Variations - Words edition...

[Saltfountain]

The light fades
The orange glow appears
Street lights piercing the shade
Cast shadows some may fear
With what hides where they're made

 

[NivKay]

Salt burns
the wound, its petals bloom,
in concupiscent turns,
the cave grave, pain's vast womb,
alchemical, boils, churns

 

[lingus60]

Sun at height
In bright daylight so fine
But there’s all kinds of light
And it’s her turn to shine
Our Moon queen of the night

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Monsters
Under my bed and in
My closet. Those tricksters
Play upon fears within.
When darkness falls, they stir.

 

[NivKay]

Monsters
Under my bed and in
My closet. Those tricksters
Play upon fears within.
When darkness falls, they stir.

When they stir,
The air is brittle thin,
all of night is a-purr,
All of my mind a din,
And I, sliced by fear’s spurr.

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Monsters
Under my bed and in
My closet. Those tricksters
Play upon fears within.
When darkness falls, they stir.

When they stir,
The air is brittle thin,
all of night is a-purr,
All of my mind a din,
And I, sliced by fear’s spurr.

I hide,
Blankets pulled to my chin.
Fears that won't be denied,
Battles waged from within
Only dawn ends the tide.

 

[NivKay]

I hide,
Blankets pulled to my chin.
Fears that won't be denied,
Battles waged from within
Only dawn ends the tide.

And yet,
As light creeps tenderly
Through the dappled green net
Of leaves, my memory
Clings, I smile and I fret

 

[ScarletDaisy]

And yet,
As light creeps tenderly
Through the dappled green net
Of leaves, my memory
Clings, I smile and I fret

Birdsong
Breaks the spell, freeing me.
Though my courage is strong,
The shadows will stalk me
Until night comes along.

 

[NivKay]

Birdsong
Breaks the spell, freeing me.
Though my courage is strong,
The shadows will stalk me
Until night comes along.

Sweet song
of joyous feathered flight
in soft kisses among
the shadows bend to light,
My heart braced for night's gong

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Sweet song
of joyous feathered flight
in soft kisses among
the shadows bend to light,
My heart braced for night's gong

Monsters
Under my bed and in
My closet. Those tricksters
Play upon fears within.
When darkness falls, they stir.

 

[NivKay]

Monsters
Under my bed and in
My closet. Those tricksters
Play upon fears within.
When darkness falls, they stir.

Once again,
The night’s aria rings,
Its nocturnal refrain,
Its liebestod swift brings
The rain, my soul in pain.

 

[Saltfountain]

Now @ScarletDaisy and @NivKay appear to have got a room, it's probably a good time to change the theme

This week, let's have some poems on the subject of

Family

And the form we'll use is a tricube.

Obviously, you all know what one of those is, but I'll remind everyone just in case anyone new accidentally stumbles in here...

A tricube has 3 stanzas
Each stanza has 3 lines
Each line has 3 syllables

And thats it. There's no other rhyme or anything else rules.

So, have fun, be creative, and explore...

 

[Wand3rlust]

Family
Is sometimes
Difficult

Sometimes great
Annoying
But loving

But then friends?
Family
That you choose.

 

[Wand3rlust]

Phew. I was expecting to have got it wrong!

 

[Saltfountain]

Phew. I was expecting to have got it wrong!

How?

 

[Wand3rlust]

How?

I dunno- you used fancy words. It confused me. I'm a very simple person...

 

[Bloodandglitter]

My Dad's cool
Proud of me
Truly cares

Can't please Mom
Wears me out
Quite toxic

I'm black sheep
In between
Family

 

[NivKay]

I Find you
Adequate
For my purposes.

Oh do not
Fret, sweet thing,
To be sure,

You will not
Feel a thing.
Not a jot.

 

[Saltfountain]

I Find you
Adequate
For my purposes.

Oh do not
Fret, sweet thing,
To be sure,

You will not
Feel a thing.
Not a jot.

You know the theme is "Family"?

 

[ScarletDaisy]

Big brother
Tormenter
Picked on me.

Navy man
Went to war
My pen pal

Close friends now,
He's more than
family.

 

[Saltfountain]

Just because
I don't see
Them often

Doesn't mean
That I don't
Still love them

Don't judge me
Based upon
Your standards

 

[AmberLGreen]

Six sisters
Four brothers
And then me

Eleven
Little twats
Mum had birthed

Perfection
Finally
So she stopped

 

[AmberLGreen]

Loveable
Supportive
Annoying

I love them
But sometimes
Not as much

I’ll keep them
They are my
Family

 

[Cjbdd]

Family
What to say
We are tight

Life was not
Easy but
We made it

We are three
Together
Forever

 

[AngelicaS1780]

Young sisters
Like cats and
Dogs we fought

Time passes
Space given
Grace given

The distance
Has brought us
To a peace