Hello Everyone and Welcome to Poetics where we open our minds, search our hearts, have some laughs, drink a few drinks, and write poetry.

It is our anniversary this week at dVerse and we are celebrating our 11th year, so today I will be serving lemon cake and pink champagne- Veuve Clicquot of course!  

One of my favorite movies when I was much younger was Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I simply adored Audrey Hepburn in her role as Holly Go Lightly. 

Based on Truman Capote’s novel, this is the story of a young woman in New York City who meets a young man when he moves into her apartment building. He is with an older woman who is very wealthy, but he wants to be a writer. She is working as an expensive escort and searching for a rich, older man to marry.- Rotten Tomatoes

Now that you have a little background, our Poetics prompt today will be based on famous lines from Breakfast at Tiffany’s and we will be using them for inspiration.

“It may be normal, darling; but I’d rather be natural.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“Aprils have never meant much to me, autumns seem that season of beginning, spring.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“It’s better to look at the sky than live there. Such an empty place; so vague. Just a country where the thunder goes.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“Home is where you feel at home. I’m still looking.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“Leave it to me: I’m always top banana in the shock department.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s

“Maybe the older you grow and the less easy it is to put thought into action, maybe that’s why it gets all locked up in your head and becomes a burden.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“I am always drawn back to places where I have lived, the houses and their neighborhoods.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“Wrinkles and bones, white hair and diamonds: I can’t wait.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“I thought of the future, and spoke of the past.” 

― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

“Never love a wild thing…If you let yourself love a wild thing, you’ll end up looking at the sky.” ― Truman Capote, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories

Eleven lines- one for every year dVerse has been here.  I hope these will be a source of wonderful inspiration and I look forward to reading your words. Please reference which line you chose, either as an epigraph or author’s note within your post.

If you are new, here’s how to join in:

• Write a poem inspired by one of the lines given in response to the challenge. You may choose any poetry form.
• Enter a link directly to your poem along with 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 check back later 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.
• Have fun!