A Failed Poem Challenge

I was browsing through my reader feed here and happened upon The Weekly Terrible Poetry Challenge entry by pensitivity101.

It appears that the topic this week for the non-rhyming poetry contest is “second hand shopping”.

Go ahead and check that out, this may make more sense after.

Anyway, while I was reading that I decided I liked rhyming enough that this popped into my head…

I don’t know if I’ll like it,

I don’t know that I can…

Write without some rhyming,

About shopping second hand…

Oh now I’ve gone and done it,

I broke the challenge art,

Should have listened when I thought,

I shouldn’t even start…

I wonder now what happens,

Is there any way to mend…

Or have I just set into play,

The beginnings of my end?!

 

OK, a bit off topic. I actually think the original challenge by Chelsea Owens is interesting and I may give it a serious attempt as it would expand my horizons you might say.

 

Thank you for reading!

 

Jim Sponseller – mindescapes.net – 2019

 

Into My Web A Warning Poem

Clemency not granted,

If you come into my home…

For here a trap I’ve planted,

Catching victims on the roam…

Any small vibration,

Will call me close to you…

And without hesitation,

I will pounce and kill you too!

Spiders are often cast in antagonistic roles in fiction and it is pretty easy to see why. They lay traps for hapless victims, pounce and poison, wrap up their prey, and proceed to suck them dry. A very unpleasant process to think about and easily one to cast as evil. They do serve a valuable means of keeping insect populations in check so are a beneficial addition to nature but the methods just give one shivers!

Can you pick out the spider in this image? His coloring really blends in with the grasses his web was built in!

Here’s a close-up:

If this post gives you the heebie-jeebies, I do apologize. Spiders often do that to me as well.

Have a great day and enjoy being half way through the week!

Fandango’s One Word Challenge: clemency

Word of the Day Challenge: antagonistic

Jim Sponseller – mindescapes.net – 2019

What if we’re all just inside a trunk, a Twittering Tale

Each week, Kat hosts a fun challenge to write a fictional piece based on a chosen photo prompt in 280 characters or less. She is up to #154 but this is my first attempt to join in.

The prompt photo this week is from tama66 @ pixabay. Here we go!

—

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you lot #42. Said to contain the deceased owner, Yahweh‘s most prized possession, his ‘universe’.

Do I have an opening bid?

—

154 characters

How horrible could that be for us?!

I hope you enjoyed this alter reality tale!

Jim Sponseller – mindescapes.net – 2019

Delicate Yet Bold, a Brief Poem

A flower bold yet delicate,

This one unique, not duplicate…

A bloom sublime,

Worth every rhyme…

The beauty here so definite.

The Dahlia is one of my favorite flowers. The blooms so full and elegant. Native to Mexico, I am glad there are varieties that can grow as far north as Ohio. This one pictured here was blooming in our side garden along our house.

I hope this brightened your day a little and the rest of your day is wonderful!

Fandango’s One Word Challenge(#FOWC): duplicate

Word of the Day Challenge: native

Jim Sponseller – mindescapes.net – 2019