Frustrated Rant – 5 By 7 Poem

August 24, 2019 / awisewomansjourney / 6 Comments

A 5 By 7 Poem was made up by me, Deborah for this challenge. It is 5 lines with 7 syllables each and rhyming is an option.

Written In Response To:

Ragtag Daily Prompt – Charisma

Word Of The Day Challenge – Options

Patricia’s Place 5 Lines Or Less Challenge – In Other Words – Waiting. Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less. Use the picture and/or the word waiting as inspiration.

Here we are waiting again

for a ride that’s always late

I bet that if we had some

charisma we’d have options

like riding in a limo!

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Photo Credit: misterfarmer from Pixabay

Bird’s-eye View

August 14, 2019 / awisewomansjourney / 3 Comments

Written In Response To:

Patricia’s Place 5 Lines Or Less Challenge – In Other Words, Topsy-turvy – Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less. Use the picture and/or the word topsy-turvy as inspiration.

topsy-turvy bird

looking for new point of view

its friend not impressed

round and round the bird will go

missing what matters the most

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Photo Credit: Garak01 from Pixabay

The Whispers

July 18, 2019 / awisewomansjourney / 3 Comments

Written In Response To:

Patricia’s Place 5 lines or less challenge – In Other Words, The Beach – Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less. Use the picture and/or the word(s), the beach as inspiration. Link back to this post.

a lonely seashell

holding secrets to be heard

draw close and listen

to the whispers of the beach

that will wash away the pain

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Photo Credit: seth0s Pixabay

Unspoken – Tanka

July 10, 2019 / awisewomansjourney / 8 Comments

Written In Response To:

V.J.’s Weekly Challenge #56: Language – This week, let’s think about language. Notice the places where words flow confidently and those where words falter.

Patricia’s Place 5 lines or less Challenge, In Other Words: Voices – Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less. Use the picture and/or the word, voices as inspiration.

to communicate

voices not always needed

eyes of soul can hear

unspoken language of love

known through the gestures of time

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Photo Credit: Thomas Wolter from Pixabay

Love’s Rescue – Tanka

May 22, 2019 / awisewomansjourney / 3 Comments

Written In Response To:

Patricia’s Place 5 Lines Or Less Challenge: In Other Words – Unhappy – Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less, Use the picture and/or the word unhappy as inspiration.

unhappy are the eyes

that have seen life’s tragedies

known abandonment

yet, await for the rescue

where love turns sadness to joy

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Photo Credit: Dimitris Vetsikas from Pixabay

Creator’s Gemstone – Haiku

May 15, 2019 / awisewomansjourney / 2 Comments

Written In Response To:

Patricia’s Place 5 Lines Or Less Challenge In Other Words: Flamingo – Write a story or poem of 5 Lines or Less. Use the picture and/or the word flamingo as inspiration.