Variations - Words edition...

[Cjbdd]

I wake and wonder did that happen?
My mind is fuzzy as I think
That felt so true, so was it?
Do I want it to be?
My answer is yes
Dreams come alive
So make my
Dreams come
True

 

[Saltfountain]

Weaver, lover, daydream believer
Someone else's, don't... it's over
The impossible, wildest
A head full, runnin'down
A little of me,
Of me, of you
Girl evil
Lucid
Dreams

 

[AngelicaS1780]

Weaver, lover, daydream believer
Someone else's, don't... it's over
The impossible, wildest
A head full, runnin'down
A little of me,
Of me, of you
Girl evil
Lucid
Dreams

This is impressive.
And I love the Florence reference.

 

[Saltfountain]

This is impressive.
And I love the Florence reference.

I didn't think anyone would get that

 

[lingus60]

Imagine an app that records dreams
You can play them back anytime
Share them with friends… maybe not
Upload them to dream tube
What do you reckon?
Will it take off?
Let me know
Dream on
Folks

 

[Voboy]

Emerge from a tunnel into light:
When I wake, that is what it's like.
Behind lie dreams shadowed, dark,
A shaft of memory
Unlit, forgotten,
With another
Awaiting
The next
Night.

 

[Saltfountain]

Dreams are over (metaphorically and literally) and a new week of poetry has dawned.

I'll keep my voice down for the benefit of the traitorous colonial commoners across the pond. I know they were up late last night...

This week, with July now upon us, the theme of the poems is

Summer

(for hobbits and others from the antipodes and the surrounding hemisphere, it will allow you to think of warmer times )

This week's form is a cinquain (yup, we're counting syllables again this week, sorry).

There are a few versions of these poems, but I'm going for the 'classic' one.

Cinquains (as I'm sure you've guessed if you speak even a little French) are 5 line poems, and there is no rhyming necessary (though as always, you can if you want). The lines contain 2,4,6,8 and 2 syllables respectively, and if you really want to push yourself, the last line should echo the first in some way, although we'll let this slide this week if it helps!

Enjoy the sun (or the thought of it)!

 

[Saltfountain]

Sunshine
Long days, light nights
Tan lines meet with white bits
Slip, slop, slap, to protect your skin
It burns

 

[lindi_85]

Hobbits
Are not pretty
And we have ugly feet
But we are the coolest people
So there

 

[lingus60]

Veggies
In my garden
Delights of the summer
All home grown and fresh from the earth
Yummy

 

[lindi_85]

Tan lines
Melanoma
Big hole in the ozone
Get a skin check for your safety
Scar lines

 

[Wand3rlust]

Water
Sweat on brown skin
Ice in drinks, inside mouths
Lips open, tongue brushing over
Dripping.

 

[Wand3rlust]

Sometimes
I like the sun
Other times its rubbish
I guess I am just hard to please.
Most times.

 

[Saltfountain]

Cricket
Under grey skies
It's the English summer
Leather on willow... Terrific!
Howzat!

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Humid.
Summer is here.
Oppressive heat surrounds.
Skeeters love it when it's hot and
Humid.

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Veggies
In my garden
Delights of the summer
All home grown and fresh from the earth
Yummy

One of the best parts of summer!

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Cricket
Under grey skies
It's the English summer
Leather on willow... Terrific!
Howzat!

When the spring peepers change over to crickets, you know it's summer.

Oh, wait, what?

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Morning
Dew drops sparkle
On wet grass in the yard.
Young bunnies feast on a summer
Morning.

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Boob sweat
Is a fact of
Summer in the south east.
Mountain Dew ain't just a soda
Down here.

 

[lingus60]

Outdoors
Birds are singing
Balmy warm summers day
English country pub beer garden
Fresh air

 

[Cjbdd]

Sunshine
Breeze in my hair
It feels both cool and hot
And nothing feels better than this
Summer

 

[lingus60]

New balls!
Wimbledon time
Another summer sound
Big serve backhand return just out
Tie break

 

[orangecurious]

Bicycles
Whirring wheels
Twenty one days
From flat to mountains
Le Tour

 

[Saltfountain]

Bicycles
Whirring wheels
Twenty one days
From flat to mountains
Le Tour

Good effort. Nearly there on the syllable count...

 

[Saltfountain]

Raindrops
Fall from the sky
Finally the air has
Become breathable. I pray for
Thunder