They say seeing is believing, but I find that very weak. The wind blows, yet rarely do we see it, only its effect. We can not see gravity, but it is hard to argue there is not a force that holds us to this spinning ball of dirt.
There are many things we can not see, yet we believe in them. Even trust them.
What if you could see them?
Today for Poetics, I am granting you the ability to do just that. I am giving you a third eye. This eye has the power to see all the things at work in our world that you can not see with your ordinary eyes.
It could be: gravity, wind, angels, demons, souls, auras, intentions, leprechauns, attitudes, moods or magic. It can be anything that you can not see with your normal eyes, but you know is there.
Now, tell us…what do you see?
- Write a poem describing what you can now see with your new eye,
- Post it on your blog
- Click the Mr. Linky button below, and in the new window that opens up input your name and direct url of the poem.
- Visit others who have taken the challenge.
- Have fun!
Have a great weekend, and stay safe if you are around the hurricane…I will see you out on the trail! ~Brian
brian said:
welcome to Poetics everyone…seems the storm has missed us, but still thinking about all those in its path as well…
as for the rest of us…have a little fun with this one…cant wait to see what you come up with …
claudia said:
thanks brian for a wonderful, exciting prompt…lots of things going on we can’t see and yet, they’re there and have a color and a scent… looking forward to read what you will let us see with your third eye…and hey….will be nice to see how you look like with the third eye in the middle of your eyebrows…so be sure to check in and let us have a look..smiles
brian said:
haha will try to get picture…smiles…
safehousepoetry said:
I prefer to keep my third eye in my pocket.
Heaven said:
Thank you for hosting Brian. I do believe we have a third eye…though I keep it close at night. Will come back to post mine ~
brian said:
nice…cant wait to see what you got Heaven…
david waters said:
always happy to hang out at the pub 🙂
brian said:
and always happy to greet you there…what can i pour you david…
ed pilolla said:
love the concept of the third eye…
brian said:
go write it ed…you will do marvelous based on your recent seasons…
hedgewitch said:
As always brian, you come up with another of my all time favorite prompts.
I’m afraid my third eye is depressingly black and blue, however. I had all kinds of dark, morbid non-amusement writing this one.
brian said:
bwahaha…on my way over hedge…morbid is good to me…smiles.
Natasha said:
Yup…way too much magick to work with in this one…I’ve got every thing from the Masons to the Falcon…but nothing I’d dare post…yet! Certainly a good one Brian…this is going to be fun! Can’t wait to see the wonderful spells these magicians weave with their words! Happy Saturday…and stay safe all!
brian said:
safe so far here…think it missed us…lots of wind but little else other than spits…cant wait to see what you got…know it will be good…
ALIVE aLwaYz said:
Thanks Brian for the hosting of yet another delightful poetics,
Though wouldn’t exactly be my third eye, but the other two were obsessing about deadly sins and so the third eye gave in, so here’s to one of them.
brian said:
great words, perticularly that last stanza and great pic to go with yours…
Glynn said:
That’s one fascinating prompt!
brian said:
thanks glynn…you certainly had fun with it…finding evidence of things yet unseen…
Laurie Kolp said:
What I wrote about really happened after my good friend killed herself.
brian said:
that was a really sad, yet well written piece…been through that a few times…
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Gene said:
Fabulous prompt! I couldn’t resist writing for this one, though I prefer to skew to the darker side of things we can’t see…or would be terrified to ever see with our third eyes.
Kellie Elmore said:
Ohhh I love this!
oceangirl said:
this is the shortest break ever 🙂
brian said:
yay! welcome back…smiles!
oceangirl said:
hello brian, I refined my poem i.e., I took time and put in effort to give it poet quality 🙂 Only when you get the chance, please come read it again.
brian said:
will do…on my way over…
Sheila Moore said:
great prompt Brian. I went a bit off the track here. I wrote about somethings we can see with a microscope but not with the naked eye and I also wrote about a few things that we can’t see or maybe just refuse to see? or maybe need a third eye to see….you’ll see. lol
brian said:
sheila, i really liked yours…nice on the three perspectives and the wrap around at the end as well…
Debbie Dawnslight said:
Yeah! Great prompt, Brian. I can’t wait to get started!!!
would you kindly remind me of the deadline… :-s
brian said:
33 hours…Sunday night at midnite…EST…
Mark Kerstetter said:
Excellent prompt, Brian. Mine is about a bunch of invisible stuff, I guess, mostly hope.
brian said:
hey you got me reaching for it mark…smiles.
i run to the store for dessert for dinner and come back to a full pub…making my way…smiles.
Anna Montgomery said:
Love, love, love the prompt. To all I promise this one is much, much shorter that the OLN poem, please stop by :).
Anna Montgomery said:
I of course meant than – but now I must close all eyes and come back tomorrow. Night all, thanks for another great round of poetry.
claudia said:
after reading the first twenty poems, i start to look rather strange with all your third eyes, glued to my face….slowly but surely running out of space and will stick them to my ears now…can’t take a pic for you to see how i look coz i don’t know with which eye i should focus through the lens….haha
Anna Montgomery said:
That’s an awesome visual!
claudia said:
hihi…maybe i’m a poet…and kinda odd one at times…smiles
brian said:
haha….take that pic…
Natasha said:
Mine’s up! Beware the beast I speak of! 🙂 Had a few run in’s this week…but I’m still here! Not as colorful as I had hoped…but I had to write it…NOW! to finish supper so I can get to the reading! Can’t wait….
brian said:
glad you survived those run ins tash…yikes…
Maureen said:
Just posted a poem. Have to go offline. Weather is getting much worse.
brian said:
prayers maureen…sstay safe….
Duane F said:
Great prompt, could’nt resist the opportunity to write about the greatest unseen force of all, God Himself.
brian said:
glad you jumped in duane…
zongrik said:
I put up my nanomanipulator sonnet. It’s about being able to see and move atoms so that we can create new materials on the molecular/atomic level. Also, in the future, with super Virtual Reality Apps. chem students can learn about atoms and molecules by putting on goggles and moving actual atoms around as if they were beach balls.
brian said:
wow…that sounds rather star trek…cool stuff…
Bodhirose said:
I’m linked up! I’m submitting something I wrote previously on this subject.
claudia said:
ok lovely poets…made it to # 32 and heading to bed….BUT i got a serious problem now……how do i close 32 eyes….??????
brian said:
one at a time….smiles…sleep well claudia…see you in the morning…
Natasha said:
Don’t forget to close your own! 34 eyes in total! 😉 Sweet dreams! You’ve got some pretty dark writes to filter out too!
boababpapers said:
Hi Brian..
just added The Observers… something a little different.. Interesting prompt. 🙂
brian said:
it def is but wow the imagery and textures…amazing…
boababpapers said:
smiles.. thank you 🙂 glad you approve.. thanks for the challenge!
DeeDee said:
Hi! Brian, Claudia, and d’Verse crew…
“What if you could see them?”
I think they would lose their magic [to a certain extent]…I also belong to a Ning where the followers believe in magic too! [I’m quite sure that they would enjoy your prompt today.]
Therefore, I think that some “positive” things [i.e angels, our soul (s),leprechauns, etc,etc, etc,] on/of this earth aren’t meant to be “seen” in order to fill us with…hope!
Thanks, for sharing!
Brian, a nice prompt too!
deedee 😉
brian said:
thank you deedee…i think they might lose a bit of their magic too if they were seen….
Ainsley said:
Just a little thought and memory – I can see…
Jamie Dedes said:
A masterful challenge ..
brian said:
thanks jamie…we gong to see one by you? great to see you as well…
TheMsLvh said:
I just spent my Saturday afternoon reading some of the most beautiful poetry I have read in awhile. Thank you Brian for this tipic and hosting this pub. I read 38 poes by some incredible people!!
brian said:
you are ahead of me by a few then…took a break to watch a movie with the fam…catching the rest now…it has been some great stuff so far…
Leif G.S. Notae said:
Not sure if mine qualifies since it is a look at how my job and romantic life applies to my third eye-ish (seeing something that is there which is a trick, story of my life). We’ll give it a try and see if I act like it fits lol
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brian said:
alright peeps…reading #45 and then off to bed for the night…have fun in the pub overnight and i will see manana…look forward to reading some more great poetry…
Reflections said:
Popped in early today just to get my mind stirring while I was at work… now popped in for a quick brew while the mind whirls on a piece trying to form its vision beyond the sights of many… will see what I can come up with some time tonite.
Those that I have stopped in on have been fabulous, can’t wait to make the rounds.
brian said:
let it percolate…look forward to seeing yours tomorrow…Poetics stays open until midnite Sunday EST so you got all day…
claudia said:
can’t wait to see what you will bring to the table petrina…
Reflections said:
Finally up… headed out to the beach for some cooler weather… we are supposed to hit over 110 today so looking for a bit of escape. Will probably be stopping by my favorite coffee hangout and will make the rounds then.
Enjoy your day everyone.
brian said:
whew…that is hot…hope you enjoy the beach!
kez said:
thanks a lot for the opportunity ….i’m submitting a rhyme i submitted to in Tandem this week ,it kind of goes for this theme , and am busy rushing around trying to pack for a few days away , but will definitely find time to catch up with all the other submission thanks as always x
claudia said:
kez i loved your purple people eater…need to print it out for my bedroom wall..smiles
brian said:
good morning poets…coffee is on so line up your cups and get ready to read…hope all are well in the world…going to see where the storm is and play catch up…
Wings over waters said:
A bit late to the party…just a small one. Hope all are well along the Eastern seaboard in US..
brian said:
good morning louis…intriguing write by you….dark and delicious….
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dani said:
my submission is in, but i won’t be able to visit everyone until this evening. in the meantime, i’d like to buy a round for the house for a belated birthday celebration for Brian ~ Cheers, Brian!
Skylover said:
This is a poem I wrote earlier this week – in which I took a look within, and without, through the eye of imagination.
C Rose said:
Love the prompt this week Brian, right up my boho alley 😉 Look forward to reading today. Enjoy the day all ~ Rose
brian said:
nice…just getting home so will head over….
Dan Elman (@leapingoutvwatr) said:
good prompt
brian said:
thanks dan…good to see you…
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brenda w said:
The start of your post reads like a poem, Brian. Thanks for being here.
fireblossom32 said:
Mine is up. I urge people to read it with their third eyes.
brian said:
does that mean i need to read once with each eye?
claudia said:
i think Mittens will tell you but only if you paint your finger nails black…
reverie said:
I have shared my poem..:)
Seasideauthor Sharon Rose © said:
Mine is a rewrite from a few suggestions . I hope I understood. If anyone sees more room to improve this poem let me know, thanks. I really have been eating my pie from The Whirlwind at the pub reading. I like the new subject 3rd Mind’s Eye.
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Linda Kruschke said:
I just found this blog the other day, so this was my first time submitting a link to one of my poems. I’ve only recently started writing a lot of poetry as I usually write prose, but I’ve so enjoyed the poetry medium. I don’t know much about traditional poetry styles, but just write what I feel. This prompt in particular fit quite well with theme of my blog. I’m looking forward to future prompts. Peace, Linda
claudia said:
nice to meet you Linda!
brian said:
nice…great to meet you linda…i was the same way…started with prose and moved to poetry…on my way over to see what you got…
claudia said:
wow…amazing poems out on the trail…managed to read all of them and enjoyed it…so will go to bed with 66 third eyes tonight…and i can tell you…once you’re in bed, they start to talk to each other like the Waltons….in case you have the same problem…the magical formula to say is “good night john-boy….”
brian said:
haha claudia…you are a nut…good night john boy just does not fit when i think of telling you to sleep well…smiles.
brian said:
hey there is a birthday in the house…#68…just saying…make sure you go sin happy birthday!
rmp said:
maybe the power going out is a sign that my third eye isn’t ready to share what it sees… or maybe it’s just me… either way, it was quite a fun prompt…
brian said:
smiles. oh come on…hope the power comes back on…
rmp said:
18 hours without power…not too bad. but i have to say, the dark is way creepier when you know you can’t turn the light on.
brian miller said:
smiles. i can appreciate that…glad you got power back…heard that some will be out for weeks…
brian said:
About an hour left in the pub for Poetic…links close at midnite…last call!!!
brian said:
alright, linky closed…thanks for a great Poetics everyone…our biggest crowd yet for one of these I think…and the quality was incredible. If you are joining us late, your next chance to link in will be OpenLinkNight which opens Tuesday at 3 pm EST. No prompt, just good poetry.
See you there.
~Brian
Sharp Little Pencil said:
Is it OK if I post my link below then? I did “do” this prompt, but I was quite pleased with the results… Pls. let me know at sharplittlepencil@gmail.com.
Thanks for all your work on this project, Brian. It’s definitely the hottest new ticket in the Poetsphere…! Amy
Anna :o] said:
Damn it! Just discovered I missed the deadline! Why do I work nightshift?
Greatly inspired nevertheless and will retain the link to you so others can share the joy of fimding you.
brian miller said:
i hope that people do…i really enjoyed your take anna!
Sharp Little Pencil said:
I thought posting was Tuesday! What a ditz. Even though it’s late, I’ll post the link here anyway, and I did link dverse on my site, as always!
I’m telling you, Brian, I have to get my act together (but I don’t want to take it on the road…). Peace to all, and praise “dversity”! Amy
http://sharplittlepencil.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/third-eye-of-the-sightless-woman-dverse/
jannie funster said:
Your words are super gorgeous, Brian. Sounds like a great challenge. I will have to jump in on one , one of these days.
~L said:
I was so bummed I lost this in my mail… What a great topic… I know the link is up but I thought I would share:) http://untitledmoments.com/2011/02/12/waiting-for-angels/