Hello and welcome to Dverse. This is Bill hosting for the first time, and I’m glad you stopped by. Tonight is an open link night night and we at Dverse look forward to reading your poems and hearing what’s on your mind.
I was wondering what makes poetry resonate with you ? I know when I read poetry, the word or line or quote that is perfectly placed jumps out at me – that bridges time and culture to share emotion across the page. When that moment happens, and someone comments “I get it”, or “I see it”, poetry has communicated a part of you to another. Where prose tends to be precise, the ambiguity of poetry leaves room for an emotional connection.
Here’s to reaching out through verse tonight, and I’m looking forward to hearing from you.
The Rules:
- Write 1 poem on your blog/webpage
- Click the Mr. Linky button below and enter your name & direct url to your poem
- There you will find other poets’ work for today’s prompt – engage with one another and have a good time learning from each other
- Feel free to share using the social media of your choice.
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wow – Mr Linky just automagically increments – looking forward to seeing yours too.
Hey.. Pure magic actually
the power of the coder 🙂
Hey Bill!! glad to have you behind the bar 🙂 strong imagery and emotion is what really resonates with me when it comes to poetry… that’s when poetry becomes a painting…
I was thinking that poetry really becomes a word painting when done right – but the thing is there’s so many different ways of connecting that our options are almost unlimited
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cool to see you behind the bar bill
and one thing that i love about poetry is just that – that it leaves space for interpretation and to connect..
thanks, and it’s usually short 🙂
But I think that moment when we connect is a very intimate moment between the reader and writer.
yes, leaving room for interpretation is good….
Personally I love ambiguity in poetry. Filling in those little details is and should be the reader’s job. Nice to see you at the bar Bill.
Yes, Bjorn – it’s seizing upon that perfect word that fits in multiple meanings
Interesting to think about Bjorn. I am going to think about ambiguity.
finding that one word that takes the poem two ways – or the phrase that takes our feelings in two directions.
I have been thinking about ambiguity. I have decided I DO like it…it is a good thing, I think, when the reader can take the poem (in their mind) in a couple different directions & decide which meaning they want to give it.
Often when we write prose, we need to be as exact as possible – and that limits the emotional interpretation – but that’s just my thought on things which could be way off base.
My favorite thing in poetry is humor.
But since I specialize in limericks, I’m most probably biased. 🙂
I think writing humor is one of the difficult aspects of poetry – and I like the twist in a poem. But I’m a big fan of limericks too. Reading one makes me want to write one.
My favorite thing about poetry is Madeleine’s humor. 🙂
the ribald always adds spice 🙂
Biggerthanalasagna, you’re too funny and sweet! Thanks!
And Bill, I enjoy ribaldry too in limericks and elsewhere, though I don’t think a limerick has to be ribald to be funny.
By the way, I like the new color scheme. It’s much easier on my aging eyes. 🙂
Glad you like it. I agree that easier on the eyes is better for sure.
YAY! An OLN…I could use an OLN! Is it OPEN link every Thursday again, now? So exciting. I have to confess, I am an enigma, poetically speaking, with regard to my likes…I just know it when I read it. I also struggle a bit, perhaps with the craft itself as I find beauty in the freedom of it, and resent rigid constructs, partly due to ignorance perhaps. Thanks for hosting, Bill.
Dawn – that’s the beauty of poetry – no boundaries – just finding a space between the words for an emotional connection
It’s going to be OLN every other Thursday, Dawn.
Thanks, Tony!
Actually it will be open link every other week; and MTB the opposites.
Happy open link night to all, I have some errands to run just now but will be back to read later on!
great – glad you stopped by
And Happy First Hosting to you! Poems that make me feel something, and generally, poems that convey that feeling fairly simply are my favorites… and yes, it’s that space that allows interpretation that I love about poetry.
What makes you feel Kelly ? Are you emotional, or does solitude and places reach out to you ?
Oh, that is a big question… 🙂 I’m very emotional, but I also require a great deal of solitude. Being outside is probably where my soul finds the most nourishment.
for some of us – the solitude recharges us.
Hi Bill,
You’re looking good behind the bar … it suits you.
Poetry that resonates with me invites me to find something of myself in the poem; usually an insight into the world or my emotions.
Looking forward to reading out on the trail … smiles
Indeed… I think the reader is a cocreator of the poetry…
Yes, sometimes I read a line and think – I wish I could have written that – not in envy, but in admiration
me too. I’ll start reading later this evening, but I’m glad to have learned here too.
Me too, Tony. I like poetry best with which I can somehow find a way to identify……or a poem that causes me to react in some way.
Ah, well said Bill – I feel that part of me lives in my words…
and wish you all the best for OLN. I have not participated in OLN in a long long time – but I would be around, reading what others have to share – always love that spirit….
I hope you feel that we’re always interested in what you have to share, and what you’re feeling.
True – and years back I came to know about Dversepoets through OLN only – now I just like to write more on a theme. But I joined after a long time tonight.
I’m glad, I thought your offering was very thought provoking, but I have to ask, which person are you?
Well, I took your clue 🙂 – the last poetics before Anthony’s prompt was mine – Sorry I perhaps didn’t introduce myself to you in the group mail.
🙂 I was thinking in your poem, which person are you ?
Ah that – ha ha – you know which
🙂
I agree that our poetry is sometimes made up of pieces of ourselves…even when we are not aware of it.
Yes, I think it’s up to the reader to complete the poem
So very true, Misunderstood. The writer is ALWAYS in the poem even when he/she writes about something he/she thinks is totally removed from self.
When I find I have been holding my breath while reading a poem – that is when I know- it has captured me – emotionally and physically. I love those moments!
Looking forward to a great night of poetry – hopefully, I won’t get blue in the face and pass out from all the splendid writing – smiles
that’s exactly it – that involuntary response! be sure to take a deep breath between the posts 🙂
You are right.. that moment when you find yourself gasping.. that is when it’s truly poetry for me..
Ah, yes, I love the poem that makes me GASP at the end!
You know – I could never get my poems in the top of the list, and then for today’s prompt I realized that 3:00 Central time is 4:00 Eastern… duh….
Ha.. yes I remember when I ended up at number 30 even if I was at the bar when it opened… 🙂
Love OLN! Thank you Bill for being our kind host and leading our poetic adventures.
Anna :o]
I’m just glad you stopped by Anna
Greetings, everyone! I just got home,, and I have to leave in a few minutes once again! I will be in and out reading poetry as the evening goes on. Nice to see so many faces behind the bar already! Welcome, Bill.
Thanks Mary 🙂
Enjoy your first time behind the bar, Bill. I hope patrons do not ask for very complicated drinks.
Ha – if they ask for ice, it may get crazy 🙂
Has it all melted by now?
no, but liquid and ice starts the overload 🙂 that’s two ingredients.
I actually have a funny story about ice from long ago: https://bwthoughts.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/i-take-my-jameson-straight
it’s not poetry, but I think of it almost every time someone asks for something on the rocks.
BTW, the sake is down low behind the bar so don’t look for it up high. I always ask for Shimizu no Mai..just a couple of those tiny little cups are all I need. 🙂
You know, I had some unfiltered cold saki the other day, and it was very refreshing and good – but I think we have those little cups in your spot 🙂
I am glad you enjoyed it. I’m a cheap date so two do me well. three set me to tap dancing. 🙂
tap dancing is always to be admired 🙂
maybe but combine it with disco and singing along in a deep southern accent might get a tad annoying….
Southern, Georgia accent ?
NC
I just realized with a southern accent, you could have a whole different rhyme scheme with the word pecan. 🙂
Actually, I think I pronounce it the way a lot of northerners do – pick-ahn…my family goes….peeeee-can
Ha ha, I remember you told me that LAST time the bar was open. Smiles!
‘s Truth! I always like to warn the bartenders of the night in advance. The last thing one needs is a disco/tap dancing little beach ball singing the songs in a deep southern accent.
I think sometimes too, the season or where we are – in our minds or location determines how a poem communicates and speaks as well. There are some lines in various poems that follow me around. There are circumstances that always bring these lines to mind. But the communication, the way others see and hear the poem within themselves – this is what I so enjoy. Poetry takes us so many places. Glad to have you behind the bar tonight. And two OLNs…OMGoodness. What fun.
This reminds me that it’s almost impossible to write the same poem twice – for a few hours later we are so different. I can see how words can recall one to a point of time or emotion.
Exactly, when in my mind I hear the words, Do I dare disturb the universe? I know exactly where, when, and what when I first read that poem.
Each poem is a time capsule of where we are in our lives – that analogy struck me when I read your comment.
Now that would be an interesting prompt! A time capsule – a poem that has stayed with you, not necessarily a favorite and the line/s that pop up….a poem written to those lines….yowzer. Now my little brain is tripping along.
OLNs are quite intense.. at one point .. lot’s of fun to read.
I like this opportunity. Gives a chance to catch up with a prompt!
agreed – they present such variety
I am glad there are more OLNs. I do so enjoy reading all the different works and hearing the different voices. The Pub is starting to feel familiar and I like that.
I think, the instructions they gave me mentioned to hold your spot with the places for the important guests 🙂
That’s sweet. But there are others in this group that deserve and worked for those spaces much more than I. I can easily think of a dozen right off the bat.
Oh goodness.. the new routine.. an open link.. i must do link.. but i’ll go easy today.. with no photos.. some words.. and just a chalice.. a wine glass.. and a video or two..:)
Ah.. but then.. the comments of yesterday.. do come again..:)
for you I’ve got the sparkly lights and the big speakers 🙂
Welcome to the bar, Bill! You’re settling in very nicely. I’ll have a capirinha – I love that Brazilian vibe (and music).
In my poetry, I like things which surprise me: that unexpected image or comparison, that startling feeling of recognition, something that makes me think and read again and again.
coming right up – there’s a thoughtfulness in your work that I always enjoy
Bill, you ask a rather challenging question. As a writer of both form and free verse, I must say that sometimes it is the choice of wording or content…sometimes it’s the rhythm or alliteration…there are so many things that cause me to read a poem and say, “WOW!” Each poet brings something unique to the table, and I am often surprised by what resonates with me…
Right – I had left out alliteration, or the rhythm – good points – How can one not be inspired by “The moon was a ghostly gallion over the purple moor”
“The Highwayman” – what a masterpiece of poetic storytelling!!
When you said alliteration and rhyme it immediately came to mind. You got it from less than 1 line – nice
Had you said, “over the cobbles”…I would have had it even faster 🙂
Ha – or “Bess the landlord’s black eyed daughter”
Hiya Everyone, great to be back
glad you stopped by – how’s things ?
Great to have you here Scott.. and how good to have the Open Link every second week… 🙂
My goodness, what a treat to have a new Pub-tender behind the poetic bar; hope that jar of free hard boiled eggs makes it today. It is a bit hard to fathom, but if OLN alternates with FFA/MTB then we have to assume that there will be NO Saturday events now; for OLN was just once monthly on Saturday; actually, I think it was weekly on Saturday a few years ago. I have been writing a series of poems that are in a form I invented (Cinemagenic), up to episode 34 today; perfect for the OLN forum.
Well actually OLN and MTB now extend into the weekend.. so also weekend crawlers have a great opportunity.. 🙂 Hope the new schedule works for all..
OLN used to be every Tuesday night back in the day :). It was my favorite day of the week.
Glad you like it – I’ll enjoy seeing what you share with us.
Have been struggling to find the time to post new work these past couple of months – which is usually a good sign that my muse has been extra busy – so feeling blessed for sure and GREAT to have a mid week OLN option back again – which makes life easier and also so good to see you behind the bar Bill – feels like a special night and I will be round to visit everyone for sure, later this evening… Terrific!
Great – looking forward to seeing what your muse has brought you. See you then.
Nice to see you here Scott … smiles
Hello Bill 🙂
I think there are so many factors…the reader, the rhythm, the construction or artistry of the words…but in the end, it is truly the moment it hits you…”wow, this is good”. Sometimes it is as simple as that.
Yes, the reader completes the communication within the poem
Hey Bill!! Congratulations on hosting for the first time!
Thanks – It’s a smooth sail 🙂
how are you ?
Bedtime here.. I will make my rounds in the morning,
Sleep the sleep of the content, if logs can be content… ( Our family Tolkien quote )
ha – cool quote..smiles
bedtime over here for me as well… will catch up with those that read tomorrow morning
I’d say have some beauty rest, but you don’t need it 🙂 – sleep well.
See you tomorrow Claudia ~
Sleep well Bjorn ~ See you tomorrow ~
Good to see you hosting Bill 🙂
For me, poetry that kicks me, moves me, makes me gasp and say I wish I have written that ~ I also enjoy prose specially those that bring me right there with the writer ~
I am hitting the poetry trail now ~ Wishing you all happy Thursday ~
From reading your poems Grace, I think you have a passionate streak.
And you have it too Bill 🙂 I’m enjoying the variety of poems on the trail ~
You are very welcome host Bill. I seem to have been reading all day, so will read todays posts in the morning – it’s way past my bedtime.
Here’s to poetic dreams 🙂 Good night
Sounds like my cup of tea.
Language is always in the hands of the young Charlie – we oldsters polish and protect it while you youngsters bend it to your will, which is the way things should be
🙂 I will be posting something in just a minute. Get ready for your minds to be blown away. 🙂
I’m warning you , my hat size is very small 🙂
There…It’s posted now. 🙂
I’m going to have to call it quits for the night … I’ll be back on the trail tomorrow.
Good night – thanks tony
See you tomorrow Tony ~ 🙂
Same here, Tony. Good night!
Bill, now that I have a bit of time I will answer your question about the kind of poetry that resonates with me.
I prefer poetry that I can understand. If I have to struggle to understand poetry I don’t enjoy reading it much.
Poetry with a definite VIEWPOINT resonates with me.
I also resonate with poems that are more concise than rambling.
I like poems that inspire me to read them more than once because I want to.
Ha, I guess I will stop there.
All good points Mary – I think that a poem that invites a second or third read is a bit more alive.
Hi Everyone – the cooler’s unlocked, serve yourself while I drive home. I’ll be back soon – so don’t think your comment isn’t important – bw
I’m here Bill ~ Great job tonight and your comments are very much appreciated 🙂
thanks Grace 🙂
Happy writing, everyone!
Lovely to see you Adriana ~
Good night Adriana – thanks for stopping by
Commenting in poetic expression back to 33 poems is the finest natural wine i in know now for mind of life..:)
And now it’s time to THURSDAY NIGHT RAVE!…
Anyway.. thanks to the organizers of this again..
as there are few things in life
better than heArt freely
expressed..:)
Indeed 🙂
The end of another week and Friday the 13th to boot.
Wow, I had not thought about the Friday the 13th aspect! I will have to watch my back a bit more today. Thanks for the reminder!
Oops 🙂 maybe that’s why my meter is stumbling.
Happy Friday everyone ~
Happy Friday to you too, Grace!
Happy Friday
Bill, welcome, wish I had time to read, so I won’t be posting this time, but pass on over a bloody mary, will you? And have a great friday the 13th…
You too – I’m glad you stopped by, of course this one’s on the house 🙂 – off to lunch
This is nice, this new look at the Pub. Pour me a brown cow neat while I ponder some poetry to share!
coming right up 🙂 sorry for the delay, this one’s on the house 🙂
No worries! 🙂
Bill, so happy to have you behind the bar. What resonates for me is the opportunity to the ephemeral using the mundane, the concrete, those sensory details.
Sorry I can’t participate this week…my husband is in the hospital post-op and that’s where my time and attention must be focused. Perhaps it will be a source of inspiration down the road. There is poetry everywhere, isn’t there?!
Hi so sorry to hear that – I hope he’s healing well. Keep us informed and we’ll send some thoughts and prayers that way.
Thinking of you, Victoria…with prayers for your husband’s complete recovery. Glad that OLN is stretching into the weekend and that Bill is tending the bar….yesterday, today, tomorrow 🙂 For us latecomers with a thirst…
It’s never too late, as long as mr linky hasn’t announced “last call” 🙂
I made the link! I am afraid I am down and out with a headache – so my comeback poem resonates with my current state of mind 🙂
Good to see you tending to the bar, Bill. Happy mixing!
Thanks – is Nino the proper way to address you? Sorry about the headache maybe the bar has the old W. C. Fields solution – “I only drink to forget.” – “Forget What?” – “I can’t remember”
Good to see you Ninot ~ Hope the headaches go away ~
Thanks Bill for doing a terrific job ~
My pleasure Grace – everyone helped out. It’s a good bunch.