prompt 196 What’s Your Sign?
The signs of the zodiac play a role in many individuals lives. This week, we’d like you to use those symbols in your poem. If you are not familiar with them, you can find an explanation for the twelve symbols here:
Please go to this zodiac-signs-meanings site and find your own sign based on your birth date. Then incorporate some sense or element of that person, personality in your poem.
I have two examples from my own writings to share with you, if you are interested. They may be found at: Aries Rising and I Am Aries.
Although these two pieces are of a personal nature, your poem does not have to be the same. You might want to create a persona, or personality within your poem that has nothing to do with you, but more with the descriptive words and phrases you find within the explanations themselves. Good luck with your explorations and have fun writing.
Elizabeth
Interesting prompt! Thanks.
Writer’s Digest
Prompt: Write a stress poem
We Write Poems
Prompt #196: What’s Your Sign?
Around Midnight
Traveling on the
Dark side
Underground
In the shadow
Stumble
Bumble
Bump
The sun will
Come up
And there will
Be relief
Everything will
Appear clear
In focus
There are always
Two sides to
Every coin
Count your days
They are but
A limited few
Make them count
Light or dark
Sunshine or
Shadow
Stumble
Bumble
Bump
I couldn’t find Mr. Linky, I hope this is right?
There is no Mr. Linky here. :)
Not yet anyway.
Stumble, Bumble, Bump
Yes, I recognize that as my life but I guess I’d rather have that than knowing all ahead of time. I think serendipity is great. I like this Annell
I like your stumble, bumble, bump approach Annell, so many of us can relate.
Elizabeth
I fund the stumble/bumble/bump refrain intriguing, as well as “there are two sides to every coin”. Indeed, there are postivite and negative aspects to every sign. Can the stars guide our way, or do we read the contents of our minds inside their pattern and glow? I don’t know.
-Nicole
dark midnight stumbling and then comes the clear night…. i love the idea of “…not counting your breaths but counting the moments that take your breath away..” i am reminded of this as i trod softly through your introspective poem…
http://juleslongerstrandsofgems.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/a-haibun-one-of-the-water-signs/
Have a great day everyone!
Your poem is both fun and adventurous Jules, thanks for taking part,
Elizabeth
Reading about my sign, taurus, explained so much about my personality!
http://laughwithme45.blogspot.com/2014/01/taurusthat-explains-so-much.html
We find companions in the strangest places, don’t we? This is a fun read,
Elizabeth
Great fun!
http://georgeplaceblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/cancer-the-crab/
A soothing read, calm and cool and loving,
Elizabeth
short
http://wp.me/p32h8v-oh
Short but emphatic, clear and concise,
Elizabeth
Change of plans and poems,
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2014/01/16/fire-starter/
Elizabeth
Enter the Dragon!
http://ravenswingpoetry.com/2014/01/16/enter-the-dragon/
-Nicole
Nothing can compare with a well penned dragon,
Elizabeth
Here’s to the Librans & Taureans
Vivid and intriguing, Irene…
Elizabeth
Is this a Leo?
No roaring, no demanding
No shocking questions asking
No fame and no publicity
Can get along without electricity.
A closet Leo, who would guess
Without a hair upon my chest
Meek and mild as a little lamb
A disappointing Leo, I am.
Oh but Marian, when it comes to smooth fluid poetry, you don’t disappoint. Perhaps you should read the story of Christian, the Lion,
Elizabeth
Sounds like a nice Leo to be around rather than one roaring in one’s face!
His story can be found here:
Warning: This might make you cry…
Elizabeth
I agree with Robyn, I like your kind of Leo best.”Meek and mild as a little lamb
A disappointing Leo, I am.” ha
Absolutely love this poem!
I saw the story about the lion just a few weeks ago! I don’t want to give anything away if someone hasn’t seen it, but it is an amazing story!
I am not a typical Leo, either. I find classification systems intriguing and useful, but sometimes they can be limiting. I only pounce when poked. :)
-Nicole
Well, there just must be some tame lions!
May I just say, that except for the impulsive part, I am not a good example of a typical Aries.
http://purplepeninportland.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/telling-off-an-aries/
The impulse to create is what Aries is all about. Congratulations,
Elizabeth
Thanks, Elizabeth.
really enjoyed this prompt…! is there a particular day to post or do we just post here?… here is mine sign here
The prompt goes up on Thursday and you may post anytime after that. There is also a new prompt, a wordle, built from words from the posts of the previous week. It appears on Monday, and is loads of fun,
So glad you enjoyed the prompt, I enjoyed reading your ponderings,
Elizabeth
Here’s mine. http://miskmask.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/its-just-one-of-those-things-she-never-talks-about/
Ah, but you prove yourself in your writing,
Elizabeth
An Episodic Moment