Companion to the 5 Senses Challenge

[Piscator]

Re: Canned Heat See a Green Flash

Damn, haven't thought of them for a long long while. I still have one of their albums somewhere in my well scratched vinyl collection.

 

[Lyricalli]

@Piscator
1960’s Family Road trip --- Really enjoyed the vivid story telling in this. Well done!

@Winter_Fare
The piece just before the above was lovely, and resonated quite deeply for me in some spots. A little Killing Me Softly in your poetry with that one.

 

[Winter_Fare]

@Piscator
1960’s Family Road trip --- Really enjoyed the vivid story telling in this. Well done!

Seconded!

@Winter_Fare
The piece just before the above was lovely, and resonated quite deeply for me in some spots. A little Killing Me Softly in your poetry with that one.

Glad you liked it. My poetry brain is on a go slow at the mo... It was nice to have a prompt.

 

[Lyricalli]

@29wordsforsnow Thanks for the Wow react on my 5 Senses piece.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

@29wordsforsnow Thanks for the Wow react on my 5 Senses piece.

The mental image your words inspired looked quite intense. So, definitely a 'WOW'.

 

[Lyricalli]

The mental image your words inspired looked quite intense. So, definitely a 'WOW'.

It's interesting the directions that those prompts can take you, based on the day you see them, the mood you're in, etc. It's one of my favorite threads for that reason.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

It's interesting the directions that those prompts can take you, based on the day you see them, the mood you're in, etc. It's one of my favorite threads for that reason.

Also looking at what people make of one's prompts...I'm always astonished about the results, very far - and so much better - from what came to my mind.

 

[Lyricalli]

Also looking at what people make of one's prompts...I'm always astonished about the results, very far - and so much better - from what came to my mind.

Yes, I love that. You have a sort of image of where a poem might go with the words you leave behind, then someone can come along and takes it in a direction you never would've imagined. It's a wonderful thread to go back and read from any point in time. It's one of the ones that I read in its entirety when I found my way to the poetry board, before I'd even started to write poetry. Pretty sure one of my earliest poems was done in 5 Senses.

 

[29wordsforsnow]

Munching on toasted pine nuts...

Damn, @Lyricalli, how to top this?
It was fun, erotic and so sensesational.
But the most important question, any chance to get that pesto recipe?

 

[Lyricalli]

Damn, @Lyricalli, how to top this?
It was fun, erotic and so sensesational.
But the most important question, any chance to get that pesto recipe?

You're too kind, but thank you

As to pesto.. I have no set recipe. I think most that you find on the net are pretty similar to start, then it's all to taste from there. It's never the same twice, and I probably use more garlic than many would find appealing.

 

[butters]

sounds
filtering through the edges of another
red-gold sunset

first off, so great to see remec back posting... can't recall the reason why but his name always conjures thoughts of cats and rain and oily blacktop

second, what a fantastic phrase, touching on that whole 'poetry's an attempt to capture a sense of a thing in words that's almost impossible to capture in words'

 

[29wordsforsnow]

Bright, hazed sun. Apple...

That was quite close to a five words poem, Voboy! You really set the stakes high for the shortest in that thread.

 

[Voboy]

That was quite close to a five words poem, Voboy! You really set the stakes high for the shortest in that thread.

Lol. I didn't know there was another thread for commentary.

Hi, all. This is a fun little exercise.

 

[Lyricalli]

Lol. I didn't know there was another thread for commentary.

Hi, all. This is a fun little exercise.

Since your first poem in Five Senses, I've wanted to welcome you to our little forum. I've got a lot to catch up on, and it's been slow going. It's one of my favorite threads, and it is a fun, interesting exercise. There's some really good stuff in it, and I'm glad to see it getting some attention and activity.

 

[Lyricalli]

Life At Eleven

Loved the sweetness and nostalgia in this. It brought back fond memories of my ten-speed and riding around the neighborhood oh so long ago.

Lighthouse, seagull, coconut, rope, pineapple

I really enjoyed the way you used all the prompt words in every stanza. It made the read quite playful.

beneath this starry, starry sky

I can't even explain why I liked this so much yet, but it really hit me, and has me pondering some things, like the decadence of suicide, for instance. Bit of a challenge to work through with "American Pie" playing in my head demanding attention.

 

[Lyricalli]

@Wordcascade Thanks for moving things along in the thread.

 

[Lyricalli]

I didn’t realize I’d moved anything along, I had something half written for the words, popped back finished it and ran off back to my day….

I guess my naivety and busy schedule helped for once.

Happy accident of good timing wins the day then. The person who posted without leaving another list of words never acknowledged my message, and since you posted, nothing needed fixing.

While I'm here, I particularly liked your last piece, the plastic dragon one. Really interesting prompt from butters, and an evocative usage of it by you.