Tag: W3

W3 :: Decisions

Bounds keep us grounded, and the freedom out of our hands. Is it worth it to blindly choose a path to freedom? Stability battles against feelings, destroying the ancestral foundations to create infinite space between past and present.

breaking barriers
the verdict is imminent
unveil your true self

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W3 :: Love

AI generated
a
breath away
making me mindless

never
the bonds
will be broken

i
am confidente
my powerful strength

longing
for fantasy
to be together

we
will grow
a forever commitment

W3 prompt:

Write 5 separate Hay(na)ku poems, each about a different aspect of love, including but not limited to:

  • Romantic love
  • Familial love
  • Self-love
  • Unrequited love
  • Enduring/timeless love

W3 :: The veil

AI generated
distressed soul
carrying the weight of the past
crawling between crumbs of memories

darkness takes over your surroundings 
deep into your being
the veil is thinning

while bare branches reach to you
a carpet of leaves welcomes you
the golden light is your portal
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II. Lisa’s prompt guidelines

Fall always feels like a season of both endings and beginnings, doesn’t it? For this week, let’s explore those transitions in a Quadrille—a 44-word poem, a form first shared with us by the wonderful d’Verse Poets Pub.

Your poem can lean into endings, beginnings, or the mix of the two. And if you’d like an extra spark, here’s a thought from Friedrich Nietzsche:

I notice that autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature.

W3: The kite

It’s Sunday, so why we don’t have a little fun! 

looking up to the sky

the kids are on standby

the smiles are fading away

the bets are at the bay

the kite echoes bye-bye

Joining W3 prompt below, I’ve chosen a Limerick form ‘AABBA’ for my little poem.

This week, we’re playing with contrast:

Write a poem where form and content are at odds.

  • Use a light or playful form (for example, a limerick, clerihew, double dactyl, skeltonic, or nursery-rhyme rhythm).
    • Or simply write in any style that sounds upbeat through its meter, rhyme, sing-song cadence, or playful repetition.
  • Then employ that cheerful sound to convey weighty subject matter — loss, mortality, injustice, or other serious themes.

The tension between the bright form and dark content should create an unsettling or thought-provoking effect.

Extra twist (optional): Work the word echo into your poem.

W3 :: flip-flops into forever

WP AI-generated image
Flip-flops into forever


wear a scarf 
wear flip-flops
flip-flops are freedom
flip-flops are top
top of the world
top of my mind
mind lost
mind found
found leaves
found joy
joy is yellow
joy is red
red as blood
red as wine
wine is welcome
wine is a luxury
luxury in the breeze
luxury during sunset
sunset is inviting
sunset is orange
orange as sunflowers
orange is sweet
sweet teeth
sweet pumpkin 
pumpkin spice latte
pumpkin cake
cake for you
cake for summer
summer is leaving
summer’s farewell
farewell to shorts
farewell to the beach
beach’s waves
beach’s sand
sand in my toes
sand in my hair
hair is wet
hair is golden
golden as my scarf
golden as my ring
ring for the show
ring for connection
connection to nature
connection with love
love to you
love forever
forever fellings
forever dreams
dreams
fellings

I had fun writing this poem for W3 challenge this week. I’ve never heard of this poetry form before. Blitz poem! See the guidelines below.

Carol Anne’s prompt guidelines

This week’s challenge is to write a blitz poem! Here’s how it works:

  • Line 1: one short phrase or image (example: build a boat)
  • Line 2: another short phrase or image, starting with the same first word as line 1 (build a house)
  • Lines 3 & 4: each begin with the last word of line 2 (house for sale, house for rent)
  • Lines 5 & 6: each begin with the last word of line 4, and so on — keep repeating this pattern until line 48
  • Line 49: just the last word of line 48
  • Line 50: just the last word of line 47
  • Title: three words long, in the format (first word of line 3) (preposition or conjunction) (first word of line 47)
  • No punctuation

It sounds like a lot of rules, but once you get the hang of the rhythm it’s fun and fast-flowing!

For this week’s theme, allow your flow of writing to be guided by whatever you associate with the transition from summer to fall. Let the images and connections reflect that seasonal shift, even as the poem races forward with its own momentum.

Justing

Spotted this weekend in a river nearby
flow
with joy
time will tell
the right moment
not a second more
and not a second less
listen, your intuition
sailing in turbulent waters
let go of the grip, breathe in and out
sparkling water will show the direction

Joining the W3 prompt this week with an Etheree poem.

II. Violet’s prompt guidelines

Choose a word from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows and make it the title of your poem. Your poem should either use the word directly or capture the essence of its meaning. Include a direct link to the word’s page so readers can explore its definition and origin. Write in any poetic form you wish.

I’ve chosen JUSTING, check the meaning here.

Hover

pixabay free image
in your hands, please hold it tight
believe your mind will take flight
the love exhales discover
allows your senses to hover

Could you guess the subject in this poem?

W3 challenge

II. Mich’s prompt guidelines

  • Form: Tanaga
    • (could be double, triple, etc.)
  • Theme: Love

Tanaga

  • Four lines (a quatrain);
  • Syllabic: Each line contains seven syllables (7-7-7-7);
  • Rhyming: It is usually a rhyming poem;
    • AABB is the traditional rhyme scheme;
    • Variations in rhyme scheme are allowed (like AAAA, ABAB, ABBB, AAAB, ABBA, and non-rhyming)