Feelings get offended - A Tilus

                                                                                       Attribution: Lisa Brewster
Image: Anger (here)

Tilus: A Micro Poetry

A form created by Kelvin comprising

a syllable count of  6-3-1

1. Feelings get offended

    Crying out

    shouts!

2. Running in circles and

    appeared lost

    dope

3.  Jilted and abandoned

     Gritted teeth

     lost

4,  Great to be successful

     Happiness

     yay! 

Gay's hosting at d'Verse: MTB  -  Tilus

Diamonds in the Sky

                                                                       Author: NASA/JPL- Caltech UCLA

Image: Glittering diamonds (here)

3WW -  absurd groan weak

How absurd to think

diamonds in the sky is just

imagination

Groan of homeless seen

but not heard the deprived had

often lost its voice

Weak heart is virtuous

Triggers off a warning no

more on the war-path

For Thomg's hosting at 3WW

Most elegant ten-letter word

                                                                                         Attribution: BrokenSphere

Image: An Unlikely Pyramid (here)

Most elegant ten-letter word there is

Apparent but sometimes sadly missed

May be disregarded or totally ignored

Or abused by those inconsiderate lot

But those who appreciate it

Will be one to most benefit

F-R-I-E-N-D-S-H-I-P

A word commonly seen

Most admired by those who put value to it

Binds the bond of sincerity

Between two people or of many

Even naturally known sworn enemies

A Mouse Cat and a Dog

Are found to co-exist

And physically resting together

To form a pyramid

An unlikely feat

But it did!

Gabriella's hosting at Poetry Jam  -  Friendship

Dignified in stature

                                                                                    Attribution: Yathin Krishnappa

Image: One's personality cannot be like this (here)

To stake a claim nonchalantly

Without recourse seemingly

Live a life the way one feels

To keep oneself on even keel

Rights unquestionably guaranteed

Keeps one’s welfare in good steed

Try to avoid the clutches of vultures

Waiting to impose their sordid cultures

Know when to shut one’s gap

And take pains from getting a rap

When called upon state opinions

Not be harassed by bullying minions

Dignified in stature always blessed

Maintain high esteem at its best

Accorded due respect of a being

Not forsaken but to clean living

Note:  Question: 'who are you and whom do you love'
           Answer:   I'm me, loving me!

For Marina's hosting at d"Verse where one
is to ask 'who are you and whom do you love'

Swept off my feet

                                                                                         Attribution: Martin Stranka
Image: Courtesy of Mag # 219  (here)

Was Swept off my feet

By a handsome Prince Charming

It did not come neat

On my back lying

And that was how it ended

But still off my feet

Care to make a dare

Meant to be good or bad luck?

Not standing on air!

For Tess' Magpie Tales

Wooing the lady of his dreams!

                                                                                         Attribution: Garry Knight

Image: They walked past (here)

Wooing the lady of his dreams

Certainly not a piece of cake

Started on his own for a while

But it dropped like a ton of bricks

Then he begged his sister for help

Help she did for she laughed it off

Pranks on her he now regretted

His best friend's help the next choice

Pointed out the girl of his fancy

His friend rightly then asked for time

The task he said was not that easy

The day of reckoning awaited then

He saw in the distance his friend

With the girl hand in hand at last

He could not hide his excitement

But upon reaching they walked past

For Kerry's hosting at Open Link Monday at Real Toads

girth is bursting

                                                                                             Author: Fitness FreakLA

                                                                                                                                         (CC-BY-SA - 3.0)
Image: Outdoor exercise is better

Been told many times

by his doctor no less that

he had to shed off

His girth is bursting

at the seams and dieting

is insufficient

He must sacrifice

Time is precious so is health

He must exercise

For Chev's CARPE DIEM #465  -  sacrifice

objects of his dreams

Image: Courtesy of Sunday Whirl Wordle #160

Sunday Whirl
With words:
axe clumsy dreams glass land listen
name rub settle shattering sky vanish

an axe to grind
but clumsy in his dealings
had hoped to find
objects of his dreams

with glasses  in his hands
and an uncanny talent
a job he could land
if they could just listen

he could name names
with whom he rubbed  shoulders
to settle in and rise to fame
to the consternation of others

Worked with shattering speed
To gain a foothold
The sky is the limit
To garner aspirations for his soul

Had worked with such relish
Lest all should unwittingly vanish

For Brenda's Sunday Whirl

The Rodovia dos Imigrantes

                                                                                      Image by Loggan 11

Image: The Highway (here)

The Rodovia dos Imigrantes (Immigrant’s Highway) inaugurated
in 1974 is an engineering feat. The highway connects the city of
São Paulo to the Atlantic coast It was built above the lush tropical
forests. For just a short stretch of 58.5 km it has 44 viaducts,
7 ‘high strutting’ bridges and 11, some extremely long tunnels

A shadorma comprises six non-rhyming lines
and a syllable pattern of  3-5-3-3-7-5.

3              Brazilian

5              Immigrant's highway

3              Snakes along

3              lush forests

7              Connects Sao Paulo to sea

5              Engineering feat

Note: A shadorma but with a different
photo from the one provided

For Bastet's shadorma photo prompt at
Mindlovemisery Menagerie

burnt a hole in his pockets

                                                                                                    Author:  Herbert T

Image: What are we waiting for...let's party! (here)

3WW -  burn hue moral

The Boy who burnt a hole in his pockets

Sat wondering on what exactly happened

With faraway looks eyes watery in its sockets

Assuming the ocean’s waves comprehend

Likened to his cat’s tongue lapping incessantly

Hues of leisure and pleasure with friends

Who faithfully helped themselves to his money

Leaving him all by himself to lament

The Boy who burnt his fingers

Trying out new things that such friends bought

Despite advice against from his elders

Conscience contending his mind to wrought

The Boy who burnt his bridges

From old relationships not worth a dime

Moral now being careful in accepting feelers

From those kinds who pose as friends

For THomg's hosting at 3WW

The IWSG to the Fore!

Image: Courtesy of Alex's (here)

What insecurity plagues you today? How can we help? A  burning question from Alex!

First off, it’s most noble of Alex and team to venture out to help the insecure many in blogosphere.  Hank for one is most happy to participate. Came in late into IWSG but looking into what is on offer it is most opportune and educational. Not schooled in the rudiments of Poetry and creative writing for  Hank IWSG is a whiff of freshness. Hank would like to delve into some aspects of Poetry writing which had been playing in his mind.

1. Colloquial Terminology
Hank is wondering on acceptable word craft.  Usage of words ought to have some semblance of respectability and propriety. It should reflect some formal use and sounds proper to the ear. Some words might be construed as appropriate to use and others should be avoided.  Hank had used the phrase ‘ night of boozing’  which could be written alternatively as ‘night of drinking’ or ‘night of heavy drinking’ if emphasis was needed.  Or sometimes even the simple ‘ok’ as an expression .

Is it therefore acceptable under normal circumstances to use ‘boozing’, ‘ok’ and a few others?  Somehow  a colloquial expression  appears out of sync

2. Writing In  Lighter Vein
Pat Hatt who writes It's Rhyme Time gets away with it. Writing in a fun way and whimsical in nature one looks forward to Pat’s awesome humor.  Not many can do it with such finesse and Hank looks forward to Pat’s blog everyday!  It is not Pat if ‘rhyming ass’ is not mentioned at the bottom of his posting. It’s Pat’s trade mark! But in some writings (not Pat’s) the ‘f’ word is used
Wonder if it is appropriate and acceptable

3. Meter and Emphasis in Sonnet Writing
Recently Tony invited us at d’Verse to write on sonnets and he provided 3 variations of sonnet forms. After reading through some of the postings one realizes the meter count and the ‘ta Dum’ flow counts a lot in making it smooth reading. It’s somewhat technical  and confusing to the unaccustomed. Is there a YouTube video on this?

Submitted for Alex's IWSG

Unsteady movements

                                                                          Attribution: US National Archives

Image: The Resident Cat having its fill (here)

Unsteady movements

Awareness slowly lost in

time and directions

Slurred sounds mouth dribbling

as saliva and speech mixed
A torture to speak

Night of boozing, stoned 

struggling to go home, wisdom

too late in coming

Celestine is hosting at CARPE DIEM with prompt - stone

Longing for her beau

                                                                                            Attribution: Alicia Harvey

Image: Glassy Blue Eyes (here)

Mirrored through glassy

eyes blinking incessantly

Longing for her beau

Ordinary day

There was no indication

What prompted the tiff?

He is now long gone

She, lost and wondering, can

she turn the clock back?

For Chev's CARPE DIEM Ghost Writer Week 2

Bane of Players

                                                                    Author: Unknown, 1908

Image:: A Soccer Player

The 10 out of 12 given words:

 Seal Erratic Reserve Sprain Chimerical

Anguish  Lonely Tower  Chill Abate

It had been noticed lately

Erratic play dogged him

It sealed his fate

Warmed the bench

Chimerical in his contention

of being a talented player

but the anguish of a reserve

got on to him

A sprain of his ankle

Was the excuse given

Fodder for his fans

Though he thought it was minor

He cut a lonely figure now

He saw himself towering over the rest

But it was not to be

A chill ran down his spine unabated

He could only lament

For mindlovemisery's Wordle #6 and Kerry's hosting
Real Toads's Open Link Monday

Arise blackbird!

                                                                               Artist: Salvador Dali 1960

Image: Chair with Wings

Sunday Whirl Wordle #159
with words:
arise blackbird wings eyes dead broken 
free life light see night moment  

Arise blackbird!
Your wings spanning across
Eyes dead-set staring ahead
Broken only by the glints of light
So apparent in the morning sun
You are free of life’s shackles
But movements denied

Arise blackbird!
Detach yourself from the chair
Ensnared through no fault of your own
See for yourself
A night of reckoning
Precedes the freedom
of the morning after

Arise blackbird!
The moment of truth
To enhance your being
Untie your inhibitions
Decide on your destiny
Double your efforts
Man of the hour!

For Tess' Magpie Tales #218 and
Brenda's Sunday Whirl #159

Lights of the Nights

                                                                                          Attribution: Nevit Dilman
Image A Lone Firefly (here)

All lighted up but
it looks so ordinary
when so viewed alone

Light below the tail
Illuminating heavens
above, heavenly

Flickers in dark of
nights a spectacle often
yearned but rarely seen

For Chev's CARPE DIEM Special #90 -  glow worms

Vacation so profound! - a Sonnet

                                                                                 Attribution: Tarotastic
Image: Fishing for Fun (here)  

A Petrarchan or Italian sonnet comprises two stanzas

an octave and a sestet (eight lines and six lines respectively)

The octave has  a  rhyme scheme of abba abba, while the

sestet is rhymed  cdecde, cdcdcd or cdccdc

A syllable count of 10 for each line is maintained here
though not required

A             Vacation so profound in the South Seas

B             Moon half-hidden over the horizon

B             To forget life’s woes of no consequence

A             And ever so peaceful  for all to see

A             A fishing invite accepted with glee

B             Making out and forgetting life’s problems

B             Will trade with any for such occasions

A             Can one be faulted and this is no plea!

C             It had turned dark a rest sorely needed

D             Slight breeze brushing by in the cool evening

C             Ripples on water’s surface break the quiet

D             Mermaids unseen happily chattering

C             Confidently safe not part of diet

D             Anglers above content with just musings

Tony hosting at d'Verse MTB invites to write a sonnet of either the
Petrarchan, Shakespearean or the lesser known Spenserian.

mysteries hidden from view!

                                                                                                  Artist: Cheryl Kellar
Image:  Time to Bloom  (here)

Grace introduced the most colorful paintings of Cheryl Kellar
who graciously allowed us choice of her paintings as an inspiration
for a poem

Painting chosen: Entitled 'Time to Bloom' but I see a most colorful
entrance of a cave by the side of a cliff

From far below we could see the bare outline
Not that distinct nor necessity for a quarantine
But close enough to discern the insides so damp
Dramatic hard climb scaling rocks in the offing

Skipped across a ridge and jagged shoulders
True enough there was what looked like a cavern
Guarded menacingly by two huge pink boulders
With bated breath we approached the entrance

Having passed the rows of lush green bushes
Outside walls above of subdued pastel hues
Darkness inside acrid pitch black enhanced the urge
To unravel what mysteries hidden from view

For Grace's hosting at d"Verse and
Thomg's at  3WW with words acrid,  dramatic, quarantine

Calling it a day!

                                                                                     Attribution: Virginia Schaefer

Image: Waving goodbye! (here)

Note: Bidding sayonara to the hectic Poetry month of April

NaPoWRiMo #30  -  with prompt, to write a poem
of farewell but doesn't have to be goodbye forever

Writer's Digest  -  2014 PAD Challenge Day 30
with prompt, Calling it a Day

Calling it a day

Concise pretences if you may

In not so many words

Finding courage to slush the dirt

Poignantly assessing the situation

On finding every reason

To get the impact cushioned

With the right mix of emotions

Saying goodbye is an art

To pluck courage appearing smart

Not to startle nor squirm with sadness

But empathy maintained a stature steadfast

Sympathy extended genuinely

Bidding adieu but not entirely

Prospects of meeting again hoping

Just a respite replete with feelings

NaPoWriMo
Writer's Digest

It is Peaceful and Quiet - a Triversen

                                                          Attribution: Alberto-g-rovi (CC-A-SA 3.0 Unported)

Image: A Mare (here)

A  Triversen:  A poetic form developed by
William Carlos Williams where:

- each stanza equals one sentence.but broken into 3 lines and 

- the poem as a whole should add up to 18 lines of 6 stanzas.

We Wordle #16: All the 39

words are used:

leg squat insect spring starving
truth heart air radio laugh yes but
when licking  spongy cat  gentle
wallow wind blue tree draw
picture silver knot weight corner
life small kids rides heart wails
party magic rust sky silent forever

Not able to squat, standing
on my legs truth be told and no
insect is to spring a surprise

Starving my heart out with
the radio blaring on the air
it is a laugh, yes!

But when it comes to licking
and 'milking' it is as spongy and gentle
as to a cat to wallow in the wind

Try to draw a picture so blue of a tree
a silver mare, my mom and small
kids at a party raucous in a corner

Knotted life rides a weight in the
heart to wails of waifs enjoying
the magic of breast feeding

Not here as the quiet rustic sky above
bears witness to a peaceful and silent mode
for feeding time with Mom is a joy forever

Miskey's We Write Poetry We Wordle #16 and
Helen's Talking with animals at Real Toads

Dabbling with Pi

                                                         Attribution: Piledhigheranddeeper at en Wikipedia
Image: Pi Plate (here)

Piku is a poetry form where the syllable count corresponds

to the numbers of pi. The first line has three syllables, one

syllable for the second, four for the third and so forth, just

like pi ie 3.14159265358979323846.
One can write multiple stanzas of 3-1-4 only.  Or one can
stop at any point where one so wishes!

3          Shockingly

1          great!

4          Sensational!

1          Why

5          must really bother?

9          Wallow and have a bash of good times?

2          Never!

6          Go yonder and find out

5          There are better things!

3          Look around

5          You will get it yet!

8          True for those who persevere!

For Poets United's Poetry Pantry #199

Doggie Master of the House!

                                                                                                              Dog on Sofa
Image: Courtesy of Tess' Mag #217 (here)

Combining Tess’ Mag image
to the Sunday Whirl

Sunday Whirl Wordle #158

The 9 out of 11 words chosen:

beastly  become  beading  branch
cancer cheat  chew  leave speak

Let’s see!

I’m beastly

Truly that’s me

But what’s to become of me

Beading is not my forte

Branch of activity

For an old lady

Instead I want to see

The cancer story

On YouTube apparently

Can someone help me?

I can only chew things bony

But I can give orders if you let me

To humans that’s easy!

Leave it to me

I cheat a little let’s see!

Speak!

Fetch!

Down!

Sit!

Stay!

Clever human, really!

Doggie and man can switch roles uncanny!

Tess' Magpie Tales
Brenda's Sunday Whirl

Zest for Living - A Curtal Sonnet

                                                                    Attribution: Americo Nunes (CC-BY-SA 2.0)

Image: Happiness at Sundown

d'Verse OpenLinkNight
A to Z Challenge  #26  -  Z  for Z words (not  too many to choose from though)
NaPoWriMo # 26   -   To write a curtal sonnet

A curtal sonnet is shorter than the normal, fourteen line sonnet. Instead it has a first stanza of six lines, followed by a second stanza of four, and then closes with a half-line. It has an ABCABCDBCDC rhymic structure if one so wishes ( it may not need to rhyme) A 10 syllabic count for the 9 lines is maintained (and  5 for the half line) The syllabic count is also flexible and not necessarily adhered to in many.
 

A          Zeal to zap for power not zig-zagging
B          Detests  any zombie-like existence
C          And set to counter zealots of all kinds
A          Somewhat  zany but with a zest for living
B          Stuck zippers a phenomena often
C          in haste an obsession for one so blind

D         Having zabaglione instead of pizza
B         A light meal on the quiet all alone
C         An abhorrence to others on the bind
D         Well mannered turn-around none too bizarre

C          Just one of a kind!

d'Verse OpenLinkNight   -  hosted by Beth Winters
A to Z Challenge
NaPoWriMo

Yonder a distance far away!

                                                                                 Attribution: Soffia S (CC/A/2.0G)
Image: A Keilir (Volcanic Mountain in Iceland) in the distance (here)
                                                                                                                 

A to Z Challenge #25:   Y  for Yonder

NaPoWriMo #25:  To write on an Anaphora 

An Anaphora  -  where a word is

repeated at the beginning of each line

Yonder a distance far away

Yonder lies the dreams

Yonder the fun holds sway

Yonder not what it seems

Yonder over the horizon

Yonder lies all the ‘up the sleeve’

Yonder the goodness emblazoned

Yonder they get to deceive

Yonder the memories abound

Yonder of bygone days missed

Yonder of childhood and loves gone

Yonder good feelings virtually ceased

A to Z Challenge 

NaPoWriMo 

Munching at ideas

                                                                                                      Attribution: Steve
Image: A Beaver Sitting back Munching (here)

3WW  -   adept edible viscous
CARPE DIEM  -  crane

Grainy in make-up

Viscous thoughts none too smooth a

review in order

Crane the neck above

the crowd straining to assess

the situation

Adept at the job?

Edible not too soon still

munching at ideas

For Thomg's 3WW shared with

Chev’s CARPE DIEM #456

Tell it to the Marines!

                                                                              User: US National Achives
Image: If You Must Talk

A to Z Challenge # 24   X for X-men
Writer's Digest: Day 24
NAPoWriMo: Day 24

They can take it
Being tough nuts to crack
Never a worry one bit
Sense of humor they never lack

Take it within their strides
Other sailors see it too?
Yes, and they stamp it with pride
Not a dull moment to view

Tell it to the Marines!
They size it up with care
Only those who let out screams
Thinking X-men will not dare!

Written for Writer's Digest 2014 April PAD Challenge Day 24
with prompt, Tell it to the............!
A to Z Challenge
NaPoWriMo

Wholesome weary woes

                                                                                                   Attribution : Ayacop
Image: Weary Migrating Bird (here)

A to Z Challenge:  #23  W  for W- words
NaPoWriMo: #23

Willing winsome waif

Wishy-washy with wishes

Wanton wistful wants

Wilted wrinkled wares

Wrangling wagers wafted with

wholesome weary woes

Wretched wasted wrecks

wherewithal with wry wails

wickedly waylaid

A to Z Challenge
NaPoWriMo

Probabilities do Shock

                                                                     Attribution: Hank's snapshot
Image: Hank with a Whopper

NaPoWriMo : #22

Fishing for high stakes

Probabilities do shock

With luck of the draw

Wants markedly varied

Propensity for success

Not quite ascertained

Stay on the sidelines

Play safe, for happiness not

meant to be gambled

For Chev's CARPE DIEM #452 with prompt  -  fishing
NaPoWriMo

Virtuoso of vital virtues

                                                                                              Attribution: Abrget47j
Image: Boulders on the Beach
cause of Complaints  (here)

A to Z Challenge # 22  -  V for Lots of V Words

Vacated his position

On his own volition

Viciousness of dealing

With various visitors

Volatile in voluminous

Complaints venting

Anger with vehemence

And vengeance

This he found was

In variance with some

Vacationers versed

In variety of versatile

And vibrant conduct

Before he veered

Into vagaries of vain

Venerable vendetta

He chose to venture out

Vamoose so they say

Not vanquished but

Vaulting with verdant

Speed valiant in vestiges

Of vanity and dignity

With valuable lessons

Validated verdant against

A vanguard that might

Verge otherwise into

Veritable voices of  

Insanity virulent of a

Virtuoso of vital virtues

A to Z Challenge

Shadows of Endearment

                                                                               Attribution: Ildar Sagdejar
Image: Shadows of Railings (here)


Shadows Shot Sundays 2
A to Z Challenge: #21  -  U for Unannounced
NaPoWriMo #21
Insecure Writer's Support Group

Note: A shadorma comprises six non-rhyming 

lines and the syllable pattern is 3-5-3-3-7-5.

How I wished

It did not happen

Sun above

fiercely wrought

shadows of endearment on

heels of memory

Unannounced

Day of reckoning

Yesterday

She just left

Much like the passing winds with

good-byes cast aside

For Gemma's Shadowy Autumn's Walkway
of Shadows Shot Sundays 2,
Straight Out of the Camera Sunday
A to Z Challenge
NaPoWriMo : #21
Insecure Writer's Support Group