Tag: W3

Sixty-four

Pixabay free image
Sixty-four
A number, a message,
Since the start
A breath and wisdom

Unexpectedly
Showing up, erasing the darkness
Harmony and peace
Self-determination

Number of squares in a chessboard
For the game players
Number of nucleotides in the genome
For the scientists

Some say it’s God’s number
Since the Tower of Babel
To I Ching
Present in many mystical things

Bringing light to the unknown

The W3 prompt this week is by Sheila

  • Form: Any poetic form;
  • Length: Exactly 64 words;
  • Must include: the words “dark” and “light” in any form

The number 64 has always been special to me. When I saw Sheila asked for a poem with 64 words I decided to write about the number 64 per si.

This number is present in many natural, mystical and scientific fields. I’ve pointed out some of them in my poem. Hope you enjoy it!

Autumn sunset

Sunset on Oct 27th – no filter applied!
Peacing my thoughts
Before the world darks
I forwarded myself into the light
Believing that magic still exits

I hearted my feelings
For a few minutes
The golden possibled my being
Magnetically

I listened to my intuition
And didn’t science my soul
I let go of expectations
I was sevening again

Joining Moonwashed Musings – the prompt is Magnetic

AND

Joining W3 poetry challenge, Melissa‘s prompt is below. The words I’ve chosen are in italics in my poem.

Melissa’s prompt guidelines,

Verb: a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, and forming the main part of the predicate of a sentence, such as hear, become, happen.

Prompt

  1. Write a poem in any form, no more than 40 lines;
  2. Take a handful (5) of the words in the table below and use them in your poem as verbs;
    • You may combine a word with a hyphen and another word that is a verb if you wish.
    • Examples:
      1. I abouted him now more than ever before.
      2. The autumn wind leaf-flooded the road.

Table of words

aboutherselfpeace
becausehighpossible
camerahowscience
carindustryseven
darkitselfsix
despitelatesouth
entiremachinespeech
footmoneytoward
formernicetwo
heartotheryes

W3 :: The changing seasons

Starting a new life
Precious moments are always remembered 
Resilience
Instigated by curiosity
Never look back
Give yourself a chance 
Sun, sea, and sand
Unforgettable moments
Memories of freedom
Memories of joy
Excitation and whispers
Recreating dreams
Falling 
Apart, melancholy
Letting go of the faith
Leading you to the abysm
Wonderland
Investing in yourself
Never gives up
The transition is short
Eternal hope
Releasing guilt

Joining W3 – prompt chosen by Diana

W3 :: Winter blues

On my way
Walking along by the river
I spotted this light pole
Standing still, strong 
Undisturbed by the snowstorm
Nobody, nothing can break its peace
I took my gloves off and snapped a photo
To take back home 
Just as a reminder


The Winter blues are here
Disturbing inner peace
Hold on tight to yourself


Joining David’s W3 – jamb-jitsu poetry form

W3 :: beams of light

look
up in the sky
hope is there
between the beams of light
darkness retreats
room for joy
make space in your being
never leave for tomorrow
the opportunity is here and now


the opportunity is here and now
never leave for tomorrow
make space in your being
room for joy
darkness retreats
between the beams of light
hope is there
up in the sky
look

David’s W3 – prompt:

II. Aboli’s prompt guidelines

Write a reverse poem. A reverse poem can be read forward and backward (top to bottom or bottom to top, line by line). The meaning of the poem changes depending on the direction you read it in.

Examples of reverse poems

If you want an extra challenge, try writing your poem in exactly eight or twelve lines.

W3 :: my desk

neat desk

organized mind

right now both are messy



new journal is on the way

space is needed

let go of the old

Joining David’s W3 with Ladysighs’ prompt below:

Compose two verses according to the following specifications:

  • “Opposites”:The first and last word of each stanza must be opposites of one another;
    • The two stanzas must use different opposites.
  • No restrictions on form, length, meter, or rhyme;
  • Thematic: Write about emotions, attitudes, and/or moods;

W3 :: a piece of silk

pixaby image
a stitch here
a stitch there
scissors up and down
the piece of silk i bought
many many years ago
she didn’t believe me 
i still remember her eyes
her whispers 
‘too good for her’

my treasure drawer 
held bits and pieces
many tiny little treasures
collected over the years
the precious silk laid down
in there, waiting and waiting
‘too good for her’

each time i opened the drawer
the silk greeted me with softness
her whispers always followed along
‘too good for her’

when i moved out
i couldn’t leave the silk behind
it came in my suitcase
which was its home for
many many years
and of course her whispers tagged along
‘too good for her’

as I get older I understand
i’m free and so the piece of silk
a skirt has been tailored
and flows freely in the wind
her whispers have no power over me
‘too good for her’ 
let her look




Joining David's W3 - Selma's prompt:
  • Imagine a person from an old memory looking in on you through an open window;
    • You’d all but forgotten about this person, but today their presence has given rise to this memory;
    • What do you see? What’s going on?
  • Write this as a Memory Poem:
    • Purge this memory out of your system; allude to the memory; banish the memory; 
  • Poem length: 100 – 300 words;
  • The poem must end with these words: “Let him/her look”