BASH

BASH

abuse

castigate

as "accident prone"

as she is, frozen peas

are a staple in her fridge

"physical or mental assault."

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A note on form:  This is a clarity pyramid.  I have written these on multiple occasions....there is something about them that I just find interesting (and a bit challenging).  I even created a new space to explore/expose them a little more; I call it, Defining Moments.

On inspiration for this piece:  This idea was pulled from Poetic Asides's 2015 April PAD Challenge: Day 5. The theme for this prompt was vegetable.  Okay, so the poem is not about the vegetable, but it does have a vegetable in it.

BRAVE

BRAVE

oppose

stand up to

head held high against

fears taunting all around

lays waste to those who torment

"breaking free of life's challenges."

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On my hibernation hiatus:  So I have decided to take a hiatus from my current poetic hibernation.  It's been a quiet several months (five if we ignore the one day in January where my words flickered awake).  But seeing as how it is National Poetry Month, I decided to challenge myself and complete a poem a day.  This is not the first time I decided to brave this endeavor; I managed to complete it once before in 2011.  So, we'll see how well this goes. 

A note on form:  This is a clarity pyramid.  I have written these on multiple occasions....there is something about them that I just find interesting (and a bit challenging).  I even created a new space to explore/expose them a little more; I call it, Defining Moments.

On inspiration for this piece:  To help with the creative juices (especially seeing has how they are a bit atrophied from lack of use), I pulled from Poetic Asides's 2015 April PAD Challenge Day 1.  The prompt for today was to write a resistance poem.  Not sure how well this fits the bill, but...

NOTES

NOTES

music

vibrations

internal rhythm

unwinds on mellow waves

harmonizing with the world

"makings for poetry with sound."

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A note on form:  I was a bit nostalgic for the clarity pyramid this morning.  It has been quite some time since I last wrote to this form.  For some reason, I have always found this form interesting and a bit challenging; granted I often wrote it to the 3WW challenge, which added extra constraints.  Typically the syllable constraints (1,2,3 // 5,6,7 // 8) lend themselves toward a triangular structure (thus pyramid), but as is the case with some crazy multi-syllable words this effect is not always fully achieved. This piece would be an example of minor departures.

On inspiration for this piece:  Over at dVerse Poets Pub, Poetics is exploring the influence of music.  I have often felt a very strong connection to music.  I actually wrote a series of poems that focused on the cathartic effects of music on me when the world is spinning out of control. This piece has overtones of the same.  I also (for almost a year) would write a poem a week inspired by a piece of music.  It was definitely a fun and enjoyable (though sometime frustrating) experience.

STRIVE

STRIVE

aspire

work toward

slurping princesses

find table etiquette

a troublesome beast to best

"fighting against one's own nature."

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Inspiration for this piece and A note on form:  It seems like forever since last a Three Word Wednesday collided (on the last Wednesday of the month) with a clarity pyramid; it's only been since November.  It take as long to find my way with this one.  I do tend to struggle a bit finding the right fit, but having recently looking at a picture of my niece from her recent visit to the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique, the idea just kind of flowed.  [3WW=>aspire, beast, slurp(ing)]

PEACE

PEACE 

release 

quietus 

 

wary fingers move  

~ curious ... uncertain ~ 

seeking a form of closure 

 

"life's inevitable repose." 

 

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Inspiration for this piece:  Three Word Wednesday (3WW) offers up a selection of words every week.  My fingers itching to compose again sought out the word for this week in the hopes of finding some form of peace.  The words offered up this week were curious, inevitable, and wary. 
 
A note on form:  There really wasn't much choice in the matter.  I have a tendency to lean toward this form when the last Wednesday of the week crosses paths with 3WW.  This is a clarity pyramid.  Typically the syllable constraints (1,2,3 // 5,6,7 // 8) lend themselves toward a triangular structure (thus pyramid), but as is the case with some crazy multi-syllable words this effect is not always fully achieved.  This piece would be an example of that departure. 
 
Exposing word choice:  I initially settled on a 'word' to write my second stanza with after composing the first line of the second stanza.  I proceeded to finish the stanza before turning to the first stanza and the 'word' I had selected, "DEATH."  After quite some back-and-forth trying to uncover the next two lines, I looked at the word "closure" (stanza 2, line 3) and that in conjunction with "quietus" which was one of my choices for the initial 3-syllable line for "DEATH," caused me to change course and settle instead on "PEACE."  There is something about "PEACE" that just speaks to the overall verse in a variety of ways; I just couldn't help but steal its essence. 
 
 

BEST

BEST

prevail  

overcome  

  

being poor's only  

a liability  

if she lets it define her  

  

"rising above the hand you're dealt."  

  

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A note on form:  This little number is called a clarity pyramid.  It is meant to start with a single syllable word (all in caps that doubles as the title).  The two lines that follow are to be synonyms or some how clarify the definition of the word; these are two and three syllable lines (respectively).  The second stanza, also composed of three lines (5, 6, 7 syllables respectively) pose a scenario or real-life application of the original word.  The final stanza is a single 8-syllable line (written in quotes) that defines the first word.  

  

When beginning this explanation of the form, I said,"It is meant to start with a single syllable word."  The reason for this is that sometimes (as with any poem) inspiration does not always follow order.  In this case, the second stanza founds its way to me, followed by the last line.  The tricky part was finding the word that matched my definition.  

  

Inspiration for this piece:  3WW (Three Word Wednesday) post a challenge every week of three words to be used in one piece (be it a poem or prose); this week's words were badge, darken, and liability.  My intent as is the case on the last Wednesday of the month is to use all three words in a clarity pyramid.  I'm still working on that.  But in the mean time, this happened along; and rather than throw it out because it didn't hit each word, I ran with it.

Exposing word choice:  After coming up with the final line, I had a general idea of a word.  After my brain puzzled it through, "overcome," sunk in.  The trouble was identifying corresponding one and two syllable words.  "Prevail" came naturally.  But in working to find just the right opening word, the idea of using "best" with its less common use just spoke to me.  There was something in the idea that if she was able to best the hardships that lay in her way, then she would become the best her she could be.  It seemed all the more poetic.