He likes to start them and I like to finish them. Iron Poet Challenges that is!
For some time now, J D Smith and I have challenged each other at poetry. And goodness there have been some doozies! We've challenged each other on writing in the voice of the other gender; to writing about children; the first kiss; true stories of courage; in the form of a cinquain; an englyn; poems of love for Valentine's Day; poems about superheroes; rodents; angels; poems containing rocks and minerals; stars seen only in the northern hemisphere; and the latest, a very difficult poem about the end of the world! That was a real tough one, JD! Very tough!
Well, as they say ... REVENGE IS SWEET!
So JD, now it's my turn! Are you ready?
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The Murray River at Corowa, New South Wales, Australia
(Image courtesy of Google Images)
Here are the rules:
1. Write a poem, in any form, from the perspective of a river ... not about a river ... but from the river's own outlook. Become the river!
2. The river's name must be included in the poem AND the name must be that of an Australian river! (A list of Australian rivers and creeks can be found here. By clicking on the name of the river or creek you will find a wealth of information which might be useful in your poem!)
3. There must be at least one word beginning with the letter 'q' in the poem.
4. A number, OR date, OR year, should also appear in the poem.
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Please use Iron Poet No 11 in your tag line.
And please do send me a PM so I don't miss reading you! I want to be sure to include you in The River Anthology which I'll post around the weekend after next!
I DO HOPE YOU'LL JOIN IN.
COME ON, MATE!
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Comments
Talk about REVENGE!!!!
Why is my pulse racing...my head getting dizzy?
I need oxygen!
Are you trying to KILL ME???
I ACCEPT!
Sheesh!
PLEASE???
Poor JD!
This'll be tough, but fun.
When I get the time, that is.....
Rated
Katie...are you SURE we are still friends??? WHOA !!!!
I mean...was number 10 really THAT hard???
LOL
Do you remember what it is?
Heck, don't you remember what he did last night?
I'd really love to have your take on it!
Yeah, of course we're friends! Always! Right?
Um .... I'm not sure I do remember.
Good luck to all!
R♥
I know this might seem a little tough but I think once you get started it will come together quite easily. I also wanted to make this an opportunity for my friends to learn just a little more of Australia and I hope that a future challenge to me will be to learn a little more of another country too.
Please join in Fusun. I've seen some of your poetry before and I enjoyed discovering that about you ... that you can write poetry. We all can if we just give it a go.
I'd be honoured if I see something from you.
Best wishes, my dear friend.
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You go for it! A glass or two or three even! What ever gets the creative juices flowing!
CHEERS!
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Thank you.
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THANK YOU KATE!
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I kind of recall there being cartography in there somewhere!
Watch out....might use it! LOL
Maybe I'll add some SPECIAL JD RULES to the challenge!
Bwahahahahaha!!!!!
Oh come on, Chicken Maaan!!!! Quit being a chicken! Just for this one!
Can't wait to see what that pondering and a glass of wine ... or two ... brings! ; )
I couldn't resist. The old Lane Cove, in Sydney. The one I grew up on.
That was fun, thank you :-)
I believe it is easier than people might imagine ... I do hope so!
Oh, I'm going to read right now!
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Let his penance be this, then.
That and no more goodies sneaked out the door of our Chicks'Night Movie Den!
;)
Serves the rascal right!
But, you know, I feel guilty for the part I played in it all too!
Let this be our penance for sure!
I don't know if I'd be a good river, I think I might be smashing people on rocks and flinging them over waterfalls with glee. A river of hormones, that's me. I have a date with a girlfriend tomorrow but maybe something will come up because you asked.
No pressure, okay?
Think free verse ... prose poetry....
Just let it flow.
I would just love to read it if something comes.
Queer Creek. Enjoy!
Hope all's well with you and yours down under this fine day!
tg within, you are CHEEKY!!! Thank you so much for your poem. I can't tell you how thrilled I am that you and others have played along!
Erica, oh PLEASE tell me that you're are writing one too?
nilesite, no matter it isn't an Australian river. You read about one of ours and you were inspired to write of one of your own ... one that meant something to you. It's lovely and I can't thank you enough.
Alysa, I have my fingers crossed that you're going to join in on this one too!
Pea-Dubb, and ye ponder no more! THANK YOU!!!
I LOVED this challenge.
Might we do some others, with further Aussie themes?
Mountains...flora...fauna....etc.
Just a thought.
(LOVED it!)
:)
Seriously, I am thrilled that you enjoyed the research and the learning. That has often been a part of my poetry too. Like 'Wandering Lonely' was about researching why Daffodils are associated with Cancer Awareness Day here. That took me on a path where I learned more of the daffodils themselves ... the Narcissus plant ... which took me off to Greek Mythology ... and also to Wordsworth's poem .... "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud".
Then there have been the challenges ... the one about stars only seen in the Northern Hemisphere ... I didn't know we couldn't see all the stars in the southern hemisphere ... and so I came to write "Cassiopeia". The challenge about a rodent ... I researched and wrote my poem, "To A Man", based something along the lines of Robert Burns' poem ... "To a Mouse".
So this thrills me no end, that you like the challenge of learning... as I do.
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You sent it to friends in The Australian Embassy in Washington? Really? You did that? I am lost for words right now! All I can say is, "WOW!"
Just wow ... and thank you so very much!
I have read some of the poetry, and oh my God!!! Whk knew so much talent is on this site???
Iron Poets may well go on for quite a spell!!!
I sure hope so.
Congrats to you Katie!
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Miguela ... I hope that big smiley face means you're going to join in too! : )
How good is that?
I do hope that each and everyone who responds falls just that little bit in love with my beautiful homeland. We are indeed The Lucky Country down here ... and us Aussies ... we just love to share it.
Lovely sharing of your love.
Lovely your invitation ... to become ...
Best wishes. Love always!
Thank you ... for inspiring such river probings ... such river voice ...
Yep! Wicked I am! Sorry about that.
Somehow I think many of you have near-drowned me on this one!!!