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Prompt 205: Wrong

Thanks to Sandra of La Palabra Diminuta for this week's prompt, wrong. Here are her poem and image:

 

God could never be wrong
knowing how randomness goes
self confident He threw the dices
foreseeing the human track
made of volatile star dust,
humans could be wrong or right
clashing angles of deviation
parallel lines straight direction

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Prompt 204: Smile

Thanks to Geraldine of Take a Happy Break for the delightful prompt, smile.

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Prompt 203: Soul

Thanks to Irendi of Recklessly Me for this week's prompt, soul. Here is her poem:

The State of My Soul
 One cannot exist without the other
Eternally bound to one another
They are interwoven seamlessly-
Faith and Soul
Soul and faith.
Never pushing one ahead of the other
One never falls behind.
Working together for a common cause,
They advance.

Neither in heaven or hell,
Rather somewhere in limbo
Resides all that defines my very existence.
Faith and soul run,
Ever steady.
Weaving in and out of
 Potholes,
Obstacles and rest stops,
What was once a barely-there
Trickle,
Now a conscious stream of energy.
A ribbon along the wind,
It drifts on
Sight unseen
Fearlessly.

Soul sustains faith
Or does faith sustain soul?
One a coursing river of cool, the
Other a blazing stream of a flame.
Amazing one never
Overtakes the other.
The other never engulfs one;
A fusion,
 They silently pull
My centered self
Into obedience.

 My wildly beating heart
Knows the path
My faith-soul
Will take.
My brain is the variable-
Wanting logic,
Needing it, really
To plot my course.

The state of my faith-soul
Is in limbo.
Neither here or there, in
Heaven nor hell,
Dealing with the limitations
Of its humanity.

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Prompt 202: Invincible

This week's prompt, invincible, comes to us from Dryad of Invincible Summer.

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Prompt 201: Change

Harshad Mehta of The Space Within brings us this week's prompt to kick off 2012.

Thanks

…for remaining unchanged.

It was god’s blessing that we met.

I loved you,

You loved me.

Years have passed since then.

You have changed a lot,

I have changed a lot,

And the world has changed a lot.

Isn’t it a miracle that

You love ‘changed me’ &

I love ‘changed you’,

In this ever changing world?

It is God’s blessing.

— which has remained unchanged.

Thank God.

Harshad.

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New Prompts for the New Year

DATE	PROMPT	CONTRIBUTOR
January 1 - 7, 2012	Change	Harshad Mehta of The Space Within
January 8 - 14, 2012	Invincible	The Dryad at Invincible Summer
January 15 - 21, 2012	Soul	Irendi of Recklessly Me
January 22 - 28, 2012	Smile	Geraldine of Take a Happy Break
January 29 - February 4, 2012	Wrong	Sandra of La Palabra Diminuta
February 5 - 11, 2012	Sour grapes	Leo of I Rhyme Without Reason

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My apologies for being late. I feel awful. I think I was having too much fun at home on Christmas vacation. Love and Happy New Year to all!  Andrée

Prompt 200: Renewal

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Prompt 199: Inkpot

Inkpot is this week's prompt, thanks to Nessa of Vanessa V. Kilmer.

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Call for Prompts to Start 2012

It's that time again!  Please suggest some new prompts to begin 2012.  Leave a single word or topic in a comment with a link to the blog where you will post your poem.  Please send us your poem and/or image a few days before your prompt is scheduled to run so we can feature your work.

Prompt 198: Knight

Thanks to Amity of Dreams are my Reality for this week's post, knight. Here is her poem:



Beloved covert knight
Drifting away so sadly
You are my dear friend.
~*~*~*~

I thought that I knew you
But now I'm not sure

You used to be friendly
But not anymore

Each day we grow farther
Apart and I'm sad

We used to be best friends
The best I ever had.

At some point things changed
And our lives split apart

I wish it weren't us
I wish not this way.

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Prompt 197: Sapid

by Andrée Sanborn of meeyauw

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Prompt 196: A Fool's Paradise

Thanks to Leo of I Rhyme Without Reason for this week's prompt, a fool's paradise.  Here is his poem.

I am lost, forgotten in the world where I stay,
invisible, though I ain’t a million miles away;
No whispers behind my back, shouts more,
feel wanted at times, though mostly ignored.
After so many stabs, you’d think I’ve learned,
no good can come here when often spurned.
By optimism consumed, I’ve built on this lie,
that all friends are forever, even after we die.
Fool’s paradise, that’s where I always reside,
I cannot escape, cannot even say I have tried.

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Prompt 195: Seeking

Thanks to Harshad Mehta of Space Within for this week's prompt, seeking. Here are his image and poem.

All my
Hurts, sorrows and pains
Dissolved as your hands stroked my head,
Agitated mind slowed
Peace dawned and
Coolness felt.
Love kindled
Smile returned.

Searching
For that magic
That will turn my tears into smile,
In books and knowledge
In wealth and power
In people and relationships…..

Search
Is eternal.

If you happen to find,
Hold on, don’t let go
For your life.

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Prompt 194: Hourglass

Thanks to Julie of 365 for this week's prompt, hourglass.  Here is her poem:

The grains slip by slowly at first,
a trickle, barely noticed,
but as the sand continues down
pace steadily increasing,
then moments, then days, then years
fly by -- silently diminishing.

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Prompt 193: Birdie

Kaykuala of Rainbow brings us the prompt birdie. Enjoy this one, friends!
Here is his poem:

Birdie

 (In Golf birdie has a special meaning. It refers to the score of
 one-under, one better than par for the hole)

 14 clubs, that’s the maximum  allowed
 Steeped with rules and regulations than most
 Timing to be on the tee-box to the dot
 Not to be late for any scheduled stops

 The young and old if you have the will
 You can start at the cradle for the feel
 Of clubs or the myriads of balls available
 You can still swing at 80 if you are able

 A game most fair to all irrespective of skill
 A handicap system creates a level playing field
 A lower handicapped can still win the match
 The system supports fairness the way  it is played

 It is the easiest of games so said the Pro
 The ball is stationary that you must know
 Just take your stance and tee-off as normal
 The same all the way until you reach the 18th hole

 Not the whole truth as the game is not just physical
 The difficulties are related more  to a game of mental
 Getting good scores of pars, birdies, eagles or a hole-in-one
 Nerves of steel are needed but that ‘s where all the fun

 It is a frustrating game as we all had sadly experienced
 But the prize-money of sweat and tears count into millions
 The new Tigers, Rory McIlroy and Yani Tseng are on the rise
 Lurking in the shadows though Woods can still spring a surprise

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Prompt 192: Sunset

SUNSET Your tears are for the both of us I know your pain well it is mine But it’s okay to break let it go My calm will help you lift your burden I'll help you in carrying what you can't My strength will serve when yours is gone I'll always be close by keeping an eye And when you're unable to walk any longer I'll carry you in my arms across the sea ... into the sunset ... Kremo of The Obtuse Angle

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Prompt 191: Limber Up

Swapnap of Following a Rainbow has recommended this week's prompt, limber up. Let's all be as flexible as possible this week!

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Prompt 190: Paper

Gautami of Rooted suggested this week's prompt, paper.

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New Prompts for Winter

DATE	PROMPT	CONTRIBUTOR
October 16 - 22, 2011	Paper	Gautami Tripathy of Rooted
October 23 - 29, 2011	Limber Up	Swapna of Following a Rainbow
October 30 - November 5, 2011	Sunset	Kremo of The Obtuse Angle
November 6 - 12, 2011	Birdie	Kaykuala of Rainbow
November 13 - 19, 2011	Hourglass	Julie of 365
November 20 - 26, 2011	Seeking	Harshad Mehta of Space Within
November 27 - December 3, 2011	A Fool’s Paradise	Leo of I Rhyme Without Reason
December 4 - 10, 2011	Sapid*	Andrée of meeyauw
December 11 - 17, 2011	Knight	Amity of Dreams Are My Reality
December 18 - 24, 2011	Inkpot	Nessa of Vanessa V. Kilmer
December 25 - 31, 2011	Renewal	Sandy of Writing in Faith

* From dictionary.com: sapid \SAP-id\, adjective: 1. Having taste or flavor, especially having a strong pleasant flavor. 2. Agreeable to the mind; to one's liking. Chemistry can concentrate the sapid and odorous elements of the peach and the bitter almond into a transparent fluid -- David William Cheever, "Tobacco", The Atlantic, August 1860 I've raved about the elegant and earthy lobster-and-truffle sausage, the sapid sea bass with coarse salt poached in lobster oil, and the indescribably complex and delectable ballottine of lamb stuffed with ground veal, sweet-breads and truffles. -- James Villas, "Why Taillevent thrives", Town & Country, March 1, 1998 Sapid comes from Latin sapidus, "savory," from sapere, "to taste."

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