From the POETS team we would like to say a huge welcome to all our new members this week, we look forward to interacting with you and engaging in your poems
Happy, happy Wednesday POETS
This week I have the delight of celebrating the wonderfully talented Jackie +J.M. L Jackie's poetry is always structured in the deep beauty of imagery no matter what theme she is writing to, this gives her poetry an essence of escapism that we all search for when we pause our day to read...to celebrate I have chosen this deeply emotive write shared by Jackie this week. Well done.
Today you’re gone a year
Dry now are my tears
Changed to sadness
Through the madness
Darkness came to me
Involuntarily
I stewed and brood
In a dark mood
For you certainly died and are gone
And my hearts light said to me, “So long”
This denial I’ve shed
Has left me in bed
To sleep to a flat, grey dream
A nothingness so it would seem
Breach this cocoon
Of sadness and doom
Bleak as the day you had left
Feelings I have are bereft
Bereaved
I believed I’d sense you again
Put on a brave face
Grieve without a trace
Humble with sorrow
Sadness will be back tomorrow
And lend me a moment or two
To awaken, curled up next to you
In my dreams, when they have color
When vivid and alive like no other
I hope you visit me soon in the sunshine of my soul
Don’t be frightened off by the cobwebs strewn across my mind
If i had a message, a signal or some sign
You were more then fine
I would feel better then I’ve been
These morose feelings aren’t a sin
When you’ve lost
There’s a cost
There is a hole in your heart
Where once it was solid
Until the day
I lost my way
A year ago departed
(c)Jackie Little
6.15.2018
Special mentions
This week, I want to mention those poets who inspire us consistently, who bless our poetic minds time after time. So much talent, so much soul, so much spirit in their writing, in their support to their peers, in their encouragement of others...
+Paul Stump Not only does Paul write an awesome Tercet, but he also shares a whole wealth of famous poets/poems as well as pausing to offer encouragement and support to his fellow poets. Paul is truly a valued member here in the POETS community. Well done Paul and thank you for being among us.
+Jasmine Jasmine is like a breath of fresh air, her poetry grabs you gently and demands a moment of your time and yet leaves you a little lighter on your journey, a truly gifted writer and amazing member of the POETS team, Jasmine is very much a valued member of our community, thank you Jasmine.
+Bruce Newman Bruce is a highly talented writer producing consistently thought provoking poetry that gracefully takes the reader by the hand as the words paint an unabashed truth across the page. A truly valued member of the POETS community, thank you Bruce.
+Emily Nelson Emily is a hugely talented wordsmith, painting time and time again vivid and fresh images of innocence lost, Emily is currently using the artwork of Nicoletta Ceccoli which reflects her poems to absolute perfection, as we all know a picture can make or break a poem and Emily uses the artwork as an extension to her already powerful writing...this results in an incredibly powerful end result. Thank you Emily for being part of POETS.
Shout outs to the old and the new!
Shout out time! This is to allow us to pause and pay respect to those poets taking poetry outside of the box, driving creativity into new arenas, and equally, those poets that stand proud within the poetic roots that have created the very foundations we write from today...
I would like to start by giving a personal shout out to Shen who always chooses the most amazing pictures to go with his poems! +Shenelle Seve
and I would also like to personally shout out to our girl/ moderator/ extremely talented Jasmine....for no reason other than for being you Jasmine. +Jasmine
Let's go backwards today!
haiku and tanka
I always love to see this category busy and buzzing with such amazing pieces of poetry, the imagery that you guys create through your words is nothing short of amazing. +J.M. L +Mari Felices +Nigel Da Poet Paul +Nicholas Klacsanzky +Chasity Gaines +Sotir Georgievski +Bukusai Ashagawa +Edward Means +Miss Poet Miki +Eva Limbach
Spoken word
You guys know I have a soft spot for the spoken word, hearing people perform a poem is so amazing, to hear the changes in tone, the accents, the voices...everything, it is simply brilliant and so I am really pleased to see this category getting busier. Shout out this week goes to +Will Evans +Charlie Ricketts-Johnson+Brooklyn "Brook" Lotus +Jennifer Salinas Mr +Ulf Wolf +John Lars Zwerenz thank you guys and gals
Original art/photography and music
Another brilliant week in this category! Shout out to our lovely +Toni TW on some amazing poetry and art and +Edward Means superb photography and poetry and also to +Phil Hall a brilliant combination of poetry and music and to new member +Rima Amir for some absolutely amazing sketches. Thank you guys and gals
Collections and publications
A shout-out to Mr +Sourav Biswas his project has firmly found its feet, check him out guys Sourav is on his way up!! Check out Johns publication on Amazon +John Lars Zwerenz and
...a shout out to the much loved and respected poet and friend to so many of us +Garry Spooner on the publication of his poetry book Emerging Words you can check it out right here guys
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0995104654/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_QtziBbGB44K6S
Famous poets/ poems
Every time I check out this category there's a new poet for me to go and devour, new style to study, new diction, voice, imagery and each of the poems shared are a part of someones life, like the combining of global "I grew up reading..." collective! :) Shout out to +Bruce Newman and +Paul Stump thank you guys
Micro - fiction
Valerie hared with us this week an absolutely awesome piece of writing focusing on memories and what can only be described as lost treasure, thank you Valerie +Valerie Moore and our lovely lady +karen hines shared a brilliantly empowering piece on warriors and battle scars, superbly written.
Thank you everyone for your wonderful contributions throughout the week :)
From the POETS team, well done everyone, another amazing week of creativity spilling across keyboards, through screens and out into the big wide wilderness of life
Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:
1. The poet has written a great and original poem.
2. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.
3. Mastery of the the language in which the poet writes is also important, although we should make some allowances in terms of spelling/grammar for people using English as a second language.
A huge welcome to all our new members this week, from the POETS team
Prompts
Monday - #poetsphotoprompts
Wednesday - #poetslineprompts
Saturday and Sunday - #POETSFLASHBACKWEEKEND
These are not contests, they are simply a way to expand your inspiration, interaction and to have some poetic fun.
Happy writing all
Karen, Bubbly, Jennifer Kathir and the POETS team.
Happy, happy Wednesday POETS
This week I have the delight of celebrating the wonderfully talented Jackie +J.M. L Jackie's poetry is always structured in the deep beauty of imagery no matter what theme she is writing to, this gives her poetry an essence of escapism that we all search for when we pause our day to read...to celebrate I have chosen this deeply emotive write shared by Jackie this week. Well done.
Today you’re gone a year
Dry now are my tears
Changed to sadness
Through the madness
Darkness came to me
Involuntarily
I stewed and brood
In a dark mood
For you certainly died and are gone
And my hearts light said to me, “So long”
This denial I’ve shed
Has left me in bed
To sleep to a flat, grey dream
A nothingness so it would seem
Breach this cocoon
Of sadness and doom
Bleak as the day you had left
Feelings I have are bereft
Bereaved
I believed I’d sense you again
Put on a brave face
Grieve without a trace
Humble with sorrow
Sadness will be back tomorrow
And lend me a moment or two
To awaken, curled up next to you
In my dreams, when they have color
When vivid and alive like no other
I hope you visit me soon in the sunshine of my soul
Don’t be frightened off by the cobwebs strewn across my mind
If i had a message, a signal or some sign
You were more then fine
I would feel better then I’ve been
These morose feelings aren’t a sin
When you’ve lost
There’s a cost
There is a hole in your heart
Where once it was solid
Until the day
I lost my way
A year ago departed
(c)Jackie Little
6.15.2018
Special mentions
This week, I want to mention those poets who inspire us consistently, who bless our poetic minds time after time. So much talent, so much soul, so much spirit in their writing, in their support to their peers, in their encouragement of others...
+Paul Stump Not only does Paul write an awesome Tercet, but he also shares a whole wealth of famous poets/poems as well as pausing to offer encouragement and support to his fellow poets. Paul is truly a valued member here in the POETS community. Well done Paul and thank you for being among us.
+Jasmine Jasmine is like a breath of fresh air, her poetry grabs you gently and demands a moment of your time and yet leaves you a little lighter on your journey, a truly gifted writer and amazing member of the POETS team, Jasmine is very much a valued member of our community, thank you Jasmine.
+Bruce Newman Bruce is a highly talented writer producing consistently thought provoking poetry that gracefully takes the reader by the hand as the words paint an unabashed truth across the page. A truly valued member of the POETS community, thank you Bruce.
+Emily Nelson Emily is a hugely talented wordsmith, painting time and time again vivid and fresh images of innocence lost, Emily is currently using the artwork of Nicoletta Ceccoli which reflects her poems to absolute perfection, as we all know a picture can make or break a poem and Emily uses the artwork as an extension to her already powerful writing...this results in an incredibly powerful end result. Thank you Emily for being part of POETS.
Shout outs to the old and the new!
Shout out time! This is to allow us to pause and pay respect to those poets taking poetry outside of the box, driving creativity into new arenas, and equally, those poets that stand proud within the poetic roots that have created the very foundations we write from today...
I would like to start by giving a personal shout out to Shen who always chooses the most amazing pictures to go with his poems! +Shenelle Seve
and I would also like to personally shout out to our girl/ moderator/ extremely talented Jasmine....for no reason other than for being you Jasmine. +Jasmine
Let's go backwards today!
haiku and tanka
I always love to see this category busy and buzzing with such amazing pieces of poetry, the imagery that you guys create through your words is nothing short of amazing. +J.M. L +Mari Felices +Nigel Da Poet Paul +Nicholas Klacsanzky +Chasity Gaines +Sotir Georgievski +Bukusai Ashagawa +Edward Means +Miss Poet Miki +Eva Limbach
Spoken word
You guys know I have a soft spot for the spoken word, hearing people perform a poem is so amazing, to hear the changes in tone, the accents, the voices...everything, it is simply brilliant and so I am really pleased to see this category getting busier. Shout out this week goes to +Will Evans +Charlie Ricketts-Johnson+Brooklyn "Brook" Lotus +Jennifer Salinas Mr +Ulf Wolf +John Lars Zwerenz thank you guys and gals
Original art/photography and music
Another brilliant week in this category! Shout out to our lovely +Toni TW on some amazing poetry and art and +Edward Means superb photography and poetry and also to +Phil Hall a brilliant combination of poetry and music and to new member +Rima Amir for some absolutely amazing sketches. Thank you guys and gals
Collections and publications
A shout-out to Mr +Sourav Biswas his project has firmly found its feet, check him out guys Sourav is on his way up!! Check out Johns publication on Amazon +John Lars Zwerenz and
...a shout out to the much loved and respected poet and friend to so many of us +Garry Spooner on the publication of his poetry book Emerging Words you can check it out right here guys
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0995104654/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_QtziBbGB44K6S
Famous poets/ poems
Every time I check out this category there's a new poet for me to go and devour, new style to study, new diction, voice, imagery and each of the poems shared are a part of someones life, like the combining of global "I grew up reading..." collective! :) Shout out to +Bruce Newman and +Paul Stump thank you guys
Micro - fiction
Valerie hared with us this week an absolutely awesome piece of writing focusing on memories and what can only be described as lost treasure, thank you Valerie +Valerie Moore and our lovely lady +karen hines shared a brilliantly empowering piece on warriors and battle scars, superbly written.
Thank you everyone for your wonderful contributions throughout the week :)
From the POETS team, well done everyone, another amazing week of creativity spilling across keyboards, through screens and out into the big wide wilderness of life
Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:
1. The poet has written a great and original poem.
2. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.
3. Mastery of the the language in which the poet writes is also important, although we should make some allowances in terms of spelling/grammar for people using English as a second language.
A huge welcome to all our new members this week, from the POETS team
Prompts
Monday - #poetsphotoprompts
Wednesday - #poetslineprompts
Saturday and Sunday - #POETSFLASHBACKWEEKEND
These are not contests, they are simply a way to expand your inspiration, interaction and to have some poetic fun.
Happy writing all
Karen, Bubbly, Jennifer Kathir and the POETS team.
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