Terror ... by Artie & Stu
Terror
Relax
Relax ….. by tiredhamster
The year
raging in our window.
The street is on fire,
shots pounding against sky,
the stars screaming again,
and somewhere, someone
singing.
Close the blinds,
turn up the TV,
maybe next year will be better,
but I can’t convince it so.
We have no part.
Written for The Weekend Writing Prompt.
UNRECOGNIZABLE: A Rondelet
Unrecognizable …. by Raelyn Pracht
Lost expression
Broken reflection in the glass
Lost expression
Vacant, black, hollow eyes stare back
Piercing darkness permeates through
Leaning closer, I question “who?”
Lost expression
The Prompt: You wake up to discover a completely different, unknown face staring back at you from the mirror.Reena’s Xploration Challenge #239
The Rondelet is a French form consisting of a single septet with two rhymes and one refrain: AbAabbA. The capital letters are the refrains, or repeats. The refrain is written in tetra-syllabic or dimeter and the other lines are twice as long – octasyllabic or tetrameter.
Line 1:: A—four syllables
Line 2:: b—eight syllables
Line 3:: A—repeat of line one
Line 4:: a—eight syllables
Line 5:: b—eight syllables
Line 6:: b—eight syllables
Line 7:: A—repeat of line one
Grandfather Time
turn a page in the book of timechange calendars on the wallanother year has passedyet, tomorrow is just another day Same routine, same faces..Why travel to go places?stationary moves take youthrough time capsules Old glasses, new winechimes Grandfather Time Written for Weekend Writing Prompt
Money
Sarah gives us an unusual format to deal with, in this week of Lucky Dip - Didactic. Here's my take on it. To lead a stress-free lifeFollow the golden rulesSpend, save, invest, relaxStay away from debt SpendLess than you earnBetween needs and wantsYou must discern SaveFor a rainy dayFind a good placeWhere it fetches returns … Continue reading Money
Integrated
We welcome Grace Y. Estevez to RXC. She joins with a well-constructed poem Integrated Reflection seen,is not my own.A figurine,eyes so well known. Her intense stare,held plastic smile,creates a flare,with unique style. Read more at https://graceofthesun.com/integrated/
Discombobulation
Eugenia shows how to write a Rondelet, in response to RXC#239. Visit her site for the fabulous pictures she chooses to go with brilliant poetry. https://amanpan.com/2022/07/15/discombobulation/
Truth
Truth …. by Aishwarya
truth,
two faced,
bitter fact,
veiled convenience,
wait,
truth,
mirror,
liminal,
conscience’s face off,
feel,
truth,
stop & go,
frozen thoughts,
introspect doubts,
care,
truth,
mirage,
judgemental,
different self,
heal.
Poetry form :- Lanturne or Lanterne (1/2/3/4/1 syllables). The above is a Lanterne series.
Acknowledgements :- Thank you Colleen. M. Chesebro for hosting Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday Challenge #280:– Prompt Theme :-Lanturne or Lanterne . Thank you Reena Saxena for hosting Reena’s Exploration Challenge #239. Theme :- You wake up to discover a completely different, unknown face staring back at you from the mirror. Thank you all for stopping by and reading.
Wake
Wake …..by Diana Coombes
You wake up to discover a completely different, unknown face staring back at you from the mirror. Another great prompt by https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/author/reinventionsreena/
Every morning, there is less to see.
An unknow face stares back at me in the mirror, and I know it isn’t me. I can’t see the real person behind the mask. Flashes of light, mixed in with shadows floating across my line of vision.
It’s getting worse, I know it is, but I’m not a victim.
I will learn to live with my blindness, learn to be me again.
I listen to another tutorial, get used to the monotone voice telling me what my eyes should be seeing. It is difficult, and I want to throw my mobile as far as it would go, but I need to persevere.
If I don’t I’ll be defined by my disability.
I have a job to do, and losing my…
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Debt
I look at you lovingly, my creationyet I know you will choose to go your own way I know you are under no obligationto behave as I want, your desires hold sway Why this unreasonable expectation?You are a person, a character, not clay You are not me - but the next generationthe future is all … Continue reading Debt
