Prompt 240: Absent

The prompt absent comes to us this week thanks to Sandra of If....  Here are her poem and image:

despite  absent  doors

colored message  awakens

from the well groomed  floor

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New Prompts!

DATE	PROMPT	CONTRIBUTOR
September 30 - 6, 2012	Absent	Sandra of If
October 7 - 13, 2012	Scarecrow	Joanne of 4Joy
October 14 - 20, 2012	Free	Harshad Mehta of Space Within

 

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Prompt 239: Halcyon

This week's prompt is halcyon, thanks to Geraldine.

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Prompt 238: Constant

This week's prompt is constant, meaning "standing firm, stable, steadfast, faithful"--or something mathematical. Good luck!

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Prompt 237: Echo

Gabrielle of Wild Goose Scoops Moon suggests this week's prompt, echo.
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Prompt 236: Violate

Sandra of the blog If... brings us this week's prompt, violate. Thank you, Sandra, for this and for your fine work here.

Rilke and the rose

Did he hurt the rose so bad

The beholder asks

Did   beauty   transgress   his trust?

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Prompt 235: Spectacles

Locomente of Locomente brings us this week's prompt, spectacles.  Here is his poem:

Stay close to me

You are the meaning of my birth

The sunshine of my life

You are the magician

Casting spells of love and hope

You are the musician

Adding melody to my life

You are a part of me

Never leave me

Stay close me

I want to live my life with you

I want to see the World through you

I want to wove my dreams around you

You are my spectacles

You make my vision clear

My life better

You are a part of me

Never leave me

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Prompt 234: Lopsided

This week's prompt is lopsided! Good luck.

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Prompt 233: Bathing

Brian Miller of Haiku Water brings us this week's prompt, bathing.

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Prompt 232: Shortcut

Thanks to Teri Casper of Teri's Mandala Poetry for this week's prompt, shortcut.  Here are her original image and poem.  Thank you, Teri, for these!

A shortcut to love

Is a long way to happy

Now and forever

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We Have Added A Prompt for September!

We have added one more prompt to bring us through the entire month of September. The new prompt for September 23 - 29, 2012 is HALCYON. We would like to thank Geraldine of My Poetic Path for this prompt. We have updated the prompt page, the calendar and the sidebar links. We hope you are all having a peaceful summer. Thank you for continuing to support and contribute to One Single Impression.

Sandy and Andrée

* Halcyon (adj.)  1540s, in halcyon dayes (L. alcyonei dies, Gk. alkyonides hemerai), 14 days of calm weather at the winter solstice, when a mythical bird (identified with the kingfisher) was said to breed in a nest floating on calm seas. From halcyon (n.), late 14c., from L. halcyon, from Gk. halkyon, variant (perhaps a misspelling) of alkyon "kingfisher," from hals "sea, salt" (see halo-) + kyon "conceiving," prp. of kyein "to conceive," lit. "to swell," from PIE root *keue- "to swell." Identified in mythology with Halcyone, daughter of Aeolus, who when widowed threw herself into the sea and became a kingfisher.

(from dictionary.com)

Prompt 231: Lump

Pranita of Miracles Happen brings us this week's prompt, lump. Here is her wonderful poem.

Juicy lumps of love
 Bouncing bubbles carry joy
 Gateway to pure bliss

Nectar sucking bee
 Rejoice under misty clouds
 Taste delightful buds

 Splash salty water
 Eager dolphins dance the night
 Revel the moonlight

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Prompt 230: Niche

Gautami Tripathi of Rooted brings us this week's prompt, niche. Thank you, friend!

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New Prompts for the Summer!

DATE	PROMPT	CONTRIBUTOR
July 22 - 28, 2012	Niche	Gautami Tripathy of Rooted
July 29 - August 4, 2012	Lump	Pranita of Miracles Happen
August 5 - 11, 2012	Shortcut	Teri of Teri’s Painted Daisies
August 12 - 18, 2012	Bathing	Bruce of Haiku Water
August 19 - 25, 2012	Lopsided	Joanne of 4Joy
August 26 - September 1, 2012	Spectacles	Locomente of Locomente
September 2 - 8, 2012	Violate	Sandra of If . . .
September 9 - 15, 2012	Echo	Gabrielle of Wild Goose Scoops Moon
September 16 - 22, 2012	Constant	Bruce of Haiku Water
September 23 - 29, 2012	Halcyon *	Geraldine of My Poetic Path

 

* Halcyon (adj.)  1540s, in halcyon dayes (L. alcyonei dies, Gk. alkyonides hemerai), 14 days of calm weather at the winter solstice, when a mythical bird (identified with the kingfisher) was said to breed in a nest floating on calm seas. From halcyon (n.), late 14c., from L. halcyon, from Gk. halkyon, variant (perhaps a misspelling) of alkyon "kingfisher," from hals "sea, salt" (see halo-) + kyon "conceiving," prp. of kyein "to conceive," lit. "to swell," from PIE root *keue- "to swell." Identified in mythology with Halcyone, daughter of Aeolus, who when widowed threw herself into the sea and became a kingfisher. (from dictionary.com)

 

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Prompt 229: Friend

Prema of Inner Space provides us this week's prompt, friend, and the poem below. Please click here to read the complete poem on her blog: 
Friend…. With you …
It is always fine.
For you ….
Anything anytime.* With us…. It is never your or mine, For us…. Each moment divine…!

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Prompt 228: Balloon

Harshad Mehta of Space Within brings us this week's prompt, balloon. Here is his poem:

Call of a Balloon

Light and colorful

Going higher and higher

As high as I can

And still further….

Nothing holds me

In my single minded pursuit

…. to reach my highest

No looking back

No holding back

No intentions to return

My let go is complete

Reaching higher

I will disappear,

Clinging not

Hearts looking at me from the ground

Connect with me

Some smile, some sigh!

Call for Prompts

We have prompts for the next two weeks, but we need our regular participants to help us by providing more!  Please make your suggestion in a comment and include a link to the blog where you post your OSI poems Meanwhile:

For July 8, Harshad Mehta of Space Within Me suggests balloon.

For July 15, Prema of Inner Space suggests friend.

Prompt 227: Kite

Ramesh Sood of A Little More Than Ordinary brings us this week's prompt, kite. Please leave a suggestion (Just one!) in a comment for another prompt so we can prepare our next list for you. Remember to include the blog address at which you post your OSI poems so we can link the post to your page. Please also remember to send a poem for the OSI home page. We prefer to have a contributed poem and image from our poets rather than just a link to the blog.

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Prompt 226: Crystal

Thanks to Geraldine of My Poetic Path for this week's prompt, crystal.

Photo Credit

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