Poetry Word Prompt #3

[Raku]

Yeah, I just posted it on another website, ( http://allpoetry.com/poem/12691892-A...by-MySummerJob ) one of these days I think I'll put it in a book.

[Sumyanna]

Why would I mind? I think that is fabulous Raku! This is the whole point- to inspire us to write. You owe me nothing, but if it does get published I would love if you tell me!

[Raku]

I hope you don't mind, but I think I'm gonna share this poem on other sites, and probably publish it in a book one day =)

[Sumyanna]

Oh wow - this is amazing Raku. Really love your write. We often choose drama over the ability to see the truth. Guess it is easier...

[Raku]

Sorry for the weirdness, but this is how it flowed out of me... Also you can ignore the fourth stanza if you want, I just wanted to give the poem and ending so I stacked that on

A Forgotten Dream

I am forgotten
Like that once perfect amber now rotten
Or that umbrella you left behind in a dream
Where we would explore that endless stream

Caused by the crash of that talking comet
A face full of freckles and a lesson he would vomit
On the importance of patience
and weep about the warring nations

We didn't listen
Instead we liked the friction
Caused by all this endless drama
However it caught up to us, our aweful karma

So here I am fading away
As the world around us goes grey
Suddenly the world lets out a crack
And now everything fades to black

[Sumyanna]

I think a part of us are in every poem we write. This part, is truly me - if I could have wings, I would fly. Oh, I do love this character so :-) Suz-zen

[Suz-zen]

I could read this again and again, standing alone:

Freckled arms outstretched to catch the wind.
Umbrella raised high -
I chose to breathe in the scent of summer rains.
As amber skies slowly crawled toward the edges of night -
I chose to dream beneath a starlit sky
And I knew
I knew - that nothing was perfect

[Sumyanna]

Yes - that was what I wanted everyone to see. We have our own experiences, our own feelings and when we write - it is difficult to completely separate them from us. When given a prompt - we may not write our own story, but we write with what we know, feel, see. It makes it all the more interesting. So glad you are enjoying them RhymeLovingWriter :-)

[Sumyanna]

No worries Tashi. I think that you should never be forced to use a word - but let the words guide you. Truly, it is more of a spark of imagination. I remember reading a list of words that contained the word pyre. I ended up writing a poem (one of my favorites) about a woman accepting death upon the death of her husband - flaming arrows shooting toward her, but she stood bravely on the pyre next to him. I would NEVER have written such a poem had it not been for the prompt. I do not always use all the words - and even lately I have been brave enough to change them (dances becomes dancing) when I need to. I am learning to let it just get me in the moment of a poem. When I can use all words - yay! And when I cannot, I am sure the poem will sing just as nicely :-) Love the word you forgot though. Too cute!

[Tashi]

@ RhymeLovingWriter: Thanks! I'm liking these writing challenges as it's allowing me to stretch my imagination to places I've never considered to visit.

[RhymeLovingWriter]

I'm really enjoying seeing the individual creativity that comes from these prompts! Thank you so much Sumyanna - for bringing this to the zone!

[RhymeLovingWriter]

Kudos Tashi - this prompt writing seems to like you!

[Tashi]

@ Sumyanna: Thank you for the kind words. I only realised I forgot to include the word 'forgotten' (oh the irony) but I think it still works without it. I wanted to try a rhyming scheme that I remembered a long time ago but I can't remember the name. Plus I decided to go down the more aggressive route after struggling to make the poem sound nice and peaceful. I think it's more of what I've witnessed more than actually being apart of it so I tried to portray that through this poem.

[Sumyanna]

I have to say Tashi - strong poem. It is even more fabulous because of the fact that it is not your story, but you sold it so well. Wonderful use of the words. Bravo!

[Sumyanna]

Love this - you took this in a different direction than Tashi did (and I as well). I love the story you tell. Fabulous write!