Prompt 160: Sarcastic

This week's prompt is sarcastic. The Online Etymology Dictionary tells us this about the word:

sarcasm

1570s, from L.L. sarcasmos, from Gk. sarkasmos "a sneer, jest, taunt, mockery," from sarkazein "to speak bitterly, sneer," lit. "to strip off the flesh," from sarx (gen. sarkos) "flesh," prop. "piece of meat," from PIE base *twerk- "to cut" (cf. Avestan thwares "to cut"). Sarcastic is from 1690s. For nuances of usage, see humor.

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We Have a Pi-Ku Contest Winner!

Kim Nelson of Kim Nelson Writes is the winner of the random drawing for our Pi-Ku contest yesterday! She is the winner of a framed 4x6 image of her pi-ku on a photograph. Congratulations, Kim! Her poem appears below.

At this time, because of the interest, I would like to give you warning of the Tuesday, June 28, 2011 Tau-Ku Challenge. This will be one day only! And again, a random winner will be drawn. Your poem does not have to be about math. What is tau? Tau is two pi, or approximately 6.28 (which is why June 28 is Tau Day). The rules of the contest:

• The topic is your choice.
• The format is:
  • 1st line: 6 syllables
  • 2nd line: 2 syllables
  • 3rd line: 8 syllables
• Use the inlinkz so that I can have inlinkz choose a random winner.
• Sorry — only one entry per person!

And that’s it!

Everyone’s pi-ku were so lovely that I am going to collect them all in one spot and post them as soon as possible. I hope you had fun with this challenge.

Have a great week!

Andrée

Kim’s Pi-Ku Babies loved Grow To Earth's bright lights

Pi-Ku Contest: Today Only!

En Syu Ritsu (The Circle Ratio)

from A Challenge for Pi Day: Write Your Own Pi-ku:

Tomorrow Today is March 14, 3/14, 3.14, or as it's known to many unlikely to have other plans, Pi Day. I'm learning about a few ways Pi Day is celebrated by so-called mathletes. There are pie contests and pizza parties. Those who can recite more than just three digits do so out loud to no one in particular, and the Exploratorium in San Francisco holds an all-day celebration. And some people, we understand, write pi-ku—haiku about pi. I say we take it one step nerdier and make new rules.

First line: 3 syllables
Second line: 1 syllable
Third line: 4 syllables

I hereby challenge all poets to create a Pi-ku for today. You may leave it in the comments or add your link below. I'm working on mine as I bake my apple pie! Let's have some fun! As an added incentive, I will use the powers of inlinkz to draw a random winner tomorrow morning. I am devising a rare, one-of-a-kind surprise prize that you will cherish forever! So get your pens and pencils moving!

You don’t need to love math to love Pi Day!

Prompt 159: Passionate

Thanks to Joseph Harker of Naming Constellations for this week's prompt, passionate, and this poem:
Aesthetics

This was the discovery of fire: when I,
for the sake of Art, held out that plump round fruit
and you snapped a bite with those perfect white teeth,

juice seeping from the corners of your lips. So red,
that we had to invent new words for it (oxblood, scarlet,
red of the screaming center of the hurricane rose)

and I took one slender finger to trace the droplets
around your skin. I predicted Pollock. I felt creation
rise in me like the lightning that comes in the evening,

dripped it down your naked chest, following hair-trails,
musculature, hipbone: that was what we found when
we took the lightning in both hands. It smoldered into

twin desires, twisted into the ladder of our DNA:
skin sliding over skin, the thirst for sweat and friction,
and color corrupting color, a need to re-create things

in our image. Arrangement of forms animates me. I am
one long paintbrush: the fruit bleeding knowledge
is my choice of expression trickling down your belly:

and if you'll permit, I'll call your skin my canvas,
making it up as I go along, letting myself burn from the
inside out, killing so many birds with one cometary stone.

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Prompt 158: Accidental

The prompt this week, from Rinkly Rimes, is Accidental!

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Another New Season Already? New Prompts!

DATE	PROMPT	CONTRIBUTOR
March 6 - 12, 2011	Accidental	Rinkly Rimes
March 13 - 19, 2011	Passionate	Joseph Harker
March 20 - 26, 2011	Sarcastic	Priyanka Bhowmick
March 27 - April 2, 2011	Hollow	Leo
April 3 - 9, 2011	Epidemic	Gaurang Rao
April 10 - 16, 2011	Reciprocate	Eric "Bubba" Alder
April 17 - 23, 2011	Shackles	Ramesh Sood
April 24 - 30, 2011	Place	Yamini Meduri
May 1 - 7, 2011	Border	Gautami Tripathy
May 8 - 14, 2011	Love	Harshad Mehta
May 15 - 21, 2011	Exhibition	The Write Girl
May 22 - 28, 2011	Rambling	Gerry/Strummed Words
May 29 - June 4, 2011	Manifest	Geraldine
June 5 - 11, 2011	Endure	Teri C

I wish I had Sandy's skills. She works full time, contributes regularly to several blogs in administrative positions (including this one), writes her own blogs, comments on other blogs, and takes care of her family. Sandy collected all of the wonderful suggestions that you sent for prompts and somehow managed to get it down to these choices. She has to watch the "old" prompts to make sure there isn't too much duplication (even though we have no duplication rule). Then she has to make sure names and URLs are correct. Then she sends it to me and crosses her fingers and says her prayers that I get it done on time.

Well, I got it done on time. Barely. I know how dedicated you all are to your art and I hope you have sufficient time to prepare and write. This blog has blossomed so beautifully that it makes me sing. All of you are so awesome!

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Prompt 157: Vellicate

Stacey of The Odd Inkwell brings us this week's prompt, vellicate, which means to

tickle: touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

• pinch: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points pinch your back"
  wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Above is Stacey's poem/image.

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Prompt 156: Top

Thanks to Sandra of the blog If for this week's prompt, top. Here are her poem and image:

first reading´s match up
nothing misses or surpass
we´re right at the top

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Prompt 155: Incandescent

Thanks to Tammie Lee of Beauty Flows for this week's prompt, incandescent. Here are her artwork and poem:

her spirit told her

go slow

in doing so the world became

vital and exquisite

she left a shimmering trail as she wandered through life

for eons people followed

her incandescent paths

they found wonders they never knew

gems amongst wee tiny flowers

bugs that flew

shrooms that grew

a leisurely pace

reveals treasures

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Prompt 154: Humility

Thanks to Robert of Daily Athens for this week's prompt, humility. Here are his poem and image:

hold on, hold on tight
life does not move back, ever
become load, lift up

Robert says: "This 'picture' was inspired by looking at a mother carrying her child upon her shoulders. Being a young father myself, the responsibility and work surely provided a heavy load, yet I have to admit, have lifted me up like nothing else.

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And yes, Matth. 11:28-30 was in my mind as well.

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Prompt 153: Evening

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Prompt 152: Quagmire

Thanks to Amity of Dreams are my Reality for this week's prompt, quagmire. Here are her image and poem:

Posing as a decent and lovable guy
Luring her to believe in his decency
Revealing nothing but his honesty
He was truly a wicked personality
As evil as a hated devil could be.

He pushed her deep into a quagmire
Of ignominy and sheer hopelessness
In scuttling her escape he was ruthless
Ensuring her total dependence on him
And exploited to meet his every whim

Deeper, deeper driven into desperation
She steeled her mind into strong determination
To escape from his clutches her only aspiration
She resisted all his acts of abomination
With force only to face his cruel indignation

Little by little, she garnered the needed support
From a kind soul with whom she held rapport
Thanks to him, a brave new person she had become
Fearless, valiant and ready to face the outcome
When the promised help would soon come

For the wickedness he had employed
For debasing her with all his might
For the ruthless times he dealt with her
For the tacit moments of sheer shame
He would be made to own full blame

When rescue finally came from forces of law
The evil man could not escape from their steely claw
The menace needed a woman as tough as her
Who was not broken in spirit or shaken by fear
Till the culprit paid a price that was too dear

Thanks to her and her relentless stand
Many were saved from further disgrace
And the man despised by all for his depravity
Was taken to jail for being held in long captivity
And the quagmire was no more a cesspool.

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Prompt 151: Carnival

Rigel of My Dreams up Close brings us this week's prompt, carnival.

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Prompt 150: Abundance

Geraldine brings us this week's prompt, abundance. She is taking a break from blogging, but please do visit our faithful friend if you have a chance. She is at My Poetic Path and at Veggies, Yarns, and Tales.

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Prompt 149: Calmed

This week's prompt is calmed! May you enjoy it as we begin the New Year.

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Prompt 148: Comb

Thanks to Gautami Tripathy of Rooted for this week's prompt, comb. Here is her wonderful offering:

untangle


her children surrounded her
with so much trust-
those tangles bothered her
she knew she had to tackle it.
on Christmas day, with a strong will
she combed him out

without untangling we are a mess, both inside and outside

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Prompt 147: Stillness

Felicity of The Confessions of a Philosophy Junkie brings us this week's prompt, stillness. Here is her poem:

There is no use staying
perfectly still now.
Because
spectacularly or otherwise
We will disintegrate
And everything will eventually fray
And nothing can save us now -
Not stillness
Not even stillness.

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Prompt 146: Win

This week's prompt is win from Perry of Married to a Singaporean. Click here to read her poem. Enjoy!

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Prompt 145: Free(dom)

This week's prompt is free(dom), thanks to Yamini Meduri of The Land of Dreams, who shares this poem with us:

A gift I wish
World gives me
With special love
Crafted with care

A gift I wish
To treasure all life
That I shall hold dear
Forever and ever

The gift I wish
Is the flight of dove
Free to fly high
With no fear, no limits

The gift I wish
Is the cherishing dream
Beautiful as the best
With no fear, no limits

The gift I wish
Is friendship
Strong and sweet
With no fights, no wars

The gift I wish
Is a peaceful world
Joy and love
To share for all
Forever and ever

P.S. Am so happy that its my prompt on the 5th of December...as its my Mom's birthday...so through OSI, here's my wish to her!

"A happy happy birthday to my sweetest, sweetest mother! "

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