The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS July 4/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “toss.” Use it any way you’d like." As we toss and turn in the rapids of life, We are chiselled fine. Life, It teaches us many a lesson, In rapid fire and fast, We lose some and gain some, As we sway in rapid torrent, We…

Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 184, #SpecificForm

"It’s the fifth Tuesday of the month! This is our chance to work with a specific syllabic poetry form. Take this opportunity to learn more about the particular form. This week’s form is: Haibun" © 2020 Frank J. Tassone Solace I stood alone on the rocky cliff and looked down on the valley below. It…

An Ode to my Father

This is a repost. I had written this last year but I happened to read it and I want to share it once again for it is close to my heart.💕💕 My Father, My best friend! My unswerving teacher, You taught me with love, All that I know. You taught me life, Taught me to…

Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 9 (NEXT). This week, it’s the B rhyme spot.

"You can now use the Synonym of the Prompt Word. This will make forvariety and a bit more freedom to fully get your message across." I have used coming as my synonym. Always dream to hope in dark night, See shiny unicorn coming, Riding hard on your shortcomings, Giving a bright glow to your blight,…

Tiny flame

A tiny flame, Flickered, Buzzed, As drops of water wet its wick. It fluttered many a time, Gasping, Whizzing, And suddenly shone bright. But a gust of wild wind arose, The tiny flame now bright, Waltzed to its whistling music, Swinging to and fro, A baited breath, It might let go. But, The little flame,…

Thursday photo prompt: Secret #writephoto

The silver key, Etched sublime, By Life's fine hand, A custodian to Life's cache, That is weathered, Seasoned by Time's travails. Shielding her inner self, From the stormy tempests, And wailing gales, For it would not unlock the door, That opened into the caverns of her heart. It hid the dazzling beauty inside, It shaded…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS June 6/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “fan.” Use it by itself or find a word that starts or ends with it. Use it any way you’d like." When all your dreams are a fantasy, And miles away, And niggling self doubt widens the abyss, Do not curse the distance, For it provides…

Thursday photo prompt: Guardian #writephoto

A Haibun The stony cliffs stared into the infinite cerulean expanse. The waves that seemed to roll in from faraway horizon crashed into the stones with a rhythmic symphony. The silvery rolling crests dazzled in the bright sun. The tiny blossoms on the cliff waltzed in the gentle breeze to their music. Nature was at…

The Friday Reminder and Prompt for #SoCS May 30/2020

"Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “spay/splay/spray.” Use one, use two, use ’em all, it’s up to you." Resurrect what is lost, What you once held dear, It is hidden, Buried under the mound of debris, Spray some courage into the blue veins, So that they throb with life, Disjecting the debris,…

Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 7 (DREAM). This week, it’s the A rhyme spot

I often dream to see a dream, Beckoning me to times unseen, Taking me to places not been, All written in my heart's large ream, It is what I could never deem, Endless quest of desires untold, Reaching out to all not foretold, My inane fears jest in applause, I shudder at their loud guffaws,…