dibs_j

I like poetry and drinking tea!

Prose Challenge of the Week #20: Write a three sentence story about desire. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge

dibs_j

156 reads

Longing

She was everything I had always wanted. Fire and warmth in the winter, sweet as honey in the summer. But the sparks faded into the sky, the fire dimmed to a slow simmer and I was left with a craving in the hollow of my chest that I could not fill.

Challenge

Prose Challenge of the Week #19: In no more than 50 words, write about guilt. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge

dibs_j

87 reads

Dear Guilt

Dear guilt,

I feel you like a lump in my throat I can't swallow,

a hole in my chest that's too hollow,

a tingle in my stomach that leaves me breathless,

a gulp of air that burns through my lungs.

dibs_j in Poetry & Free Verse

154 reads

I’ll remember this –

a roaming winter night,

the cold nibbling our toes

until we were gone,

lapsed into a dream –

oh, it was so real,

the fireside by our bodies,

the touch of your lips,

linger of your feel.

Swaying, as if to the night,

as if to the pull of the moon,

our silence was music enough,

the feel of your beating heart

against my ears – the bass.

I wanted to whisper to you

this poem – these words –

but you already knew.

We were floating,

we were flying.

And it was a cold winter’s night –

it was a dream.

Cover image for post Cherry Blossoms, by dibs_j

dibs_j in Haiku

246 reads

Cherry Blossoms

pink and white blossoms

floating gently to the ground,

like fresh falling snow.

Challenge

Tell me your Love Story using only six words.

dibs_j in Poetry & Free Verse

140 reads

We cling together

in hopeless hope.

Challenge

Prose Challenge of the Week #15 in partnership with The Micropoetry Society. Use the following word to create a piece of micropoetry: “DISTORT.” The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100, the runner-up will receive $25. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #poetheme and #micropoetry.

dibs_j

264 reads

Reflection

Your reflection on the water's edge

is drowning fast,

let truth seep through

past these distorted masks.