IT’S NOT IMPOSSIBLE: Wea’ve Written Weekly Poetry Prompt #50

For this week’s WEA’VE WRITTEN WEEKLY Prompt over at the Skeptic’s Kaddish, this week’s PoW: Jane Aguiar has given us the following guidelines. To write a poem in either of the forms below: 👇👇

1) Senryu;
For explanation of ‘Senryu’; click on the following link: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/senyru/

2) Symetrelle;
For explanation of the ‘Symetrelle’; click on the following link: https://poetscollective.org/poetryforms/symetrelle/

– Include the word “impossible” in your poem.

3) Submit: Click on ‘Mr. Linky’

I’ve chosen the ‘Symatrelle’ form as it’s served me well in the past. Below lies my contribution to the prompt, hope ye enjoy the read! 🙏😁🤞📖👇👇

IT’S NOT IMPOSSIBLE

I don’t think it’s impossible

This thing that you’re asking of me
This burden that you’ve placed on me

Though it weighs heavy on these shoulders of mine
Though I’ve lost track of the number of times
That you’ve got yourself in a right old mess
That you’ve got me doing something ridiculous

Because you’ve fallen on hard times
Because you’ve won this heart of mine

I don’t think it’s impossible.

Should you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link below: 👇👇😁😁

https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/04/12/w3-prompt-50-weave-written-weekly/

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER; AGE TO SHOULDER – w3 (Wea’ve Written Weekly) Prompt: Beauty

For the current WEA’VE WRITTEN WEEKLY Prompt, this week’s PoW: Aishwarya from over at Kitty’s Verses has challenged us to write a “Beauty” themed poem using either the “American Sentence” or “Limerick” poetic form. I have decided to go with the latter. Below lies my contribution to the prompt, hope ye enjoy the read: 🙏🤞😁📖👇👇

EYE OF THE BEHOLDER; AGE TO SHOULDER

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”
Rings less & less true as you grow older
As you discover true beauty lies within
And what makes you masculine/feminine
The truth of your age to shoulder

Should you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link below: 👇👇😁😁

https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/04/05/w3-prompt-49-weave-written-weekly/

THE ETERNAL BEATING HEART: Wea’ve Written Weekly #48

For the WEA’VE WRITTEN WEEKLY Prompt hosted by David Bogomolny over at The Skeptic’s Kaddish, this week’s PoW: Kerfe Roig has encouraged us to compose a poem beginning with the words: “Hope is…” Below lies my contribution, hope ye enjoy the read! 🤞🙏😁📖

THE ETERNAL BEATING HEART OF RAINBOW BUTTERFLIES

Hope is…
A rainbow stretched across
An overcast sky
After a bout of torrential rain

Hope is…
A beating heart
In your belly
After years of trying in vain

Hope is…
The words of eternity
In the Good Book
After a loved one’s been laid
To rest

Hope is…
Once dormant dreams
As yet unfulfilled
Beginning to take shape

Hope is…
The sound of birdsong
On a spring morning
Heralding the dawn of a new day

Hope is…
The visit of a butterfly
On a summer’s day
Reminding us that we can change

Should you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link below: 👇👇😁😁

https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/03/29/w3-prompt-48-weave-written-weekly/

SUNDAY BLOG RECAP

Hey folks! It’s long overdue but welcome back to my Sunday Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week. Especially designed for those of you who have busy lives outside of the WordPress blogosphere. So without further ado, let’s get cracking! 👍😁

On Monday; Wednesday; Friday & Saturday morning I shared 4 motivational running quotes with ye. You’ll find the links to them below: 👇

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/06/running-owning-the-road/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/08/running-lets-go/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/10/running-seeking-out-new-sights-under-your-own-power/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/11/running-for-those-who-keep-going/?preview=true

Also on Monday, I posted my 1st poetic offering of the week titled: “Furry Fashion Accessory” written in response to Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt. Here’s the link to it:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/06/furry-fashion-accesory-sadjes-whatdoyousee-wdys-poetry-image-prompt-176/?preview=true

On Tuesday I published 2 new poems titled: “A STILTED INHALE OF AIR” & “MAGICAL HIDEAWAY; TRICK OF REFLECTION written in response to d’Verse’s latest Quadrille Prompt & Tanka Tuesday Weekly Poetry Challenge respectively. The links to them are below: 👇👇👇

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/07/a-stilted-inhale-of-air-dverse-quadrille-171-gasp/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/07/magical-hideaway-trick-of-reflection-tanka-tuesday-poetrychallenge-310/?preview=true

Then on Wednesday I composed a poem in honour of INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY titled Woman (More To You Than Meets The Eye). You’ll find the link to it here:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/08/woman-more-to-you-than-meets-the-eye-international-womens-day/?preview=true

On Thursday I published my 5th & 6th poems of the week titled: SERIOUS PLAY OR SILLY REDISCOVERY: d’Verse Poetics Prompt (Playtime) & STAINED CERAMICS; CAFFEINATED BURN: Weave Written Weekly: w3 Prompt #45 respectively. You’ll find the links to them below:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/serious-play-or-silly-rediscovery-dverse-poetics-prompt-playtime/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/09/stained-ceramics-caffeinated-burn-weave-written-weekly-w3-prompt-45/?preview=true

Lastly but by no means the least I published my final poem of the week titled: “A Timorous Type of Equity” written in response to Reena’s latest Xploration Challenge. Here’s the link to it:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/03/11/a-timorous-type-of-equity-ragtag-daily-prompt-friday-reenas-xploration-challenge-271/?preview=true

Well, that’s all for this week folks! Thanks so much for stopping by and reading my blog. 🙏😁 Sincerely hope ye enjoyed the catch up! 🤞🤞🙏🙏 Until next Sunday, mind yourselves; stay creative and take care!

STAINED CERAMICS; CAFFEINATED BURN: Weave Written Weekly: w3 Prompt #45

For this week’s Weave Written Weekly Prompt over at the Skeptic’s Kaddish, David Bogomolny, this week’s PoW has encouraged us to compose a poem from the perspective of an inaminate household object using personification.

STAINED CERAMICS; CAFFEINATED BURN

There’s something I’d like to address
Every day you do the same thing
Take me down from the press
To get your caffeine fix
Heap this sweet sugary substance into me
As well as what looks like coffee granules of sort,
Then you proceed to add this white; milky liquid to the mix
I think you might call
It soya
Then you throw boiling hot water into my ceramic interior
On top of it all
Ouch!!!
And stir them together without any regard
For how I might feel!
Just because I’m not human
Just because I’m made of clay
Doesn’t mean their not real
Then, when you’ve finished drinking from me
You just throw me to one side
On the sink
Used.
Stained with coffee
Cracked on the edges
And feeling dirty inside.

Should you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link below: 👇👇😁😁

https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/03/08/w3-prompt-45-weave-written-weekly/

FLOODING THE WORLD WITH MADNESS: Weave Written Weekly: #42

For this week’s WEA’VE WRITTEN WEEKLY Prompt, hosted by David Bogomolny over at the Sceptic’s Kaddish, this week’s PoW Tanmay Philip has asked us to write a “Puente”, a poem with 3 stanzas with the middle stanza (song title) acting as a bridge between the 1st & last stanza. Below lies my contribution to the prompt: 👇👇👇I chose Mad World by Gary Jules as my song title. Hope ye all enjoy the read! 🙏🤞😁📖

FLOODING THE WORLD WITH MADNESS

Mass shootings & earthquakes
Brought about by archaic gun laws
And shifting tectonic plates
Shooting balloons out of the sky
Bloody “special military operations”
Leaves little room to wonder why

It’s a ~Mad world~

That we’re living in today
War torn refugees crossing oceans
In a vain attempt to escape.
Torrential rain & forest fires
Threatening to burn down our ambition
And flood our empires

Should you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link below: 👇👇👇

https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/02/15/w3-prompt-42-weave-written-weekly/

BLOG GOALS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

Morning folks! Hope ye all had a lovely weekend! 🤞🙏😁 Welcome back to my weekly Blog Goals for the Week Ahead where I set out my blog schedule and creative goals for the coming week. So, without further ado.

First up today, after this blog of course, will be my 1st motivational running quote of the week followed by 3 more on Wednesday; Friday & Saturday morning. Hope they will inspire you all in some way. 🤞🙏🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️😁

Then tomorrow, I plan to publish 2 poems for ye’re enjoyment. The first one of which will be titled AFFECTIONATELY HEADSTRONG inspired by my youngest girl: Ava! 😁 This will be followed by my response to Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt. If you want to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link:

https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/02/06/what-do-you-see-14/

On Wednesday, I hope to publish another poem which will be written in response to d’Verse’s latest Quadrille Prompt.

Then on Thursday, I plan to recite the poem I wrote around this time last year titled LOVE IS… for my Throwback Thursday series of Poetry Readings which for the next 3 weeks is going to feature readings on the subject of love & loss. Then later in the day I’ll be posting my response to d’Verse’s latest Poetics Prompt

On Friday I hope to respond to some of the other prompts on here such as Moonwashed Weekly Prompt; Reena’s Xploration Challenge &/or WeaveWrittenWeekly over at the Skeptic’s Kaddish. And maybe return to my Poetry Quotes reflection blog?!

On Saturday, we’ll have one more poem for the Week which will be followed up by my regular Blog Recap on Sunday with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week. Hope you enjoyed the read and come back next Monday for more of the same. 🤞🙏😁📖

SUNDAY BLOG RECAP

Hey folks! Welcome back to my weekly Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week. Especially designed for those of you who have busy lives outside of the WordPress blogosphere! 👍😁 So, without further ado.

First up, on Monday gone by, I published my 1st poem of the week titled: CERAMIC OR BUST written in response to Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt. You can access it through the following link: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/01/09/ceramic-or-bust-sadjes-whatdoyousee-wdys-poetry-image-prompt-168/?preview=true

On Tuesday I posted 2 poems, the first of which was titled: EM-BOLD-EN, composed in response to d’Verse’s most recent Quadrille Prompt which encouraged us to write a piece using the word: BOLD or a variation thereof. Here’s the link to it: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/01/10/em-bold-en-dverse-quadrille-167-bold-ly-go/?preview=true

This was followed up by my attempt at a Tanka Tuesday image prompt where Colleen encouraged us to write a poem in response to a wintry; snow themed image titled SNOWCAPPED BEAUTY. You’ll find the link to it below: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/01/10/snowcapped-beauty-tanka-tuesday-weekly-poetry-challenge-no-302/?preview=true&preview_id=4550&preview_nonce=70bc03db8b

Then on Wednesday I published a poem titled: CHASING DREAMS written in response to a combination of d’Verse’s latest Poetics & Wea’ve Written Weekly’s prompt on the theme of Visions & Dreams respectively. Here’s the link to it: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/01/11/chasing-dreams-weave-written-weekly-dverse-poetics-prompt-visionary-poetry/?preview=true

On Thursday I returned to my motivational running quotes blog posts with a quote encouraging us to KEEP GOING. You’ll find the link to it here: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/01/12/running-keep-going/?preview=true

This was followed up later in the day with my 5th poem of the week titled: PROVOCATIVE LITERARY AGITATION written in response to a Moonwashed Weekly Prompt. Here’s the link to it: https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/01/12/provocative-literary-agitation-moonwashed-weekly-prompt-125/?preview=true

Then on Saturday I posted my final blog posts of the week with a motivational running quote and a Ragtag Daily Prompt poem (titled BLURRING THE LINES) respectively. Here’s the links to them:

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/01/14/running-taking-your-power-back/?preview=true

https://kenhume31.wordpress.com/2023/01/14/blurring-the-lines-ragtag-daily-prompt-saturday-blur/?preview=true

That’s all for this week folks! Thanks for stopping by taking the time to read and comment on my posts. Your support and feedback is much appreciated! 🙏😊😁

CHASING DREAMS – Wea’ve Written Weekly/d’Verse Poetics Prompt (Visionary Poetry)

This week Ingrid over at d’Verse Poetics has challenged us to get in touch with our Visionary self whilst Sarah David, the PoW over at The Skeptic’s Kaddish‘s Wea’ve Written Weekly has encouraged us to write a poem about dreams in 14 lines or less. Below lies my contribution: 👇👇👇

CHASING DREAMS

Memories of dreams are most elusive
I dream a dream in the midst of REM
Then I wake up,
I always wake up
And the dream is no more
I can’t remember them
That’s the thing about dreams
They never last forever
And I spend the rest of the day
Chasing after snippets of it
In the mental corridors of my mind
Trying to piece the dream together.
And recapture the hope it gave me
The comfort it brought

Should you wish to participate in the prompts you can access them through the following links: 👇👇👇

https://dversepoets.com/2023/01/10/poetics-visionary-poetry/

https://skepticskaddish.com/2023/01/11/w3-prompt-37-weave-written-weekly/

BLOG GOALS FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

Hey folks! Hope ye all had a lovely Christmas full of the people and things you love. 🤞🙏😁😊 I enjoyed my break but it’s good to be back blogging. So, welcome back to my weekly Blog Goals for the Week/Year Ahead where I set out my blog schedule and creative goals for the coming week.It promises to be more of the same great posts you’ve come to know and love plus a few enjoyable changes to the schedule.

First up, later on today, will be my first poem of the New Year featuring an amalgamation of 2 poetry prompts (Saturday & Sunday gone by) from Ragtag Daily Prompts titled NEW PATH. Should you wish to participate in the prompts then you can access them through the following links:

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2022/12/31/rdp-saturday-new/

https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2023/01/01/rdp-tuesday-path/

Tomorrow, I’ll be returning to my regular motivational running quotes for ye’re inspiration! This will be followed up by my poetic response to Sadje’s latest #WhatDoYouSee #WDYS Poetry Image Prompt which I’ve missed taking part in. Should you wish to participate in the prompt then you can access it through the following link: https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2023/01/02/what-do-you-see-167-2nd-january-2023/

On Wednesday, I plan on responding to d’Verse’s latest Tuesday Poetics Prompt which I always enjoy participating in.

Then on Thursday I’ll be posting my 2nd Motivational Running Quote of the week for ye. Later on we’ll be returning to my Throwback Thursday series of Poetry Readings with a recitation of a piece I wrote back in November 2021 titled: TWO STEPS BACK. Appropriate for this time of year I’m sure you’ll agree when you hear & read it?! 👍😁

On Friday we’ll be reflecting on some more of my favourite poetry quotes, taking lessons from them and applying them to our lives as poets and readers alike.

Saturday will see us post our final motivational running quote of the week for ye folks and exploring some more poetry prompts such as Moonwashed Weekly Prompts and Weave Written Weekly fingers crossed.

Of all this will be closed off on Sunday with my regular Sunday Blog Recap with links to all the blogs I posted during the previous week. Especially designed for those of you who have busy lives outside of the WordPress blogosphere. So please stay tuned. Until next Monday, mind yourselves; stay creative and take care. 🙏🤞😊😁