Welcome all to Open Link Night at dVerse!
Most of us here in the United States are in full swing of preparing for the holidays; the countdown is on. For many, they can be not only a source of introspection and spiritual meaning but they can bring melancholy and feelings of separation and stress. I always find writing a worthwhile and relaxing diversion.
And as the weather chills in most parts of our country and beyond, Florida remains warm and humid and our flowering plants believe it is still summer. Here is a photo of our perpetually blooming Bougainvillea:
Bougainvillea, photo by Gayle Walters Rose
So I invite you today, to share with us a poem of your choice, on whatever subject you would like. Perhaps you may want to look through our archives and find inspiration on a different form that you’ve always wanted to try. This is your space to use and I encourage you to explore it. There is much information and instruction here. I’m grateful to be of service for you today.
Gayle ~
To those of you who are new and as a reminder to those who aren’t, here is how we go about sharing our writings:
- Write your poem and post it to your blog or website. A link back to dVerse is always appreciated.
- Copy the url of your poem and click on the Mister Linky below and paste it into the space provided along with your name.
- After linking up, leave a comment below. We would love to get to know everyone better and we welcome discussions and questions.
- Visit and leave comments for the other poets who have linked a poem and especially to those who have visited you.
- Enjoy and share with others our wonderful community.
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Hello Gayle and i have to say I’m envious of the flowers you can show.. Tonight I’m coming with a collaboration poetry… six poets from Australia, Cyprus, UK, Ireland US and Sweden… It’s been a long time since we did it the last time so it was great fun in trying again… Anyone else who have tried a collab?
So glad to see you enjoying warm weather. Here in the Sierra we are dealing with a rather vicious windstorm. As a result, I’m having trouble with internet access again, so my smartphone is allowing me to read and comment. That being said, I haven’t been able to post on my blog yet. Hopefully things will settle down soon.
So sorry to hear of your continued trouble with the internet, Victoria. I think it would drive me batty! :~) I’m glad you have a phone that will allow you to visit. Thanks for that.
I hope so too!!! Posting using a phone is a bear so you have my sympathy.
The wind died down for a while so here I am with a continuation of Bjorn’s prompt for peace poetry using an erasure poem…a prompt from a long time back.
I remember that erasure poetry prompt, Victoria. I was reading “The Life of Pi” at the time and used that book.
I tried but it was not a pleasant experience. so I look forward to your poem which is a good event!
It was what started me to write poetry…
That is interesting. It seems to have been a friendly, supportive and creative event. The one time I tried, the several poets kept clashing on how people should write, that someone’s contribution was too long – I just faded from it, told them after all I would not be participating. Very sad. I like it when people have open minds and hearts and don’t have to be “the show” of the work.
something similar happened to me, which put me off collaboration poetry.
Hi Bjorn, nice to see you. We still have many flowers blooming here in our yard…very warm for this time of year. I’ve never done a collaborative poem but it sounds like fun.
Claudia popped up in my Facebook feed so it got me wondering about dVerse and discovered it was open link night so posted for the first time for several years!
Glad you make it this time ~ We are still here, smiles ~ Please check out our Schedule (at the top) ~
So very glad you decided to join us, Apprentice Poet.
Gayle ~
I kind of dread all the work it takes to write one of my Cinemagenic poems, but it never fails, once I start on it, the form, the beat & imagery of it, sweeps me up into that lovely imaginary place where I am novelist, screenplay writer, director, poet, musician, cinematographer, head wrangler, casting agent & producer of the blockbuster movie, taken from my own novel, in its entirety. I’m only sad that as newcomers drop by & read the new episode, they have no frame of reference. I started this epic feat/series in August 2013, after doing something similar for one of my short stories, LOVE HURTS, which became 12 episodes. Brian Miller was always a big fan of the Ciemagenic form. So, here is Episode 51; enjoy.
I love the new episodes.. and I still recall the first Cinemagenic poem…
Hi Glenn! I would never guess that you dread the work that goes into your Cinemagenic poetry, you make it all come alive with your vivid descriptions, sounds, smells…everything. It’s pretty amazing that you wear all those hats to bring your work to life. You have much talent! I felt a little sad at your mention of Brian Miller, who once enjoyed your work so much…miss his presence.
I’m so glad you gave the year. I was finally able to scroll back and find the first one. I had left messages to find them but maybe you didn’t see them. Happy to start the story at the beginning. Thank you.
Hey everyone,
Hope you have a wonderful weekend 😀 its my birthday tomorrow on 11th! Glad to be here with you all 🙂
Lots of love,
Sanaa
Hi Sanaa, early birthday greetings to you! I hope your day tomorrow is a fun one! 🙂 So glad to see you today. Thanks for coming by.
Gayle ~
Thank you Gayle 🙂
You’re very welcome! 🙂
Oh, congratulations in advance 🙂
Thank you 😀
Happy birthday! I hope the year ahead is good to you!
Thank you Toni 😀
xoxo
Happy special day Sanaa ~
Thank you Grace 🙂
xoxo
About 8 years ago I read a couple of poems by someone who attempted to write them in a screenplay form. They did not really understand movie making, or screenplay writing enough to pull it off, but it inspired me to invent/create my own version of Cinemagenic poetry; a new, innovative, & exhausting form that I seemed born to write; as ex-professional actor, teacher, & life-long movie critic & film buff (I own over 30,000 movies; all on display in my basement. Over these last few years, being associated with dVerse, I hoped/dreamed that someone out there would fall in love with my form, & they too would attempt some poetry using it; but alas, I guess I created something so personal & unique, I am a poet of one in that group/club/posse.
I had no idea that you were the creator of this form, Glenn. It does seem like a mountainous task to undertake and because of your background, you make it seem so fluid as you move us from one scene to the next. Maybe most of us just don’t have the background experience that you do to pull it off as it should be. And 30,000 movies?! My goodness, I’m in awe…
My husband enjoys. Before he discovered the love of chemical engineering, he had obtained his MS in theatre arts but working behind the screens – doing the set building, costume and lighting design, acting as a second director. He worked for years reading scripts and re-doing sections of them when the directions were unclear or difficult and still enjoys going to the theatre today. His physical disability and difficulties in later years caused him to pursue another profession but he still loves it. Some of the local groups have come to him for expertise. He never takes credit and is a shy, modest man. I am proud of him and wish he would let them list him in credits. I think he fell in love with me because our first date, he discovered that decades ago in university, an elective course required I act in one of the university plays. Oddly, I played Lucky. My one foray into theatre and one which I was most heartily happy when the play ran its course to go back out of the public eye. But I do love that play!
I have to admit I wouldn’t even know where to begin. It looks natural and effortless when you do it, but it would probably be cringeworthy and naïve (and leave out the most interesting bits) if I were to attempt it. I love the sound of all the films in your basement. I’m planning to do a Movie Classics catch-up with my older son over the Christmas holidays, to try to get him into more interesting stuff than Avengers and Marvel. (Not that I don’t look forward to Star Wars).
I am fascinated by this collaborative poem. I have a controlled part of me that I have been trying to stretch some. This year I found a friend and we wrote a poem together. That was such a challenge but it worked. We worked well together.
A whole group of people, now that is a challenge. I suppose in order to do that there must be no ego at all on the table.
I think one of the reason it worked so well is that we learned to know each other on twitter… one thing you have to do is to learn to listen (really listen) to the stanza written right before you…. to fully accept it and just follow. To me it’s like singing in a choir compared to singing solo, it’s both harder but also easier, in that you just have to follow.
Ah so that was the process. I’m fascinated. Yes, a choir must not just get along, but follow. That’s good stuff
One way to try out collaboration is to quote poems like you would do by for instance write a glosa
I’ll be stepping out for a bit but will return to catch up with the newer links.
Hello everyone. Joining in late today – Dr. appointment and treatment for my husband took longer than usual. The bouganvilla is beautiful Gayle! We have our usual run of pansies and camellias going so there is plenty of bloom there. I’m linking and running but will be back to read and comment. A tired hungry husband needs attention!
Our Camellias are popping out too, Toni.
Gayle, as you are stepping out for some time, I am stepping in. I have not written anything yet….but I am thinking. It has been a busy time with things going on here; but I will try to think of something before evening! Thanks for bar-tending, Gayle.
You’re welcome, Mary. Glad to see you and hope you can link something later.
I was inspired by Mary’s poem about what peace is not. It seems there is so much cynicism, negativity in the air, I felt compelled to write about what red is not. I don’t mean Mary’s poem at all – just in the general atmosphere of the world. I felt some positivity needed to be breathed into the air – let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. The peace prompt just got me going! See you all later!
Thanks, Toni…see you later! I like your idea of writing what red is not.
I must say I really appreciate WordPress. Sometimes when I leave a message nothing shows up, not even a message to tell me it is under moderation. I’m not sure if it took or not, but I don’t want to leave two.
The same thing happens to me, P.S. But I have checked back on occasion and have found my message there.
First timer (virgin) here in dVerse. Not sure what to expect. Thanks for an interesting concept.
Welcome to D’verse ~ Feel free to visit and return comments ~
Welcome, Pursewarden, happy to have you join in.
Gayle ~
Hi Gayle ~ I am envious of your blooms ~ Here, its very chilly at night and all my roses are dead ~
Thanks for hosting and happy OLN ~
Oh, sorry to hear of the cold that killed your roses. We have roses too that are still in bloom a bit.
Very happy to be hosting…happy OLN, Grace!
Thank you for the lovely bougainvillea photo.
Happy to share my photo with you all, Viv. :~)
Thank you for hosting tonight, Gayle! Your Bougainvillea is beautiful! It was very warm here today, too. Wishing everyone a great Friday, and a lovely weekend!
You’re very welcome, and glad you liked my photo. Have a wonderful end to your week and thanks for dropping by dVerse.
So sorry to miss the start of Open Link Night, everyone – she said, running breathless into the pub and flinging her laptop across the bar.
My hard disk crashed yesterday and I was terrified to do more damage, all attempts at resuscitation last night and this morning have not been very successful, so I’m living on patched, bandaged and very much borrowed time. I will try and visit as many as I can, but I don’t know when things will be back to normal. I may have to buy a new laptop – which is not easy here, as the keyboard is not English…
Ouch.. a crashed hard-disk.. I hope you can salvage it… I have became quite fond of google-docs… actuallyl
No worries, MarinaSofia, we all have troubles that crop up. I don’t think any of us would not understand when life throws us a curve ball. You do the best you can. I’m always happy to see you here no matter what.
Gayle ~
Beautiful flower photo, Gayle. I’ll be posting my offering shortly 🙂 House move completed, so things should get on a more even keel now. x
Good to hear that Polly ~ I will be making my rounds in a bit 🙂
Hi Polly, nice to hear from you and I look forward to your post.
Gayle ~
Thank you for hosting Bodhirose and the opportunity to share my words, these inspired by Bjorns Tuesday prompt.
Real life has kept me away from blogging oft this year, but hopefully returning for good this time. Fingers crossed!
Kind regards.
Anna :o]
So happy to hear from you, Anna and I understand about life keeping you from blogging. I went through the same thing myself and for the last few months have been jumping into it again. I hope to see more of you in the future and thanks for joining in with us today.
Gayle ~
I love bougainvillea and the idea of collaborative poetry! Is there a way to divide up into groups to do this one time for Poetics or Crossing the Bar with people who frequent this web-site?? I have no idea how or if it would work. Have a good weekend everyone..I may get something up today but will be reading at least.
we will think about some way to do this.. it’s actually quite a wonderful exercise.
Hi Kathy,
I’m with you. The idea of a collaborative write is very appealing and it sounds like Bjorn is thinking of some way to make it happen.
Have a good weekend!
Gayle ~