shift from the freeze to the thaw needs warmth. A shift from grey to golden, prisms light. A shift from barren limbs to cherry blossoms is poetic. A shift from dying to new life, a miracle. Seasons shift, Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall then come full circle shifting over and over through centuries. I'm in my winter years, would that I could shift to Spring and on, like the seasons. {indent}{indent}~~{i}Judi Van Gorder{/i} {dropnote:"Notes:"} Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 Prompt April 23 Write on any subject framed by the invented verse form, Con-Verse Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 I think writing a poem a day for April kind of pooped me out and I took a little break, plus my husband is back home from the hospital after a month and I have to readjust to care giving again. So here is a challenge for May 14. write a poem using these words hummingbird, lilacs, poppies, echo, breeze, lace, picnic, field Words can be in any order and anywhere throughout the poem and can be any form of the word. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Prompt for May 19 : In celebration of the Royal Wedding tomorrow, write a poem in the Romance genre. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 Prompt for May 27 Write a poem inspired by an antique, use any form. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Prompt for June 3 - Write a story or poem about the time you went fishing but caught something that was definitely NOT a fish. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Boy, I've been slacking here. Prompt for June 17 write a poem in any verse form inspired by this photo: Low Tide white foam on the tide scallop shells litter the sand a red starfish marks our spot a morning beach stroll seeking shells along the way we met right here at low tide ~~Judi Van Gorder Sedoka Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 17, 2018 Author Share Posted June 17, 2018 Prompt for June 18, Write list of pet peeves, Write poem as if you were sent to hell which pet peeve would you dread most? Here is my response to this prompt. Pet peeves disrespect complacency cell phones in the theater whiners people unwilling to learn more drivers who cut in and out of traffic spinners, those who won't answer a direct question with direct answer. Answer the damn question as asked people who say one thing then do another. Do what you say you are going to do What torment would I dread most?What does complacency look like?What does disrespect sound like?Abstract to concrete?In hell would any of those peeves bother me one little bit? How do I envision what hell would be like? Gone to Hell {rewrite)In the wasteland of chaos,a cacophonyof clanging cries,barking dogs,and banshee screeches,deafen me.Flashing strobe lights confuse,redirect my thoughtsand I cannot graspor holda single concept.My mind, tangledin an anchor chain of brokenpromises, strugglesto break the surface of clarityI am separated from the Creator within.The endlessness of this place makes petty peevesonly pesky flies at a family barbeque.How I long to return there now! ~~Judi Van Gorder Gone to Hell (Original) Peace and freedom I seek in a waste land of chaosdragging heavy chains pulling me downonto the hot surface of hard cracked groundThe cacophony is deafening,shackles scrape my hot fleshwait, do I have flesh?I have only my mindmy body was left behind.Wandering strobe lightsconfuse and redirect thoughts. My essence floats unfocused,burdened with the need to flee. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Prompt for June 19, is it hot where you live? Write poem about living without Air Conditioning in a heat wave, what would you do? Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 Prompt for June 20 write a 10 - 20 line poem about some seasonal scene focusing on literal or figurative imagery. Parole The cool showers of Spring give way to shimmering waves of Summer’s heat. Burgeoning buds of April are in full bloom by June. The riot of pinks, yellows and purple declare, “Summer is here” How I used to count the minutes until the last school bell would ring and I was free to chase butterflies or with a splash, dive into a sparkling blue lake. No more morning alarm clanging in my ear or the drone of Mr. Andover’s voice explaining some math equation. Only brilliant sunny days and warm romantic nights My parole couldn’t come soon enough. ~~Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Prompt for 6-22-18 write a poem about a trip on the closest interstate. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 The Daily Poem Challenge at Writing.com that I used for the daily prompts has taken a hiatus and I've been too lazy to create my own. But there are many other sites offer prompts or challenges. Here is one I recently ran across.We all have dreaded demons that impede our ability to write. What gets in the way of your writing? Write a poem that describes your "dreaded demons".Death and Taxes"in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Benjamin Franklin I bounce from pillar to pillar, a pinball attempting escape, fearing the IRS more than the grim reaper. Mind frozen from forming a plan to meet imposed deadlines, I deny reward until the deed is done. Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Write a poem using exactly 24 syllables using the word “nascent” Justice Derailed Nascent nominee fell from grace soiled by past transgressions, partisan justice displayed. Still Confirmed Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 In 24 syllables include the word “labyrinth Beyond The golden labyrinth beyond imagination threatens a madness from which there is no return. ~~ jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Write Halloween Tanka Tanka #7Black Moonlight Witching moon merges into the starless night sky. Vampire bats scatter while gossamer ghosts float by. Dare if you must, trick or treat. ~~ Judi Van Gorder. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Write a poem using synesthesia, a sensory experience described in a different sense. Day’s End Sunset sounds, the golden tones of an oboe, play the melody of an ocean breeze with a crust of salt riding the surf of its day end song. ~ ~ Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 22, 2018 Author Share Posted October 22, 2018 Write a poem about some every day task. Turn your imagination loose to guide your powers of association to several levels of awareness as did Carl Sandburg in Passers-By. I wrote An Apple a Day Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 28, 2018 Author Share Posted October 28, 2018 Write a 160. This is not a form or a technique, it is a challenge. Write a poem in exactly 160 characters including space between words and punctuation. Meter, rhyme or not is at the discretion of the poet. This is an exercise in paring down and it is harder than it may first seem. I wrote Wings Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 For today Monday October 29, 2018 Write a Lento Use these prompt words within your poem: dormant - bonfire - cobwebs - sleep - hunt- pine cones - scarecrow I wrote a double lento: Fall's Fancy Four busy grey squirrels hunt dormant seeds amid the leaves to store before first snow. Chores to survive, a must do. Pine cones gathered, nine in a row. Sign of the season, lined near a sad scarecrow. In the early autumn morning spinning spiders play, thin lacey cobwebs pinned and on display. Keep the bonfires burning, sleep when ere you can. Sweep away lazy summer, leap into fall, be a fan. ~~Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 29, 2018 Author Share Posted October 29, 2018 Another prompt : On Halloween, you (or your character) decide to hand out miniature tubes of toothpaste instead of candy. Write the STORY or POEM in the Comedy genre Trickster Daring digits chomp and chew, you've no idea how vital to you. Gremlin grunge around your gums will drill decay into your porce-lum. ? So tonight when you trick or treat looking for sweet goodies to eat and minty goo that shines your teeth is what you find beneath the candy corn and Hershey bars, know someday, you'll thank your lucky stars. ~~Judi Van Gorder Yes, I know how to spell "porcelain". Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 30, 2018 Author Share Posted October 30, 2018 Prompt for Oct 31, 2018 write a poem using power words....War Zone Incendiary political speak, "invasion", "collusion", "impeachment", "conspiracy", "deplorables", "elite", "socialist", "alternative facts", "racist", and "fake news", are a springboard for pipe bombs, ricin mail, slaughter in a synagogue, and shots fired at campaign quarters. Rhetoric on both sides is igniting violence. But the true power word inspiring hope, Vote! Vote! Vote! can lead to positive action. ~~Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Prompt: Describe an emotion through an inanimate object. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Write an Ode: prompt "When my ship comes in." Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 Today's prompt: Write a Grook , originally written as short clever poems that carried anti Nazi sentiment to the Danes during the Nazi occupation. The originals were pithy, ironic and paradoxical. Here is my attempt. Perfect timing to parallel with the political climate of the day.Caravan 15000 troops deployed to protect us from the hordes. Caravan of families flee to avoid hunger and homeland discord. Maybe Trump should wait try to greet with love not hate. ~~Judi Van GorderCaravan II Invasion of killers and thugs disguised as hungry kids with their moms. Swat them down like pesky bugs, they're surely packing drugs and bombs. Or let's risk and listen to their plight and do our best to do what's right. ~~Judi Van Gorder I am all in for securing our borders. But 15000 troops to greet a couple thousand families who won't even arrive for a month is a whole lot of overkill. And the idea that they are all thugs and killers and smugglers is stupid. This is just fear mongering. Will a bad guy try to slip through, very possibly but the vast majority are just people trying to flee poverty and violence. That's the real problem, can we care for all of the people in the world when we have our own poverty and violence? I believe we need to try. We are nation of laws, we must find a way to help within the confines of those laws. We are also a nation of immigrants, all but Native Americans come from ancestors who immigrated here. Immigration is at the core of who we are. The caravan is a dilemma that is solvable but not with 15000 American soldiers and ads trying to scare citizens into believing that the immigrants are coming here to murder us. These folks are a month away from even reaching our border, election day is 4 days away. Let's vote and let our leadership know that we are not a nation of scared isolationist but instead we are strong and compassionate and willing to find a way to help those who seek asylum or just a better way of life. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 25, 2018 Author Share Posted November 25, 2018 Embarking on a 30 Day Challenge, Here is the 2nd prompt and my response. (I posted Day 1 in Member Poetry} Feel free to join in. "Day 2 Nov 24 Early prompt again :)" Prompt for: 24 November Subject or Theme: Leftovers Word(s) to Include: Leftovers. And at least three foods but not actually referring to food at a dinner. He was a total turkey while at our house is fine But we had turkey is not. (or any derivatives of these words) Forbidden Word(s):No specific foods unless being used as above. Additional Parameters: Rhyming or not. Min 12 lines. Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description. Remnants From the F Word Thanksgiving break and I have to spend it studying because I fudged my way through my last exam,fishing for answers from my spaghetti brain and praying for leftover knowledge tucked away somewhere between my ears. If I don’t get at least a B on my next test, I’m toast! ~~Judi Van Gorder Notes: ▼ Written from the perspective of my granddaughter who has senioritis and failed (The F word) her last exam and was relegated to her room for the Thanksgiving break to study. Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Prompt for: November 25, 2018 (Ren) Subject or Theme: Holiday Decorating - a source of joy or agony? Word(s) to Include: 5 decorative items (e.g. wreaths, lights, Santa), appoint, red, green, glitter (or any derivatives of these words) Forbidden Word(s): decorate, decorations, box, hang/ (or any derivatives of these words) Additional Parameters: Must be a minimum of 125 words (please include word count at bottom of poem) Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.Prepping for the Season A nativity scene waits to be placed, it's from here the season is based. I'll buy fresh straw for the manger, to which the Christ Child is no stranger. The Wise Men will stay put away until they arrive on Epiphany Day. Grandma's Elves appointed in tacky green glitter will adorn the shelf next to Rudolff. A ladder is needed to accomplish this, mine's broken. I have yet to take down the vines of autumn leaves currently on display. Outside, I cut brush for garland spray, and to make wreaths for family and friends. I'm not much for modern day trends, a tree with homemade ornaments, red candles, poinsettias and Santa by the shed. Old country traditions with redwood boughs, still warm my heart in the here and now. ~~Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Day 4 November 26, 2018 Theme: Personification poem. Pick one of the five items mentioned in yesterdays (green highlighted) poem and write from that object's point of view. Let it see and feel, have emotion. BE the object. Words to use and Forbidden words: None this round; just make the object live and breathe; let it feel and be! Other parameters: Rhyming or not, minimum 24 lines. Eternal My Celtic roots sing in my soul, I dance to the rhythm of the sun and earth. Round and round I go. My evergreen boughs waft with the essence of the forest, fresh and rinsed by the rain. Round and round I go. When I lie down, candles glow showing the way for the resurrection of Spring, or the weeks of Advent's passing. Round and round I go. Suspended at entry ways I welcome all who enter with eternal joy, hope and most of all, love. Round and round I go. My circle embraces the universe, perpetual, enduring and constant. I am the earth and sun. Round and round I go. ~~Judi Van Gorder 25 Lines Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 epizeuxisI learned a new word today, Epizeuxis - Sound Element, a figure of speech referring to the repetition of a word or phrase once or twice in a row without other words between. example "Liar, liar, liar!" Epizeuxis is a literary device wherein a word is repeated in immediate succession, This device is very useful for emphasis, as applied in a popular beer commercial ( dilly, dilly, dilly) and can also be used to generate rhythm, as clearly demonstrated in the Everly Brothers' hit song All I Have To Do Is Dream or the original "dilly dilly" song Lavender Blue . Your assignment: Write a poem about some holiday experience or impression using the Epizeuxis technique. A Visitor Santa's here, Santa's here, Santa's here! Sounds of hooves on the roof, Eyes large with anticipation the children quiver in excitement, a Ho Ho Ho resounds. ~~Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Day 5 Prompt ▼ Theme: A wintery scene viewed. Words to use: home, Christmas Words forbidden: tree, field, street, car, road, lights, store, people, the Additional parameters: At least 24 lines, rhyming or not.My Neck of the Woods Brisk winds, cold soggy ground, no more pink or yellow blossoms only holly berries, white crocus and crimson poinsettias will be blooming now. Redwood boughs hang low weighted with rain, encroaching on our narrow byways. Frequent showers make asphalt slick, our windy mountain lanes are dark and pot holes are difficult to maneuver. I'm home after a week long visit down south. Content, I sit near a crackling fire wrapped in my snuggly throw, writing this poem instead of planning for another Christmas holiday. I'll have to get on that soon.. ~~Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share Posted November 28, 2018 Notes: ▼ Day 6 Ren wants a haiku . Just 1 haiku. so. Theme: Winter or Christmas Haiku. 1 (ONE) singular. No specific words to use or not use - Additional parameters: title must include the specific word: EssenceOK, I have to admit this prompt bothered me a bit. Normally haiku are untitled. But I went with the flow and besides my "title" helps my images in this case.Essence of Hope a humble stable far away and long ago a wee babe is born ~~jvg Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Form of the Week - The Aquarian Notes ▼ Aquarian Verse The Aquarian is a simple form of quatrain (four line) stanzas contrived by A Maris Mazz with a structure of 2, 4, 6, and 2 syllables per unrhymed line, as demonstrated in the following links:The AquarianRainbow Communications - AquarianPoet's CollectiveThanks for the Rain, Lord For now no more wild fires. Paradise burned to ash Tragic. Rain storm hammered the night. Welcome relief for drought parched earth. Carpet of soggy leaves cushioned my morning walk today. ~~ Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Prompt: ▼ "day 8" Theme: A special face at Christmas. A loved one: a best friend, a child, a spouse, a parent. A person who is real; not a book character. Someone you see, if only occasionally. Someone alive. Write it TO that person, FOR that person specifically. Use their name as your title. IE: My husband - Ken or My Child - Rob. ( or some variation along those lines that gives the relationship in some form.)What do they look like? What about their face gives you joy? Makes you feel some emotion? (safe, warm, loved?) Tell us about them by how they look. (When looking at you, laughing etc.) NOT what they do, but what you see and how they make you feel when you look at them. Words to use: no specific ones today. Forbidden words: face, you, (changed my mind after an hour and a half trying not to use that word.) <---NOTE lined out word! Additional parameters: Rhyming or not, (or a combination) and at least 20 lines.George, Mi Amigo I'm missing you. Hermano to my son Godfather to my grandchild Gentleman Familia of choice and friendship. I'm missing you. Your laughter that fills a room Your teasing with a twinkle Your sincerity I trust Your tall tales that so entertain Your generosity with all you have Your BIG smile Your traditions so different from mine. I'm missing you. My chest fills My smile broadens My mother tiger wakens My toes tap My family grows when you are around. Feliz Navidad. ~~Judi Van Gorder Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 Day 9 Theme: Christmas Traditions Around the World. (go for the obscure!) Pick somewhere you've never been. Research and then write your poem about a Christmas tradition (up through New Year's) practiced there now or in the past.. Words to use: The name of the country you pick, the tradition Forbidden words: none but be creative! Must rhymeMerry Christmas from Estonia Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Notes: ▼ Day 10 Prompt for: December 2, 2018 (Ren) Subject or Theme: Pick a winter or winter holiday song then use it to inspire you to write your poem. Do NOT do a parody, write something based on your song. Word(s) to Include: none (free day)(or any derivatives of these words) Forbidden Word(s): none (free day) (or any derivatives of these words) Additional Parameters: at least 30 lines. Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.Wonderland Dreams I'd love to hear "Sleigh bells ring" and I've listened. "snow is glistening" a rare sight here but I can dream. "A beautiful sight" The pristine magic of a white, sparkling sheet blanketing autumn's messy fallen leaves and muddy earth sparks a cleansing, refreshing and ready. In my mind snow looks like the song, I admit, I don't really want to deal with the slush and mush, the reality of living in snow, but the ideal dazzles. "Gone away is the bluebird" but hummingbirds still hum, and a colorful jay just strutted across my footpath. Bluebirds are ceramic birds of happiness on a shelf, I always loved the metaphor. The lyric sings joyfully in my ears. "Later on we'll conspire As we dream by the fire" Ah yes, there is something about a fire in the hearth, warm, inviting, to reflect, to plan, read or write. "Walking in a winter wonderland," Romantic dreams of the perfect winter captured in a song. ~~Judi Van Gorder 35 Lines of Text Song: Winter Wonderland by Aretha Franklin (I love Aretha but this will always be a song sung by Johnny Mathis to me.) Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 Day 11 Notes ▼ Theme: A visit to the North Pole --what is it really like? Words to use: ambrosia, Q-tip, charcoal, impossible Forbidden words: Santa Claus, workshop, Additional parameters: Be descriptive! Do not repeat any words. Min 20 linesYou don't realize how much you depend on words such as, a. the, and, for, is, my, I, and with, until you try to use them only once in 24 lines. It does make you reach for alternative words with is a good thing. But often the syllable of a "the" or an "and" makes the poem run smoother. This was a real challenge. Returning Home Back from my trip planning a route, preparing landing I give out shout, thankful children believe without doubt. I've always loved the golden glow reflecting off pale, silver snow. Welcoming warmth waits below. Fluffy ambrosia-like mounds circle love's little compound. Holly berries, mistletoe abound. Helpers bustle, polish yon sleigh next to rustic stables, there reindeer stay, so able, ready, soon, "up and away". Studio sanctuary where magic gets done, hums with sounds of laughter, much fun, designing presents for everyone. No charcoal this year, forgiveness is best. last finishing gifts receive Q-tip test, near time earnest elves have well earned rest. Some say "one night", an impossible feat, millions, both boys plus girls deserving treats. I'm not swayed, listen, you'll hear hoof-beats. ~~Judi Van Gorder 24 linesClassic Triplets Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Day 12 Notes: ▼ Theme: Something, anything to do with a particular Christmas. No restrictions - just make it real. And at least 20 lines long.Christmas Blurred Over my 77 years, no one Christmas stands out. Most of my childhood years are pretty much a blank slate. I do recall one Christmas morning sitting on the policeman's desk my legs dangling while Mama bailed out Daddy. And another Christmas the police brought Daddy home, the cuts on his face and his guilty smirk scared me. I know I have cooked the holiday meal the giant portion of my years, sometimes more than once. Even as a kid I peeled potatoes and other easy tasks, by my teens I always baked the pies. (I had a knack.) Since I married, 55 years ago I have never not cooked for the special day. One year I cooked a full feast for my brother and friend at home, before joining my husband in Baja where I helped cook Christmas dinner at the kayaking school for 40 people on El Coyote Playa where we anchored. Then two days later prepared another Christmas dinner for our Irish friends who were at sea on Christmas Day. One other Baja Christmas I cooked the turkey and pies and campers on the beach brought side dishes for a potluck. Locals brought traditional tomales. We strung colored lights on the tenders and trolled the shoreline playing Carols on a boom box while Santa buzzed the beach in an ultra light. But my favorites are Christmas at home Midnight Mass, family and friends at my table. Just the unremarkable comfort of Christmas. ~~Judi Van Gorder 56 Lines Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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