Peace Henry Vaughan 1650
Peace by Henry Vaughan
Tag: Poetry
Echo Verse Notes
The Echo Verse, unlike many poetic forms, has one simple rule: Repeat the end syllable(s) of each line. There is no rhyme or meter requirement. The repeats can be achieved by either repeating the end syllable(s) in the original line or directly as the starting syllable(s) of the next line. Example Shadows by JezzieG Shadows … Continue reading Echo Verse Notes
Impressions
Correspondents cover war The battles caught up in strife
Canine (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Dawn Definition: Canine – adj. relating to or resembling a dog or dogs Synonyms: mutt, pooch, pup, coyote, fox, wolf, cur, hound, lobo, dingo Lilydog, my cocker spaniel, hates the cold and rain. Her spanner attitude to January is below Form: Interlocking Pathya Vat with her … Continue reading Canine (JustJoJan)
Writer’s Block (WWP)
Nothing left to write voids instead of inspiration ennui; all that remains
Castaway (WOTDC)
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – thank you, Kristian Definition: Castaway – n. a person who has been shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place Synonyms: derelict, leper, maroon, outcast, outlaw, pariah, renegade, reprobate, shipwreck, waif Form: Kimo A life, the great shipwreck of existencethe rebels become outcastslepers seen as … Continue reading Castaway (WOTDC)
Write (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Linda Definition: Write – v. mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement. Synonyms: put down, note, compose, address, create, draft, pen, scrawl, rewrite, scribble, ink, jot And I caught up after a delayed start, and … Continue reading Write (JustJoJan)
Midnight Glow (WPWC)
So many nights lost in the misty moonglow With thoughts adrift on the midnight river flow
Palindrome Notes
The Palindrome uses in the same words in the second half of the poem as in the first but in reverse order. The middle word of the poem acts as a bridge or turning point between the two halves. Example Innocent by Jezzie G Days gone byrecalling of timesand boys and girlsof talking in loveinnocentlove … Continue reading Palindrome Notes
Magician
Magician born of the trees Villain of some histories
Exercise (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Wendy Definition: Exercise – n. activity requiring physical effort carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness; an activity carried out for a specific purpose. v. use or apply (a faculty, right, or process); engage in physical activity to sustain or improve health and fitness … Continue reading Exercise (JustJoJan)
Shriek (WOTDC)
Inspired by Word of the Day Challenge – thank you, Cyranny Definition: Shriek – n. a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream Synonyms: scream, screech, squeal, squawk, roar, howl, bellow, bawl Form: Pathya Vat 1 outside echoesa squealing soundI look aroundand see no-one another screechis it distressor something lessI just don’t know I look … Continue reading Shriek (WOTDC)
Every Day is a Journey
Matsuo Basho Born: 1644, Iga Province, Japan Nationality: Japanese Died: 28 November 1694, Osaka, Japan
Silence of Twilight
In that cold silence of twilight when the ashes of love faded but never burned out
Haiku by Jack Kerouac
Haiku Jack Kerouac 20th Century
Toco (AWAD)
Inspired by A Word a Day – thank you, Anu Garg Definition: Toco – n. chastisement; punishment; beatings Synonyms: penalize, retribution, damnation Form: Haiku that bitch slap still hurtsthe resultof fucking it up ©JezzieG2023
Inglorious Queen (writephoto)
Courtesy Of KL Caley Inspired by and written for #Writephoto – thank you, KL I know it’s a British Naval ship, but I’m reading about Bismarck so going with that Inglorious QueenForm: Free Verse From the annuls of warbattles claiming the seasfor the control of the watersbetween us and thema ship set sailon a maiden … Continue reading Inglorious Queen (writephoto)
Throw In the Towel (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Linda Following yesterday’s shopping adventure for food for the dog and cat and talking to Willow Original draft approved by the lovely Willow – so a few edits and rewrites later, thank you, Willow Form: List Poem Boxes of dog foodBoxes of cat foodFrozen fish filletsChicken … Continue reading Throw In the Towel (JustJoJan)
Recovering Amid the Farms by Jack Gilbert
Recovering Amid the Farms Jack Gilbert
Walking the Chase
To walk with you through untouched snow The cold wind unnoticed by love Just footprints behind where we go
Amenities (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Kim Definition: Amenities – n. a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place; the pleasantness or attractiveness of a place Synonyms: facility, service, convenience, resource, utility, system, appliance, aid, advantage, comfort, benefit, arrangement, opportunity, equipment Form: Tanka getting in and outnot easy … Continue reading Amenities (JustJoJan)
Pandiculation (WOTD)
Inspired by Word of the Day Definition: Pandiculation – n. the act of stretching oneself, especially on waking Synonyms: yawning, stretching, oscitancy Form: Dodoitsu rock ‘n’ roll, the wake-up calllimbs stretch before eyes opengathering the energydawn yawns good morning ©JezzieG2023
Prodigious (WOTDC)
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – thank you, Cyranny Definition: Prodigious – adj. remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree Synonyms: enormous, huge, colossal, immense, vast, great, massive, mammoth, monumental Form: Lunka stars light up the nighteach one is a sunthe life of planetsuniverse ©JezzieG2023
Empty Words
In barren deserts flowers never bloom, and distant mountains greet another death
(Nonconforming) Family (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan - thank you, J-Dub Definition: Family – n. a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children Opposite/Antonyms: nonstandard, ascent, disarrange, irregular, instability, nonconforming Form: Lune they see differentnonstandardnot fitting the norm two mums or two dadsunmarriedand the hate … Continue reading (Nonconforming) Family (JustJoJan)
Simply Love (WPWC)
There ain’t much a house can do Empty walls, no point of view
Sunday Sonnet: Come, darkest night by Lady Mary Wroth
Come, darkest night, becoming sorrow best; Light, leave thy light, fit for a lightsome soul
Picture Frame
I see your photo in the silver frame And feel my lips softly whisper your name
Purrfection (Simply 6 Minutes)
If she goes up, or, maybe, she goes down The Ninja Shadow ain’t telling you which
Vaughnet Notes
Created by: Henry VaughanStructure: Quatrain, couplet, and two quatrainsMeter: Pentameter or DecasyllabicRhyme Scheme: abab cc dede fgfg Example Chipmonk Bouquet by Larry Eberhart I love my Tess, I love my Tess, I do.I must confess it is sweet Tess, I crave.She rubbed my nose so I suppose love’s true.She’s crazy over flowers, she does rave.“The … Continue reading Vaughnet Notes
Windflowers
Alone, I stood alone in our garden my eyes staring listlessly into the night lifeless in the darkness
End Of (Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge)
Inspired by and written for Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge – thank you Ronovan This week I am exploring opposites and antonyms so I guess “Hello” becomes goodbye, and “chirp” likewise becomes grumpy. – ok let’s go Form: Haiku fight it outaggressive farewella door slams ©JezzieG2023
(Not)Ideal (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Astrid Definition: Ideal – adj. existing only in the imagination; desirable or perfect but not likely to become a reality Opposite/Antonyms: flawed, wrong, imperfect Form: Kimo the dreams of perfect love that cannot befor the heart is imperfectflawed before the first kiss ©JezzieG2023
Re(Dis)charge (RDP)
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – thank you, CuriousCat Oh my bees, the antonyms are a bit harsh – oh well, here goes Definition: Recharge – v. restore electrical energy in (a battery or a battery-operated device) by connecting it to a power supply. Antonyms: destroy, kill, ruin Form: Interlocking Pathya Vat … Continue reading Re(Dis)charge (RDP)
(Un)Invent (YDWP)
Inspired by and written for Your Daily Word Prompt – thank you, Sheryl Definition: Invent – v. create or design (something that has not existed before); be the originator of Opposite/Antonyms: destroy, end, finish, lose, miss, terminate, forget, stop Form: Haiku turn back hands of timewhen the living was easyor so it may seem ©JezzieG2023
(Un)seasonal (JustJoJan)
Inspired and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Kaye Prompt: Seasonal Definition: Seasonal – adj. relating to or characteristic of a particular season of the year Opposite/Antonyms: continuous, constant, eternal, perpetual, incessant, unceasing, everlasting Word 1: ConstantWord 2: Eternal Form: Bina The passage of time is constantwhat remains becomes eternal A love without end, eternalfor … Continue reading (Un)seasonal (JustJoJan)
Wayward (WOTDC)
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – thank you, Kristian Prompt: Wayward Form: Pathya Vat The odd one outliving his own waywhat can they saythey say it’s wrong Working it outhe walks aloneprodigal sonmay yet return ©JezzieG2023
Poet of Love
Nizar Qabbani Born: 23 March 1923, Damascus, Syria Nationality: Syrian Died: 30 April 1998, London, UK
Sweeping Hands
Three brass hands moving while marking out time Seconds drifting into minutes then hours But never enough to release the chime
Building the Muscles
To the child inside left with sorrow and woe because your courage
Rain by Jack Gilbert
Rain Jack Gilbert 20th/21st Century
Bend (WPWC)
Identity is something we shouldn’t have to defend As through the labels and tags of life we wend Be this, or be that
Quarantine by Eavan Boland
Quarantine Eavan Boland 2001
About Stan
The interesting thing about Stan Is that he is a walking dead man
(What) Phantom (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan – thank you, Tuba Given the antonyms that have been thrown up for the word “Phantom,” I prefer the idea of phantoms to the alternative Definition: Phantom – n. a ghost, a figment of imagination, Opposite or Antonyms: void, nothingness, vacancy, emptiness, blank Form: Dodoitsu in voids of realitywhere … Continue reading (What) Phantom (JustJoJan)
Coffee and a Chat (WWP)
Inspired by and written for Weekend Writing Prompt – Thank you, Sammi Coffee and a ChatForm: Free Verse She’s sat on my deskchitter-chatteringtoday she has a lot to saylike every day she wants to share her newsher bluesand all in betweenas I say no, yes, uhhuhand give her the petsthe pets she desiresa simple requestwhile … Continue reading Coffee and a Chat (WWP)
Count On It (JustJoJan)
Inspired by and written for JustJoJan - thank you, Linda Prompt - Count on It Form: Lunka coloured beads for playknit one purla red one acrosspurl one knitcounting rows ©JezzieG2023
Non-Toxicity (WOTDC)
Inspired by and written for Word of the Day Challenge – thank you, Cyranny By sheer fluke, this prompt of “toxicity” is better for me to do from the other side so to speak Definition: Toxicity – n. the quality of being very harmful or unpleasant in a pervasive or insidious way Antonyms: safe, harmless, … Continue reading Non-Toxicity (WOTDC)
(No) Ikigai (AWAD)
Inspired by A Word a Day – thank you, Anu Garg Definition: Ikigai - n. a sense of purpose or something that gives a sense of purpose; a reason for living; something that brings fulfillment or enjoyment Opposite or Antonyms: no sense of purpose or something that brings emptiness or misery. Form: Tanka nothing opens … Continue reading (No) Ikigai (AWAD)
(Not) Chuckle (RDP)
Inspired by and written for Ragtag Daily Prompt – thank you, Sgeoil I’m working in opposites and antonyms this week; I think this one may prove a wee bit of a challenge – let’s go Definition: Chuckle – n. a quiet or suppressed laugh Antonyms: cry, bellow, clamouring, holler, shout Form: Lune releasing the tearsunsuppressedemotion … Continue reading (Not) Chuckle (RDP)
Jezzie G 