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Prompts will be added tomorrow morning, and then edited each morning with a new set!

Remember, there are no rules on consecutive posting; members can post as many poems as they can, but double posts by another member for the same prompt, will not be counted.

ALL POEMS MUST BE NEWLY WRITTEN, AND MUST FOLLOW THE ORDER OF THE PROMPTS.

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PROMPTS

1. Must write a poem to yourself, or about yourself.

2. Must mention a member's username on this site (active, or inactive) yes, you can use your own.

3. War

4. Poem must mention money, or a type of sport

5. Wild card

6. must include at least one colour, AND one shape

7. Category : nature

8. Double Form ( either double of the same form, i.e 2 haikus, or, 2 different forms joined, i.e a Tanka followed by a haiku.)

GO!

1. Must include at least one mention of the 5 sense organs.

The nectar of your hinges
taste like a calming oasis
inside a desert that I
don't mind getting lost in,

you may or may not
be a mirage but I'll
stay as long as you
allow me to quench
my thirst just a
little longer.

2. Category: Funny

Wal-Mart: Effective Birth Control

A wailing scream echoes
throughout the store as
poop scented diapers
bombard the dairy isle,
losing my craving
for chocolate pudding.

The toy section should
have a warning label the
end of every isle:
do not enter
if you value your sanity
and your wallet.

We quickly exit and
with one nod,
we officially decide
we're never having kids.

3. Formed poem

Haiku

Tiny mushrooms dry
waiting for rain to fall down
and appease their thirst.

6 > Prompt: Religion

At peace

He felt the beads
of the rosary
contained within his hand
like braille. Like his
fingers could touch
the divine aura
and his soul
felt pure despite
the physical torture he suffered

7 > Prompt : Special Occasion

Eid

The sighting of moon ended
the beauty in fasts and
commenced an auspicious day- Eid.
New clothes, pure worship, greeting everyone;
what more tranquillity can one ask for.
A day bestowed with infinite blessings
if only we could put forward a heart
devoted to the oneness of the Almighty.
Oh, I wish I could celebrate the happiness and holiness
for eternity like that of my Lord.

8 > Prompt : Wild Card Poem

Rain(haiku)

Overcasted sky,
drizzle of cool air, dews on
leaves; rain has arrived.

1.Must include at least one mention of the 5 sense organs... example. sight, see, eyes, watch.

There's a man who stands on the dock
every night staring at the water as he
runs his finger across the pendant she
used to wear. It's blue in a silver binding
he gave it to her not long after they met.

It was a cold day in town, he was getting
groceries and she was window shopping
with her daughter, just to pass some time.
He could feel the rain slipping down and
shattering between them. Now, he's all

alone. With nothing but a pendant and the
place they used to call a castle not a home.

2. Category: Funny!

Who knew cows could write?
I barely knew they could fight,
But I was ever so wrong
Cause here comes one singing a love song.

What is it, click, clack, moo
Or is it more like Dr. who?
What is this world coming to
Cause one day cows will be ruling you.

3. Formed Poem

Septet

Louisiana,
you are not a home
you are far from beautiful,
I don't understand your importance.
Really, I don't like you one bit,
this is not a game
let me go.

4. Must mention a country/state/town MInot is a military town in North Dakota

You lived in Minot when you were young
and you were happy there, because you
didn't know any better. Moved away and
your brilliant spark began to fade more
by the moment. They just don't understand,

do they?

5. 30-36 syllables

I know it's been a while
since I've seen you,
but it's never too late
to smile. I'm sorry

I forgot to say that

before I left

6. Religion

Sometimes we have to
stop and think,
"Am I truly happy,
or is this a mask?"
or even wonder,
"What is it I
am doing to
ensure that I'm ok?"
But the most
important by far is,
"What must I
do to stay as happy
as possible?"
Once you have
the answers,
smile and get to work,
you need to smile more
cause you never know
who is watching,
who is where,
or even why
you were ever sad.

or you could just pray
to your god.

7. Special event

Mardi Gras

Masked people dance
around with friends and
really cool strangers
dressed from head to toe
in silky gowns and suits.

Grateful people wait through
rough winds and fog
as they wait for the
sirens leading to parades.

Intense joy floods people as
smiles blind the crowds.

Babies giggle with moms
a lot of dads watch
children race each other for
kind strangers to throw beads.

8. Wild Card

And maybe this is only difficult
to understand
because we remember
the way things once were.

We remember the people
we could be and
that third person we loved
so much.

All of our secrets still dance
across wires in strange ears
and the whispered lyrics
that fought nightmares

continue lingering for
the shadows
to sing
and your ghost
to feast.

And we could talk
the way we used to,
we could love, and
we could dream,

but every time I call
you answer just to
breathe on the line,

just to know
that I made it through
another day.

But by doing so you
are begging our
memories
to kill me

piece
by
piece.

Again.

1. must mention one of the five sense organs

I know you play that song around me
so that I will listen to the lyrics
for once and know how you feel,

it's just something that people do
when their heart longs for another t
hat it can never have. When a soul shatters
because another is causing pain that
just doesn't know how to fade.

You see, I know why
you play that song
around me and you
know exactly why I
refuse to listen.

2.category - funnt

Anti ode to a spider
Oh, little spider,
how can you be so tiny
yet ever so scary?
Why are you always around
when nobody wants to see you?
On all my best days,
you show up and my heart races.
Oh, little spider,
how can you be seemingly
harmless yet ever so deadly?
Why is it I know fear
will do no good though I scream?
On the ground is where you belong,
not crawling up my leg.
Oh, little spider,
I will never be your friend.
And that's my anti ode to a spider.

3. Formed poem

Senyru

Darkness enters slowly,
tears fall quietly, the hopelessness
is beginning to fade now.

4. Must mention a country/state/town Magnolia is a college town in Arkansas

You say that her eyes are as bluebells,
like oceans fit to burst. You say that
her smile is something you could
never describe. You say that when
she speaks its melodious perfection.

Everyone asks who you wrote such a
beautiful piece for. And though you
refuse to answer I know. Because you
told me you only knew a handful of
woman with blue eyes and you told me
that I was far too beautiful when
bathed in joy for you to ever forget.

I listened to you telling me that you
could not wait for me to talk to you again.
But then you went for a drive to clear
your head and you never came back,
just know should you choose to return
to that little house in Magnolia, I locked
the door and turned all the lights off

because I won't be going back either.

5. 30 -36 syllables

I know I promised to
hold on forever
and always,

I will keep that
promise, but I
think it's time

for me to
let you go
now.

6. Religion

Right now, everything
seems dark. The flames
just won't dance and
ideas don't spark.

Something is wrong
and you know it.
Dreams are ever
only thrown away

because you listen
to the world around
mocking in jealousy
and confusion.

And you are right,
things are wrong.
Just not in the
way you believe.

Your God is
scratching his
head wondering
how to give you
the faith you need
to believe.

7. Special Event

Thank you for caring,
for loving me, for trying
so hard to make today
something special.

I really enjoyed it,
from the goofy
conversations
with people I
haven't heard from
in forever, to the

poetry readings
and story times,
the movie (as
cheesy as it was),
to the sparkles.

Today was the
perfect birthday.

8. Wild Card

Love is when
you can look at anything
and instantly think
of them.

It is when you
wake up next to them
even if it is only in
your mind.

And when they
make you smile even though
you barely want
to breathe.

This, this is
just loneliness.

Lust.

Infatuation.

1. Must include one of the five senses:

You show me the most
beautiful melodies I
have ever heard.

I promise I will play
all of them
for you again.

Someday.

2. Category - funny

You really should take better care
of your things. We found that little
notebook you used to carry around
with you everywhere you went to
document all of your better moments.

But you spilled coffee on so many
pages that all we know about
last summer was that someone
threw and elephant at you (how
is that even possible, love?)

and that you are trapped in a box
with steven and a peacock, doing
the tango (you made sure to stress
that there is also a door for the
penguin to come back with donuts).

We see that you were somewhere
doing something and a stranger
asked to take a picture with you
and after that you somehow ended
up in the bookstore pretending to
be a ninja (according to eye witness
reports you were dressed in pink though.)

You really should take better care
of your things, Darling. Before people
just begin thinking you are crazy.

1. 5 senses

Pine cones bud like roses
and the scent of evergreen
wraps around my shoulders
like a winter scarf.

The chill is almost here,
soon, it whispers...

soon.

2. Funny

#wineproblems

A bottle pleads
to be drained and
a glass awaits
your lips to kiss
them tenderly,
leaving prints of
today's troubles
as you caress
it's neck
but the corkscrew
is tired of being
screwed and
has grown legs
and unknowingly
walked away.

3. Form - haiku

for once, the sea wants
to curl up in it's vastness
and evaporate.

4. Include country/state/town

He tumbled into the bar like
a weed looking for a home
in a nameless Kentucky town;
his eyes drifted to the boots
stomping on the stage as
a pretty little thing continued
to sing her soul into the
microphone that held all
her dreams.

She winked at his gaze
and he melted into
the lyrics and realized
she was singing about
home.

5. 30-36 syllables

Patch my heart
onto the front pocket
of your favorite shirt
so that our hearts
can synchronize
to the symphony
of our future.

6. Religion

Sometimes I dab
myself in a little sin,
confuse the reason
behind my blessings
with my hankering
to be carefree
but eventually,
God will take
my hands and
cleanse them
with a little dab
of faith and
forgiveness.

7. Special Occasion

Generation to generation,
Mother to Daughter -

the lace wrapped around
the belt on her waist
are the altered hands
of her family,
hugging her all at once
and guiding her towards
a happy future.

8. Wild card

You rolled over and
stared at me with
uncertainty in your eyes.

"Are we okay?"

A whimper of a nod
escaped my lips as I
snuggled deep into
the arms of the only
person I vow to
never lose.

#49

Prompt 1 > include a sense organ

Missing you

Love cannot be painted by the stroke of beautiful words
or be sung by the notes of a sweet melody;
for Love is an emotion
and it was born when our eyes met.

#50

Prompt 2> Funny

No words

If I try to write funny,
I end up writing lame jokes
and if one would read them,
they would realise
how I suck at funny poems!

#51

Prompt 3 > Formed Poem

Nature's lesson (Tanka)

As the rain showers,
coolness settles all across
and we run for heat.
Likewise, when life hits you wrong,
try to build the best within.

#52

Prompt 4> Mention country state town

Love Memories

The times we met
perished away
like a dried rose
lying across the lonely
autumn streets of Bandra
yet its beauty still exists
within cherished memories.

#53

Prompt 5 > 30-36 syllables

Saying it out

Today my heart wishes
to unbottle every emotion
which belongs to you
and ribbon them with the fragrance of love
to express my affection for you.

#54

Prompt 6 > Religion

Alhamdulillah

Oh Lord, you are the most merciful,
the creator of heavens and the earth.
The world is your creation
and the nature- a glimpse
of the serenity of heavens.
What more can we thank you for!
You are the Beneficent and all praises
belong to you, Indeed!