dancing for the cup

and I'd do it again

as I took the first step,
full of hope
and memory
there was spring in my feet
and a smile on my lips—
thrilled,
eager to descend to insanity.

I wandered into strange turns,
lost in personification
and nonsense,
alliteration and form,
there was nothing unreachable
nothing so difficult
that I could not attempt it.

I read and wrote—
finding in each new line
a depth to myself
a way to become better.
each challenge
becoming
a new way to think about
writing and the world

and as I make my way
out of the maze I’ve danced,
back toward sanity—
my feet are even lighter,
my smile brighter,
and I’m ready
to start the dance again.

Prompt ▼

Prompt for: Sept 30, 2015 (fyn)
Subject or Theme: Write about the contest itself; what you think, what you liked or didn’t. What you LEARNED!

Now, Ren said I could have free rein with this one. I could be as mean as I liked! WARNING WARNING! Read the directions as they are complicated!

Word(s) to Include: arc, pathetic, host, supercilious, bloody, injest ,
wander, ponder, trepidation, silence, cumulous, fortitude, braindead, paw,
stapler, convoluted, shun, magenta, magnitude, egregious, promontory,
feather, a “well known classical author,” symposium, chapter, endeavor, triumph,
spirit, proficient, ban, belief, luminous, spazz, evolve, picturesque, sharp,
quantum, fractal, tremulous, quaking, shiver, rue, mayhem, diabolical.(or any derivatives of these words)

Forbidden Word(s): a, an, of, on, for, to, the, from, too, if, up,
down, in, out, I, me, you, he, she, him, her, my, them, their, are,
is, has, was, us,it, did, use, write, pen, type, text, read, come,
go, do, did, done, go, be, mean, rotten, horrible. (or any derivatives of these words)


Additional Parameters:

24 lines of 4 stanzas of 6 lines.

1st stanza: no words using the letter ‘a’
2nd stanza: no words using the letter ‘e’
3rd stanza: no words using letter ‘i’
4th stanza: no words using the letter: ‘s’



1st line in EACH stanza must use alliteration within it
2nd line in EACH Stanza must include at least two versions of a heteronym.
3rd line in EACH stanza must use 12 syllables.
4th line in EACH stanza must use at least 3 'required' words.
5th line in EACH stanza must use 7 words.
6th line in EACH stanza must start and end with the same word


For Celtic Sea: Must rhyme!

Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description. Discount all prior directions except Theme.