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Good evening, everyone! 

Sanaa here (aka adashofsunny) delighted to host Open Link Night, which serves as an opportunity for us to link ONE poem of our choice for reading pleasure. 

There is no specific form or theme required for OLN but if you are looking for a little inspiration, here is an optional mini prompt: 

Hotel Lobby – Edward Hopper 1943 wikiart.org 

  1. Use the image above as a muse for your poem. Write an ekphrastic poem.
  2. Or use the title of the image as part of your poem: Hotel Lobby.

For further inspiration, here is a poem by David Caplan  

In a Hotel 

By David Caplan 

In a hotel, even prayer feels adulterous, 
the skyline smudged in light, a distraction 
just before dusk. In the lobby

a woman tells a stranger what she will do 
for three hundred dollars, what 
she will do for four. Some have the custom 
of opening a book randomly with a question in mind.

Some have the custom of  forgetting. 
At six my friend beat his father at chess, 

beat his father’s friends so easily 
he wondered if they tried. 
At seven he shook the governor’s hand.

Don’t call it a failure; call it knowledge: 
the peculiar taste that filled his mouth 
as if   he had bitten his cheek. 
Whatever he risked did not matter, whatever 
he could imagine was already lost. 
Bored, the other boy coughed into his hands. 

Out of courtesy, please link back to dVerse Poets Pub if you are sharing your poem. I look forward to reading you over the weekend!  

To join us for Thursday’s Open Link Night, here’s how to join: 

  • Write a poem in your blog.   You have the option to use our optional prompt as described above. 
  • Enter a link directly to your 1 poem and your name by clicking Mr. Linky below and remember to check the little box to accept the use/privacy policy. 
  • There you will find links to other poets, and more will join during the next 48 hours so check back to read other entries. 
  • Read and comment on other poet’s work, we all go here to have our poems read 
  • Please link back to dVerse from your site/blog. 
  • Comment and participate in our discussion below, if you like. 
  • Have fun.