Belatedly: Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had some great holidays.
Enjoy the first prompt of the year - which is appropriately, rather nostalgic!
Feature
SubtletiesYou are a rose the color of glistening coal,
so beautiful yet untouchable,
so near yet unreachable.
I hover in the coolness of your shadow,
a mindless bee salivating from temptation.
But for you,
the gaze of one is like the gaze of many.
You arch with precision,
showing off your regal origins.
For days now,
I have battled with the urge,
to simply entangle myself in the softness of your petals;
to lose myself in your thick cloying scent of spring.
But I am ever mindful of your thorns,
they glitter with determination;
ready to poison anyone with nefarious intentions.
It took me awhile,
I must apologize;
for me to finally see.
Subtleties by ~kiwi2191."You arch with precision,
showing off your regal origins.
For days now,
I have battled with the urge,
to simply entangle myself"This is a clever, clever poem for our last prompt by ~
kiwi2191 using the idea of roses and how long they physically last - as she says in the artist's comments, "we never really think about the fact that they grace us with their presence for barely any time before fading away" - and she conveys this through a lovely, complex personification of the rose, addressing it directly. The poem is at once introspective and wondering, and a fluid example of a poem that moves from one thought to another to create a purposeful narrative.
My critique on the piece can be found
here.Prompt
Write about what you will leave behind - your own personal archaeology. What will survive of you, what sorts of objects, and what history do they have? Will you leave behind a wardrobe, a library, your keychains, a box of photo albums? "Think about your own archaeology, in the broadest sense. Your legacy, however mundane, will be something imperishable; [...] the ring-pulls from your nightly can of cider; your kitchen scissors; your Smurf collection."
From Jo Bell's workshop on digging deep: personal archaeologies.Don't forget to
submit your responses to the folder here if you want to be featured!Resources
Here are some other resources (from around the internet) chockfull of prompts for both prose and poetry, ready to help you out if you're in need of any. Right now, we only have four; if you have any suggestions for prompts or for resources or anything related at all, let us know in the comments, that'd be great!
Outside dA:
Language is a Virus.
NaPoWriMo archive. Toasted Calendar. Easy Street Prompts.Groups:And these are some amazing prompts Groups from inside deviantART. Be sure to check them out if you want something more to work on!
love 0
0
joy 0
0
wow 0
0
mad 0
0
sad 0
0
fear 1
1
neutral 0
0
can we submit the work that is already in the prompt folder to the actual gallery folder in order to get critique?
`anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
Sta.sh
Theme
!!!! 
But of course there are always the rules......
Please please please fave the journal!
this journal 
Rules
Should be about School Times!
oints:
, comment and watch!
Join our Group
Send a Note
Twitter
Facebook
