Poet of the week

Poet of the Week no. 62 goes to +Poet Desh for his poem "Bon Voyage" and for his support of POETS and members.

Link to original poem:
https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PoetDesh/posts/Hz2BgxoLuEy

Bon Voyage

Goodbye, friend, so, you have gone,
Fizzling out like the morning fog.
Are the travellers like you given
Some map of that unchartered land?
Or, did someone come as a guide
To take you to your destination there?
Oh, all such questions are now futile
Like the rapidly vanishing vapours,
Blurring momentarily the invisible wall
That now stands between you and me.
You have nothing to say, nor will I hear you.

After a door has been permanently closed
What is the point of waiting before it?

© Poet Desh

Special mentions go to:

+Laughing waters
+Kaleidoscope
+Alf Glocker
+Iram Iradat

for their poetry and support of POETS.

Thank you, everyone!

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Members' Publications

Heartspoken: Poems & Musings Kindle Edition by +Amit Singh

https://www.amazon.com/Heartspoken-Poems-Musings-Amit-Singh-ebook/dp/B01MYSY2NQ/

"Loneliness, heartbreak or loss can leave us feeling hopeless at times. Yet, such intense emotions often drive us to look beyond our immediate worldly existence, to question the meaning of life itself. In doing so, we grow spiritually stronger. The earlier poems in this book are cathartic, but then the tone shifts to higher thoughts on life and societal issues as well as musings on the divine nature of our existence. Just when you think life has left you broken, and you're falling apart, deep wisdom surfaces in trying times, truths spoken from the heart."

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#POETSPHOTOPROMPTS
#POETSLINEPROMPTS

POETS now has two weekly poetry PROMPTS.

#POETSLINEPROMPTS will be posted fresh every Wednesday. Members are given a poetic line to weave into their words

#POETSPHOTOPROMPTS The weekly POETS photo prompt will continue as before under a new name and hashtag: #POETSPHOTOPROMPTS which will be posted as usual every Monday. Everyone is welcome to participate, the more the merrier. Please use the correct hashtag and post in the respective categories.

Everyone is welcome to participate and write a poem inspired by the prompt photo or line.

Please will all prompt participants download and use the image provided by the current week's prompt moderator, and state that the photo is used with permission of that person.

A poster will be provided for each new line prompt. Please use the poster with your poem. You will find these in the respective categories: POETS PHOTO PROMPTS OR POETS LINE PROMPTS.

Please also use hashtag #POETSPHOTOPROMPTS OR #POETSLINEPROMPTS and do invite at least one or two others to take part too. Everyone is welcome to take part, with or without an invitation.

Please send any queries to our prompt coordinators:
POETS PHOTO PROMPTS - +James polamz King
POETS LINE PROMPTS - +Dianne Woodin

Note that the prompts are not contests, they are intended to inspire poetic writing and fun.

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Curated by +Arthur Turfa
Castalia showcases the créme of POETS.

The latest poem on Castalia:
"Madly, deeply..." by +Chris Frazier

http://arthurturfa.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/madly-deeply.html

Congratulations Chris Frazier!


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Criteria for Poet of the Week Selection:

1. The poet has not been PoW recently.

2. The poet has written a great and original poem.

3. The poet spends some time reading and commenting to encourage and support other members.

4. 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.

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