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Hello dVerse Poets!
Sanaa here (aka adashofsunny) to stir your muses. Summer does not envy Autumnal hues, they being complimentary to one another; instead she welcomes the change and transition, her vibrant shades known to rest in slumber while brilliant berries and late blooms ascend.
You must have heard of “Dungeons and Dragons?” A co-operative, fantasy, role-playing game; where everyone works together to create a story and go on interesting adventures. The game was originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson and its title, is the inspiration behind the prompt today. Don’t worry; I am not going to ask you to design a game of your own. Smiles.
For today’s Poetics I invite you all to play a poetry game called, “Dungeons and Derivatives.”
The idea here is to select one (from a list of eight sentences) and to change at least one word or more by replacing it with a derivative. Once you are done, unlock the muse from its dungeon and write a poem with the existing sentence.
The List:
- “The trees are mad silhouettes against the rouge pink sky; perhaps they too need emptying.” – A pocketful of maybes.
- “Put a flower in your hair and instill a sword of faith, in bosom, so we may be warriors.” – Stopping at incense storing temple.
- “And though pickles are magnets for my tastebuds, I’d rather savor the taste of what the earth’s rain has bestowed.” – Night-time Hunger.
- “I have left my signature on rocky shores, marked with hues and shades of fuchsia sin; each one a reminder of the kind of person I have been.” – Of the waters and wild.
- “The rustling of leaves; I have stood many a time at the doorway of dreaming.” – Buck Moon ~ Part two: Seeing things.
- “Bodies are conscious but don’t have consciousness, they care not for rules and regulations; they scatter, like potpourri evoke fragrant kisses.” – The eternal blow hot and cold.
- “Perhaps we are reading the shadows wrong; forever cannot draw a circle.” – Winter Moon ~ Part Three: Petals of the Sun
- “Could it be that this idea of healing is a seed that has been planted within us?” – October, as leaves fall patiently
Yes, these have been conjured from the depths of my archives and are lines from my poems. The sentence will change yes, after replacing a word or two with derivatives. Don’t be shy to mold it accordingly. But wait, there’s more!
Photo courtesy: Architectural Photography by Ali Lokhandwala, Unsplash
Now I am aware of the fact that not everyone prefers to or likes to write poetry using quotes as part of their poems so, here is option no 2!
In midst of exploring the Dungeon:
Words come to us on their own; sometimes willingly and at other times need wrenching from the gut. But then again, that’s how the muse works, doesn’t it?
In case, you opt for this part of the challenge, I would like you to think along the lines of blockage. It can be anything.
You could choose to write about words seeming far out of reach of the Poet’s hands or as an obstruction which makes movement or flow difficult or impossible.
Take out a notebook and while allowing your mind to be free from thoughts, write down the first few words that come.
Now, after you have written them down, think to yourself, what they suggest or remind you of. Confused? Don’t be. Here is an example:
Thought, throb, bubble, rose, dawn.
Suppose I have picked “thought”, I now replace the word with a derivative. The word changes into thoughtful and becomes part or theme of my poem.
Go on, defy the constrictions. The depleting darkness of the dungeon.
New to dVerse? Here’s how to join in:
- Write a poem (in any form) in response to the challenge.
- Enter a link directly to your poem and your name by clicking Mr. Linky below
and remember to check the little box to accept the use/privacy policy. - You will find links to other poets and more will join so please do check
back later in order to read their poems. - Read and comment on other poets’ work– we all come here to have our poems read.
- Please link back to dVerse from your site/blog.
sanaarizvi said:
Welcome to Poetics, everyone!
On the menu we have Chicken drumsticks with Malbec, Honeyed fig crostatas with champagne or if you prefer we also have sweetheart raspberry scones with coffee/tea of your choice.
See you on the Poetry trail! 💝💝
Björn Rudberg (brudberg) said:
Hello… not sure I did it right… a pretty short poem for tonight.
sanaarizvi said:
Gorgeously done, Bjorn! 😀 May I offer you a glass of wine? 💝
Ingrid said:
Hi Sanaa, I will have the raspberry scones and herbal tea please! Thank you for a very interesting prompt ❤️
sanaarizvi said:
Raspberry scones with herbal tea coming right up! 😀 Thank you so much for joining in! 💝💝
Grace said:
Hi Sanaa! I will have raspberry scones with tea please. Well this was a challenge and like what Bjorn said, hope I did it correctly too. Thanks for hosting.
sanaarizvi said:
Hello Grace! I Raspberry scones with tea coming right up! 💝💝 I so enjoyed your poem today 😀 thank you for joining in!
msjadeli said:
Hello Sanaa and All. Just got internet back after a thunderstorm raged for an hour or so. I enjoyed your challenging prompt today. Will be linking up when I get the post put together. A raspberry scone with a little whipped cream cheese on it would be perfect to go with my hot cuppajoe please. Like Bjorn and Grace, I hope I did it right.
sanaarizvi said:
Good to see you, Lisa! 😀 A raspberry scone with a little whipped cream cheese coming right up! Heading over to read you. Stay safe! 💝💝
msjadeli said:
Thanks much, Sadje. I just linked up 🙂
sanaarizvi said:
💝💝
Helen Dehner said:
Goodness in the true sense of the word ~~~ Honeyed fig crostatas and a splash of champagne! This challenge is a doozy …….
sanaarizvi said:
Honeyed fig crostatas and champagne coming right up! 🙂 I hope you have fun with the challenge, Helen 💝💝
revivedwriter said:
I’ll take a raspberry scone with black coffee, please. 🙂 This seems like an interesting prompt. We’ll see what arises.
sanaarizvi said:
Hi Jenna! Raspberry scone with black coffee coming right up 😀 I look forward to reading what you come up with! 💝💝
Xan said:
Not sure I understand what you mean by derivative? A form of the word you’re replacing? A synonym? Sorry to be so dense 😛
sanaarizvi said:
A form of the word, yes 🙂 would you like to join me for some raspberry scones and tea/coffee? 💝💝
Xan said:
Ah. thank you for the clarification! Just some tea please! Can’t eat raspberries right now because I just got a tooth pulled and raspberries have tiny seeds which apparently get caught in the hole!
sanaarizvi said:
A nice cup of tea for you then! 💝💝 Have a wonderful day ahead 🙂
rogblog666 said:
hello Sanaar and all dverse poets
i have given this my best shot as a bit tired and sticky from a long warm day in the factory of madness i call work. after a cool bath i will be back to read the other poems left here in the dverse pubs dungeon. them scones sound yummy any chance of one served with somthing long over ice.
thanks rog
sanaarizvi said:
Coming right up! Wow scones are popular today 😀 Heading over to read you! Happy Tuesday 💝💝
Ron Rowland said:
I will have the drummstickers with sconed raspberriness and a derivative drank.
sanaarizvi said:
Drumsticks with raspberry scones and derivatives on the side 😀 coming right up! Happy Tuesday, Ron 💝💝
robtkistner said:
Hi Sanaa, and everyone! I have been writing and rewriting a piece recently, so I decided to give it one final write to incorporate a derivation of: “I have left my signature on rocky shores, marked with hues and shades of fuchsia sin; each one a reminder of the kind of person I have been.” – Of the waters and wild. OK, that puts that poem to bed. Interesting prompt! Thank you Sanaa! 🙂
sanaarizvi said:
And thank you, Rob for the glorious poem 😀 amazing work done! I am glad you had fun with it 💝💝
Xan said:
OK, I got there! You made my brain do work!
sanaarizvi said:
I am speechless at the moment 😀 Phenomenal work, Xan!!! 💝💝💝💝
Tricia Sankey said:
Thanks for the prompt, Sanaa! I may have really taken some liberties, but I love where your sentence took me! Going to be reading more of the poems tomorrow as I have more time, I’ll snag a muffin! 😋
sanaarizvi said:
You took my breath away with your poem, Trica! 😍 Beautiful work done! I’ll join you for some muffins and tea/coffee. 💝💝
Tricia Sankey said:
☕ cheers! 💕
sanaarizvi said:
Cheers! 💝💝
sanaarizvi said:
*Turning up the volume* 🙂 “I am gonna keep on reaching for the next level.. the next level …” 💝
Wild Child47 said:
This is a wonderfully intriguing prompt Sanaa – I’m enamored with it the more I sit with it. I think I got the gist of it, but maybe wandered a bit off course, instead choosing one from the list and then letting the others influence the tone of what was coming up in the words. Anyhow, this was certainly different and I’m looking forward to seeing how everyone else interpreted things.
Thanks for hosting 🙂
lillian said:
Thank you for hosting, Sanaa. I enjoyed this prompt very much. Unfortunately, WordPress is giving me fits tonight so in Mr. Linky I could only put the URL for my website rather than to the specific post, Loss. I hope it works!
sanaarizvi said:
No worries, Lillian! 💝💝 It happens to the best of us. Loved your poem 🙂 thank you so much for writing!
sanaarizvi said:
Heading to bed, will be back tomorrow to read everyone and comment 💝💝 My heartfelt gratitude to all those who wrote to the prompt, and for the ones about to… your love keeps us going!
The bar is open and fully stocked .. please help yourselves to a raspberry scone or two.. (also let me know if you’d like anything else)
See you on the trail! 🙂
Grace said:
Sleep well and see you tomorrow!
sanaarizvi said:
💝💝💝💝
SelmaMartin said:
Wow, you guys are made of a different caliber than I could ever achieve. But still, I try. ^^smile^^ Thanks for the prompt, Sanaa. I’m not sure I did it the right way, but, there I go… Thanks.
sanaarizvi said:
I absolutely loved it, Selma! 🙂 Thank you so much for writing 💝💝
SelmaMartin said:
I added twice on MrLinky as I had a glitch on the first one (Page not found) I would delete it if I knew how to (don’t want to waste anyone’s precious time) Forgive.
sanaarizvi said:
It’s perfectly all right! 💝 I fixed it for you 🙂 Happy Wednesday! 💝
Reena Saxena said:
Great prompt, Sanaa!
sanaarizvi said:
And gorgeous poems! Thank you so much for joining in, Reena 💝💝
paeansunplugged said:
Sanaa, thanks so much for the challenging prompt. I hope I haven’t distorted your beautiful sentence beyond recognition.
sanaarizvi said:
You have added even more depth to the quote here, Punam! I am so pleased you liked the prompt 💝💝
paeansunplugged said:
Thank you!💞
sanaarizvi said:
💝💝
pvcann said:
Thank you for the generous choices Sanaa, a wonderful prompt to work with.
sanaarizvi said:
Thank you so much, Paul 😀 I am so pleased you liked the prompt. Happy Wednesday! 💝💝
pvcann said:
Yes, happy Wednesday and thank you 🙂
kittysverses said:
Thanks for a wonderful prompt, Sanaa. 🙂
sanaarizvi said:
And thank you for a wonderful poem! 💝💝 Happy Wednesday, Kitty 😀
kittysverses said:
Thank you, Happy Wednesday to you too. 🙂