June PoWriMo Prompt #5

This one didn’t post yesterday, so it is a day late.  Oops!

Prompt for the day: I was fascinated with Crayola colors in art class as a child. Two crayons colors I was drawn to were the blue-green and the green-blue crayons.  Yup, you are probably thinking what I was thinking: wouldn’t they be the same color? No, they weren’t, as one was a bit more green and the other a bit more blue.  I was drawn to them and would use them frequently, fascinated by the fact of how dominance of one color changed the entire color combination.

Yeah, probably not the most productive use of art class, but hey, I enjoyed color!

Prompt:  Think of color.  What fascinates you?  How does color effect you?  Think of a memory and the effect of color.

 

Enjoy!

 

Prince Anthology

I am pleased to announce that Yellow Chair Review’s Prince Anthology “..Only Wanted One Time to See You Laughing” has been published. One my poems is included in this anthology, “Eternal Purple Rain.”

If you love Prince (and who doesn’t?), you need to check out this anthology.

Enjoy!

JL

June PoWriMo Day #4

Small raw excerpt from “Isle of Sankos.”  This poem will be a part of a larger cycle of narrative poems in the Dapania series.

The isle of Sankos knows no living man,

only those who perished on its golden

beaches after Dapania sang them

her song of longing, of passion,  of a

desperate love she desired but lacked.

June PoWriMo Prompt #4

I’ve always been interested in Greek mythology.  It is no surprise that I spent a month writing a series of poems on the Medusa myth.  I really enjoyed it.  Athena was my star, with Poseidon playing a smaller, but significant role.

Prompt #4: The Greek gods/goddesses

Write a poem or story based on a Greek god/goddess that intrigues you.  Feel free to venture beyond Zeus and Poseidon. There are tons of them out there.  Experiment and see what you come up with.

Two Poems: Dirty Chai

Hey Everyone!

Check out Dirty Chai’s Missed Connections!  Two of my poems are featured there today:  Time Out and Stew of the Dead.

Check it out!

https://dirtychaimag.com/2016/06/03/missed-connections-two-poems-by-j-l-smith/

🙂

JL

June PoWriMo Prompt #3

Growing up our solar system was made up of 9 planets.  Then, Pluto got demoted.  What exactly is Pluto is up for debate.  I will leave that one up to you as you carry out this exercise.

Prompt #3: The planets

Do you identify with the demoted Pluto? Or, have you had a love that scorched like Mercury?  Choice is up to you what you want to write about.  Have fun with it.

June PoWriMo Prompt #2

Some things are just summer.  Take, for instance, the weather: hot. Think 4th of July.  Think state fairs and carnivals.  Think cotton candy.

With these things in mind, consider this phrase: hot candy.  Think about the phrase.  Think about summer and write about it.

Prompt #2: hot candy