Happy Friday! Thank you for all the comments, well wishes (I'm feeling much better now, thank goodness!) and poems (it's so fun to see what other poets do with the same prompts!) in response to last week's post.
Here are the Story Cubes prompts that I rolled for this week's poem:
As part of this Story Cubes poem project, I'm not only challenging myself to write poems based on the dice prompts, but also to write the poems quickly. The goal is to jumpstart the creative process and not overthink my ideas. So, without further ado, here is my poem based on this prompt.
Adventure Awaits
© 2024, Elisabeth Norton
What about you? What would you do with this inspiration? I'd love to read your poems based on this prompt in the comments.
Our wonderful Poetry Friday host this week is Susan at Chicken Spaghetti. You can find all of this week's poetry goodness here.
Note: For some reason, I'm having difficulty commenting on some PF blogs, despite being logged in to the required platforms. My apologies to those poets for whom I couldn't leave comments for - I truly enjoyed your poems!
Ah, that first step! I love that you are challenging yourself to write fast! What fun. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSetting our own pace feels like a loving promise, Elisabeth! I love these, may need to get some of my own! My idea:
ReplyDeletehe broke through my shell
when he showed me the mountains
love in the heights
I love using Story Cubes with the kiddos in my writing program, they're such great fun, especially when I hear the inevitable "teacher, I don't know what to wriiiite!" ;-)
ReplyDeleteI love what you did with those three images - a nod to adventure as well as pacing. My thoughts went to helping baby turtles make it back into the ocean. : )
ReplyDeleteSuch fun, Elizabeth! And a great morning prompt-discipline. I need to look up where to get some of these.
ReplyDeleteSo good! Those story cubes are the best! Ruth, thereisnosuchthingasagodforsakentown.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteNot overthinking--that's what I need to try to do!
ReplyDeleteMy mind is seeing two people and two mountains, and I'm filling in with two turtles. Maybe a poem about friendships?
ReplyDeleteAh, this poem is such a good reminder: "There isn't a hare./This isn't a race." Thank you! So cool that the Story Cubes helped generate it! --Susan T.
ReplyDeleteOh I love how you incorporated everything into your poem, especially the encouragement of taking that first step. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm inspired by those first two lines written in negatives. They create some space and curiosity/anticipation about what will fill it.
ReplyDeleteElisabeth, nice job! I love the idea of working fast. I'm trying a shadorma, like Irene did this week.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! We'll
take the full moon path,
the calm one,
where we will
dream of quiet, slow days like
the turtle's
There is such a lovely lilting rhythm to this, Elisabeth. I don't know what I would have done - but I like what you did! (A fun way to feed a creative practise when you're stretched thin.)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun prompt--and hooray to writing fast, zipping right by any insecurities or objections your logical brain might throw at you. Here's mine:
ReplyDeleteThe turtle,
slow as a mountain,
moves across the earth,
feet agreeing with soil,
shell agreeing with breeze.
This is REALLY fun -- I love the prompt and the poem!
ReplyDeleteGreat to see you here as well as on Think Poetry, Elizabeth. I did not know about story cubes but I have to say it seems fun. Quick Write below:
ReplyDeleteTurtle Tale
Just a turn here
And a stop there
Makes me aware
Life’s endless race
Is not a chase
But a slow walk
To a happy place
With friends
How clever. I love the way you are using the story cubes here.
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