This is going to be a long month. And one in which little outside of challenges gets done. Today I have three separate challenge styles to post.
The first is from Poetic Asides. The poem format used is of my own decision, since no specific form was required—a common occurrence. This prompt was so wide-open that my mind reeled from the assorted immediate mental flashes of subject.
The following is what I selected, purely by Muse. I sat down and just began writing. The results were unexpected. I hope you enjoy the efforts.
April 4, 2012 Day 4 Prompt—100% (blank) Fill in the blank and make title
100% Humidity Out There Folks
And still pavement waits for rain,
Disguised under its carpet of dirt
With footprints scarring its surface,
Waiting for fat drops to splat and stain.
Prayers danced in circles, call forth
Relief from Earth’s ravishing thirst,
Call forth dancers to join rhythm beats
From drum and foot, always circling.
Belief of dancers rises to Heaven’s ears,
Creates wind to drive Rain’s stampede
Across land cracked by Sun’s gaze while
Voices join drum in supplication.
Soon Rain’s front strangles ground’s throat,
Rushing, pounding, driving those beneath.
Feathered dancers glory in prayer’s end,
Glorying in The Creator’s answer.
100% Correct
“The little lady down front is 100% correct!”
How can that be correct, when factors flow as water,
During each second of the question’s answer?
Each breath creates new conditions, redirecting life’s steps
Onto paths as yet unseen, unknown until actuality appears,
To add to previous knowledge concerning that path.
Each thought, word, and action take the user
On a joy ride, designed within the user’s response,
Determined by perception and intent as to correctness.
Does consensus decided something’s correctness,
Leaving each person knowing one reality
While others live in separate aspects of it?
Should I believe what you say, knowing I
Have a different reality from your sense of right.
Can anyone be correct about anything in life?
In a short while I’ll post my offerings for Poetic Bloomings. The In-Form challenge for today is: tanka. Tanka is a Haiku form that has five lines instead of three. Those five lines have specific syllabic counts: 5-7-5-7-7. Some of the finest tanka examples I’ve seen tell a complete story in those five lines, containing 31 syllables—no small feat, but breathtaking when done well.
I’ll do my best to not disappoint when I write mine.
I also have a poetry challenge on BlogHer for a 4 Comments on Day 4 of April’s Challenges, last added: 4/8/2012
I enjoyed reading this, and look forward to your next offerings.
Best wishes,
Casey
I have three more poems coming in a few minutes. Enjoy, and thank you, Casey.
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