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Exploring Poetry - Tanka

  • Happy to welcome you all to week 8 of " Exploring Poetry  ".Take it as a challenge and try writing one and link it over below.


    Todays Prompt :TANKA
    1. It is a Japanese poem of five lines.
    2. The first and the third lines composes of five syllables and the other lines has seven syllable.(Syllable is the count of how we pronounce a word.For example, poem is po -em counting to 2 syllable and wonderful is won-der-ful counting to 3 syllable)
    3. Tanka is in the form of 1-2-3-4-5 lines with 5-7-5-7-7 syllable. 
    Cartoon ,Sci-fi and Super Powers


    Imaginary
    the characters speaks volumes
    of the funny side
    played by the human in real
    depicting a serious note



    Ubiquitous sci-fi
    physical work of human
    diminish further
    humans imaginations
    gains life with perspiration



    The sixth sense of mind
    super power predictor
    unravels mystery
    of the future it beholds
    value to win mind over fate



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    Eternal-Haiku

  • Eternal yearning
    For the love which is deprived
    Orphaned children

    Orpanhs Art
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    Fly Free - Haiku

  • Womens choice of Life
    Wings to fly freely like bird 
    Consummate freedom

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    Weather in the Haiku's




  • Keep my body cool
    A glass of  cold lemon juice 
    Summer day drizzle


    Frozen winter day
    Hot bowl of  tomato soup 
    Body warms inside


    The Spring has come
    To keep the love going on
    A bouquet gifted


    Keeps our love stay long
    A wet kiss showered in rain
    Bless from Sky above



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    Try solve the Puzzle


  • Born through destiny
    Life puzzles on the earth solved
    Saints attain "Moksha"

    ________________________________________________________________________

    Puzzling pieces scattered everywhere
    Words communicated and words unsaid
    Lovers trying to resolve the equation
    whether Newtons law of attraction is present
    Couples try to interpret the consequence
    Newton Third law equal and opposite reaction's truth

    Puzzling pieces scattered everywhere
    To fit them perfectly
    Lot of patience is needed
    The wait is not short
    Human brain thinks of the outcome
    Of the image that appears next minute
    It tries to solve the pieces
    Just to get that ting of
    Satisfaction

    Puzzling pieces scattered everywhere
    The surrounding are puzzling
    with new invaders attacking
    the health of man and earth
    People are more puzzling
    The man he seemed yesterday
    is not the same man tomorrow
    Yet we have to move on
    to fit the puzzling pieces
    The wait is not short and
    The wait is not the end

    -for Magpie Picture prompt
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    Exploring Poetry - Limerick

  • Welcoming you all to week 7 of " Exploring Poetry ".Every week a new prompt is published here on " Monday " and stays open until further notice .Poems on any themes selected by the respective owner should be written based only on the chosen Poetry Form.You can write and link them up or share if you already one .Good Day!

    This Week's Prompt :LIMERICKS

    LIMERICKS
    A limerick is a funny poem with five lines.They are like Clerihew, funny poem but the rhyme pattern and rules are different from that of Clerihew. Limericks were made famous by Edward Lear, a famous author who wrote the "Book of Nonsense" in the 1800's.  This was an entire book of silly limericks.

    How to write a Limerick ?

    1.It is a five-line poem written with one couplet and one triplet. If a couplet is a two-line rhymed poem, then a triplet would be a three-line rhymed poem.
    2.The rhyme pattern is A-A-B-B-A with lines 1, 2 and 5 containing 3 beats and rhyming, and lines 3 and 4 having two beats and rhyming.
    3.Lines A-A are generally longer(six to ten syllables) than lines B-B(four to seven syllables).
    4.Lines A generally have three strong beats (syllable) while the  lines B have only two beats (syllable)

    4.Limericks are meant to be funny.
    5.They often contain hyperbole, onomatopoeia, idioms, puns, and other figurative devices.
    6.The last line of a good limerick contains the PUNCH LINE or "heart of the joke."
    7.If you out your Limericks out loud and clap to the rhythm,it turns out to be Fun

    Limerick -1
    Doctor foster , perfect man went out to dine
    He ate and ate all the foods that was fine
    Due overeating he became
    A man who was not the same
    Running to and fro gasping for a toilet sign 


    Limerick -2
    That actress name is Ness Winslet
    Who went on a voting spree in Internet
    Form London to Moscow
    For her forthcoming film Gaslow
    She chirped and tweeted her laptop on bed 

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    My Publication !

  • I am ready to publish by book
    A book of poems for you to look
    When prompted for my book's name
    I choose "Inside My Poem Book" for the same
    Why this name , few friends of me asked
    It seems so lame ,they chuckled
    But to clarify my point  without any clog
    This name was primarily chosen for my blog
    Which was started from scratch
    For the keywords entered in google search
    And for the simplicity of the words telling
    What they can ultimately find on my writing
    Its all about poetry in my poem book
    Which has the special  power to make you hook


    Dear friends and readers,
    I have not yet published my book.It's still in draft.I need you to participate in my poll to know what you are thinking about my Book Name.
    Any suggestions are invited!

    Polls

    My Book's Publication Name: INSIDE MY POEM BOOK
    Like it.Appropriate to your work.Go for it!
    Thumbs down:(.Choose any other name .
    Dont Know!
    Can I suggest you a name?Here it is on your comment section.










      
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    Vote Results : My Book Name

    Submitted for BigTentPoetry
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    Inspired Words ! (Lilies of the Field)

  • Lilies of the Field

    The Video starts with A English lesson


    He :" I build the chapel "
    They : "I build the chapel "
    He :"You build the chapel "
    They :" You build the chapel "
    He :" We build the chapel "
    They :" We build the chapel "
    Mother Superior :" HE BUILDS the chapel "
    It was a little fun to see her reaction when she said the above words.But the way she pronounced it  and by her reaction , she soulfully meant .
    All is the work of the Lord,Our God!


    Watch the clip! I  did and I loved the song .This clip is the prompt given by Poets united to write what rolls on my mind when watching it.My thoughts rolled on to produce :


    Inspired Words !
    Life has become IMPOSSIBLE
    With my destiny stronger than my hope
    Doses of self-motivations refrain
    I am done!
    God is NOWHERE


    But with ,
    Magic of Some one's love
    and
    Miracle of Positive Thinking


    God is NOW - HERE
    I am done!
    Doses of self-motivations rain
    With my hope stronger than my destiny
    Life has become I -M-POSSIBLE
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    MonoLisa-Haiku

  • Haiku - (Totaling 17 syllables )




    Mono Lisa
    Secret smile unraveled
    DaVinci's Self-Portrait











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    Genie in the Salt Cellar


  • Anyone out there ? Help me ! he cried
    Whining out a little at the corner of the room
    A little boy heard the cry and went to rescue
    Stunned at its face,he became as white as a sheet
    Frightened he was ready to run away 
    but stood there still when again he heard its moan 
    'Dont run! Help me',the face spoke to him
    'Release me out  a bit for I am full',it said

    'How could I help you ?',the little boy asked it
    It replied,'Shake me out when the dinner is ready
    So I may get some space for me  inside'
    The boy did so as he was told to do
    took the cellar for dinner and sprinkled it on his food
    Tasting, he said 'The food is much tastier now'
    'Yes,when in limited in use its good for us both',
    said the face in the cellar with a smile

    'Who and what are you ',the boy questioned it
    The face said,'I am the Genie in the salt cellar
    Shake me!I will sprinkle out a wish for you' 
    He did so,and the genie granted him  a wish
    A wish of good health with limited salt and true love
    Before leaving,the boy asked where to find him again?
    The genie said,'I am there everywhere in the whispering air,
    but you can find me a whole lot here in my salt cellar'
    'That's nice ', said the boy and before going
    he asked the genie did he need any other help
    The genie replied,
    Yes!Just never forget me when I am full
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    Exploring Poetry - CLERIHEW ( Edmund Clerihew Bentley)

  • Welcoming you all to week 6 of " Exploring Poetry ".Every week a new prompt is published here on " Monday " and stays open until further notice .Poems on any themes selected by the respective owner should be written based only on the chosen Poetry Form.You can write and link them up or share if you already one .Good Day!

    This Week's Prompt :CLERIHEW

    Clerihew are four line whimsical poem that is written about specific people.The form was invented by Edmund Clerihew Bentley.It was at the age of sixteen, while he was at St. Paul's School in London, that Bentley first started writing clerihew as a diversion from school work.Bentley's first collection of verse was published in 1905 as Biography For Beginners. Further collections appeared in 1929 and in 1939. It was soon after the publication of the first volume that the name 'clerihew' was applied to this particular form of light verse.Bentley is also credited for his  introduction of the modern detective novel following his publication of Trent's Last Case [1913] which is claimed to be an inspiration for many writers of that genre.

    One of his example is :

    Sir Humphrey Davy
    Abominated gravy.
    He lived in the odium
    Of having discovered sodium.

    How to write a Clerihews :
    Clerifew is a amazing funny poems just having a few simple rules:
    • It has four lines of irregular length.
    • It has the rhyming pattern of abab,the first and second lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines rhyme with each other.
    • The first line names a person, and the second line ends with something that rhymes with the name of the person.
    • The third and fourth lines are usually longer than the first two
    • A clerihew should be funny in nature
    Clerihew :

    Took a flight to London,Mr.Kannan 
    to see his one month old grandson
    As soon as he landed he went to embrace
    his grandson who peed at his face

    by Christine E.Striemer
    More Clerihew


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    Poetry & Friends Haiku

  • Haiku 1:
    Poetry Pattern
    Shadow casted by one's Mind
    Power to Create


    Haiku 2:
    Betrayals escape
    Faithful friend stands in front
    Hindrance explodes Truth


    Haiku 3:
    Tuned to the Music
    Poetry and Friends conjoined
    Secret of thy Smile




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    The Shadow

  • My Shadow is following me behind
    With every move left or right she slowly peeks
    Sometimes she tickles my mind to find
    How she loves to play hide and seek

    I see her in every pieces of art
    Playing around the object's form
    I try to touch her swaying part
    Unbelievable Shadowgraphy I perform

    Under the hot weather ,I rely on her touch
    Where she comes to my defense
    As each day under the morning sun
    This lady shadows my presence
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    The Avatar

  • The Avatar :
    It is an embodiment  to give a concrete or visible form to someone or something. I tried my hand in combination of Loop poetry and Haiku's. I chose the theme "Avatar" ( "Avadaram" in Tamil ) .

    Spirituality
    Freedom of the Physical Self
    An Avatar is born


    An Avatar is born
    With bad memories washed away
    He Chose to do good


    He Chose to do good
    For what he is born today
    Called this change "Avatar"



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    Shape of a Heart and Love poem for Valentine - My 100 th post

  • To all those near /dear ones:



    To that someone special :  
    Someone special to sweep your feet off the floor
    Making you fall in love outdoor as well as  indoor
    Pushing you down with love bruises
    Just to wet your skin with soft kisses

    Making your head lift high to a day dreamer
    With  hot blood rushing here and there higher
    Pulling you up to hug tight in his arms
    Singing you lullaby till you sleep calm



    I tried my hand at BALLAD with a touch of sadness but in love.

    He drives me down with love bruises
    Sweeps my feet off the floor
    To wet my skin with soft kisses
    Both outdoor and indoor

    Hot blood rushing in sends alarm
    Making me cry with joy
    Pulls me to hug tight in his arms
    I day dream, Oh! My boy

    My husband will come back to home
    Away from the sound of war
    Every six months I dream like this
    The wait has been that far

    He did come,but with broken arms
    That has been lost in war
    But now ,he is always with me
    He is still my life's star

    With work benefits paying our life
    Missed days , compensated
    Making love with my valentine
    Life for us is gifted

    Touched 100 th post and still going on......



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    Exploring Poetry -Senryu


  • Welcoming you all to week 4 of " Exploring Poetry ".Every week a new prompt is published here on " Monday " and stays open until further notice .Poems on any themes selected by the respective owner should be written based only on the chosen Poetry Form.You can write and link them up or share if you already one .Good Day!


    Today's Prompt : Senryu 
    1. A senryu is a three line short Japanese poem that is similar to a haiku in structure
    2. It treats human beings rather than nature but often in a humorous or satiric way
    3. It is called as an Human  Haiku since it include only references to some aspect of human nature either physical or psychological
    4. They possess no references to the natural world and thus have no season words
    5. The format being line 1 - 5 syllables , line 2 - 7 syllables and  line 3 - 5 syllables
    Senryu 1:
    Never had any to save
    To make his love a cynosure
    He brought her a car

    Senryu 2:
    My wife experiments
    Cynosure of my taste bud
    Dishes tastes funny

    Senryu 3:
    Mary, Susan and Therra
    Talked and went out to shop
    Shop closed, their mouth dont 


    Senryu 4:
    Focus at one point
    Fingers rounded together
    Spy-hole camera



    Welcome and do link in your Senryu!
    Click ,Write and Link : Its just another place where we learn and share


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    Clerihew

  • Clerihew are funny poems that we write about specific people.For  more info on Clerihew ,Click Here


    There goes in full form Mr.Parker
    Leading his dog who is a great barker
    Off they go to the chicken hotel where he over-ate
    Just to be brought  home by his dog in loaded state


    From cartoonstock
    My neighbor name is Mr.Covet
    Had yesterday wrote his bequeath
    The riches to his sons and a letter to his wife
    " Why dont you join me in my afterlife?"
    Submitted to:
    Lots of Laughter and Poets United
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    My Mother - haiku

  • TEN HAIKU'S ON A ROW FOR MY MOTHER

    Not yet I can write
    A poem for my mother
    Words flow like the rain

    Gave birth to a child
    I found my Mother to nurse
    My wound and my child

    My mind still searches 
    the right word to describe her
    words not sufficient

    Candle is her life
    She sacrifice her whole self
    To brings light in ours

    When I cry in pain
    The tears gather in her eye
    Unconditional Love

    Protects me all day
    Angel disguised as mother
    A treasured secret

    Grown up like a tree
    I still search for her lap
    To sleep in safety

    Share all your secrets
    Mothers are more than we think
    True Confident

    No diamonds or gold
    Match my mother's precious love
    Still ornaments me

    By raja
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    The Temple



  • Grows the binding strength of pooja and slogan for years
    On the temple build with  bricks and stones
    With those abrasions carved into beautiful sculptures

    With a handful of flowers ready to shower
    The lord welcomes us in the bright sacred flame
    Grows the binding strength of pooja and slogan for years

    The beauty of arts is seen everywhere
    The dancing goddess on the pillars makes us stare
    With those abrasions carved into beautiful sculptures

    The loss of weight in heart, bygone the fears
    We surrender our prayers and the whole self  to him
    Grows the binding strength of pooja and slogan for years

    The temple is the only place we bury our tears
    To the good spirits and wandering saints that lives there
    With those abrasions carved into beautiful sculptures

    Our Temple of heart is build by meditating clear
    Picking each positive stones we get and smear
    With those abrasions carved into beautiful sculptures
    Grows the binding strength of pooja and slogan for years

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    My Bucket List

  • A Bucket List  is a list of all the goals you want to achieve, dreams you want to fulfill and life-experiences you desire to experience before you die.I have been inspired to write  my own bucket lists poem .


    My little bucket list :

    Cozy stay at Martinez Hotel in Cannes
    ...      Publishing all my works to fame..........
    ....       Family trip to seven wonders.............
    ....  ...A smooth ride on a Glider...........
    Hot Balloon ride bliss
    Build my own home
    Disney land Paris
    Mauritius,Ferrari


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