Onward Ever Onward – A Poem

June 4, 2020June 12, 2020 Ronovan Decima Poetry #AmWriting, 2020 Riots, Black Lives Matters Support, Decima Poetry, Peaceful Protest, Poems that Rhyme, Poetry Challenge, Protest 2020, Racism, Ronovan Hester, Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt, Societal Issue

Inspired by I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.

Onward Onward

Injustice justifying ire.
Tyrannical tendency reigns,
pumping vitriol through piggish veins,
inciting peaceful frauds to spark fire,
frauds dragging the cause in the mire.
Schemes bringing change through reaction,
the skilled opponent’s distraction.
The Peaceful Prophets will prevail,
their path of discourse will not fail,
pressing on to satisfaction.

My entry for this week’s Décima Poetry Challenge No. 8 FIRE. (A New Challenge here on ronovanwrites.com)

HERE is some of my recent poetry related to Black Lives Matter to scroll through.

The Darker The Skin, a related poem.

Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 8 (FIRE). This week, it’s the A rhyme spot.

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Ronovan Décim Poetry Challenge Creative Outlet, Decima Poetry, Espinela Poetry, Fun, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Rhyme Poetry, Serious, Spanish Origin Poetry, Vicente Espinel, Weekly Challenge, Writing Inspiration, Writing Prompt

Welcome to the Décima Poetry Challenge. Each week we’ll be attempting a Décima, also known as an Espinela, poem. If you don’t know how to write a Décima, click HERE to go to a post on how to write one.

This week, try and write another post using the Haiku challenge words, linking the two poems’ meanings together. It’s not a must, just a suggestion to challenge the creativity a bit more.

Here is the quick description of a Décima:

There are 10 lines (stanza) of poetry that rhyme but in this case, there is a set rhyming pattern we must stick to.
In addition, each line must only have 8 syllables.
The rhyme pattern is;
a
b
b
a
a
c
c
d
d
c

For this particular challenge, the word FIRE must be one of the A position words. Then the other two A position(s) word(s) must rhyme with FIRE.

Sometimes you break the rhyme into two stanzas using the following rhyme pattern. abba/accddc.

This week is the

A rhyme spot.

This week’s inspiration is to use

FIRE

as one of your “A” words, and meaning you use FIRE in one spot, and its rhyme in the other.

If you are having a bit of trouble with this prompt, just write whatever you are inspired to do as long as it is a Décima.

Tools you might need to write the poem are:
RhymeZone.com,
Thesaurus.com
HowManySyllables.com.

Once you complete your poem and post it on your blog, copy the link and place it in the comments in this post. That way other people can visit your post and check out your poem. You can also put a link, Pingback, of this challenge in your post, to let your followers know where to go if they want to participate., but this is not a must to join in.

If you choose to put the link in your post, this is a Ping Back. Click HERE to find out how to do a Pingback, if you have never done one before. Basically, any time you click on a link in an article or post, that’s a Ping Back.

Please share this post on your Social Media, such as Twitter or FB. As with the pingback, this is not a requirement. Reblogging is great as well.

Some people also like to copy the challenge image into their posts. That’s okay with me.

‘nature’s health’ a Haiku

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Ronovan Haiku Creative Outlet, Haiku Poetry, harmony of nature, how nature exists, Life, Life Advice, life lesson, metaphore, Nature, Poetry Prompt, Ronovan Hester, Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge

nature’s logic keeps

life with health and harmony

is without anger

A Haiku for my challenge this week: Anger and Logic.

The darker the skin…

June 2, 2020June 12, 2020 Ronovan Poetry #BlackoutTuesday, Black Lives Matter, Blackout Tuesday, BLM, Poetry, support the protest

The darker the skin,
the darker the chance.

The darker the chance,
the darker the future.

The darker the future,
the darker the life.

The darker the life,
the darker the death.

HERE is some of my recent poetry related to Black Lives Matter to scroll through.

Ronovan Writes #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge 308 Anger&Logic

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**LOOK FOR THE Décima PROMPT THIS WEEK AND DO A CONTINUATION OF YOUR HAIKU. Décima IS SIMPLY A RHYME POEM WITH A SET RHYME PATTERN.**

SEVERAL GREAT RESPONSES THIS WEEK. Do check them out.

(Sorry for shouting but I’m serious about this.)

Please come by on Wednesday for the new Décima Poetry Challenge.

How to write Haiku in English. And how to do a Pingback.

Remember to come back and visit the comments section during the week for your fellow poets’ entries!

Useful Links.
Thesaurus: Anger, Logic
HowManySyllables.com
Thesaurus.com
Merriam-Webster Dictionary

The Guidelines:

Take the two words and write a Haiku. I use Haiku in English as my style, which is 5 syllables for the first line, 7 for the second, and 5 for the third, but you can use what you like.
- The link above has links on how to write Haibun and Tanka. You can also do the 3/5/3 form if you like instead of the 5/7/5 that I usually use. Write, share, and have fun. For syllable help, visit HowManySyllables.com. (You would be surprised at how many syllables some words actually have.)
- Words have different definitions and you use the definitions that work for you Haiku. You can also use SYNONYMS. Go to Thesaurus.com for synonym help.

Copy the link of your finished haiku URL and paste in a comment below so we can all go and visit your Haiku.
- You can do a pingback. What’s a pingback? Place the URL from the address bar up top from this post as a link within your post. Your inclusion of the link encourages others to try the challenge, be creative, and join a community to find friends and more followers (hopefully). I honestly gain nothing with more people visiting the post. I don’t have ads running that generates revenuse by your visit or by clicks on whatever WordPress has put up.
- Click HERE for a detailed post on PINGBACKS.
If you like, copy the image in this post and place it within their post, just to show the Haiku is part of this challenge.
- I am not saying you need or even should, but if you would like to do so then go ahead.
The Challenge currently BEGINS at 8 AM EST (New York City time) on Mondays. And a DEADLINE is Noon EST (New York City time) on the Sunday following the Challenge Post release.

The Challenge Words!

Anger&Logic

Not sure how to write a Haiku? Click HERE for a quick How to write Haiku Poem in English Form with links to posts for other forms of Haiku.

Much Respect-Much Love

Ronovan

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MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 552: OPEN AND CLOSE

May 30, 2020 Ronovan Writing

I like this trio this week. Very precise in the delivery.

wonkywizard

MALAYSIAN HAIKU/SENRYU ECHOES 552: OPEN AND CLOSE

kill with open eyes

brutality boost by badge

close up cruelty

Image result for minenepolis kill and protest

world is wide open

human rights violation

close cry of cadence

sense open and close

fresh flourishing learners mind

free and predestined

Notes:

This run of haiku/senryu is in response to Ronovan’s Poetry Prompt Challenge, with the words, OPEN & CLOSE, posted on May 25^th 2020.

The pictures are copied and pasted from the web, with appreciation.

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‘Feared or Loved’ a Haiku

May 29, 2020May 29, 2020 Ronovan Haiku animal life, cat poetry, Creative Outlet, Haiku Poetry, knowing who loves, Life, Nature, Poetry Prompt, Ronovan Hester, Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge

stray cats open eyes

stay away from those who hate

close to those who love

A Haiku for my challenge this week: Open and Close.

Still Not Satisfied

May 28, 2020June 12, 2020 Ronovan Decima Poetry Black Lives Matter, Decima Poetry, I Have A Dream, Journey, Martin Luther King Jr, Poems that Rhyme, Poetry Challenge, Racism, Ronovan Hester, Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt, Societal Issue

Inspired by I Have A Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.

Still Not Satisfied

A man once said he had a dream.
For this nation falters in stride,
every man resistant by pride.
A man held in so high esteem,
his end caused the earth to scream.
His beliefs inspire those denied,
judged by the color of their hide.
The waters still have not rolled free,
while the stream is far from mighty.
And still, he is not satisfied.

My entry for this week’s Décima Poetry Challenge No. 7 DREAM. (A New Challenge here on ronovanwrites.com)

HERE is some of my recent poetry related to Black Lives Matter to scroll through.

Some recent poetry:

The Darker the Skin

Onward ever Onward

‘BURN’ a Haiku

May 28, 2020May 29, 2020 Ronovan Haiku animal life, Creative Outlet, Death, fertile, Haiku Poetry, Life, Nature, Poetry Prompt, regeneration, Ronovan Hester, Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge, solar flares

when close to the sun

flesh and bone burn quick to ash

open to give life

A Haiku for my challenge this week: Open and Close.

Sanity’s edge

May 28, 2020 Ronovan Writing

A first-time décima poet. Nailed it an amazing way. Go take a look, seriously.

Wibble

At times of loss, then it does seem
As though all flat is my being
Eyes open, yet nothing seeing;
Alone, I wander through a dream.

Crazed horizons: a mottled theme
Beckons me to sanity's edge.
A splintered mind; a driven wedge
Into reality's true heart
And at the last a distant part
Found clinging to a windswept ledge.

Prompt: Ronovan Writes: Decima Poetry Challenge #7: Dream

I’ve never tried a ‘decima‘ poem before. I’m not tremendously pleased with my effort: what do you think of it?

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Ronovan Writes Décima Poetry Challenge Prompt No. 7 (DREAM). This week, it’s the A rhyme spot.

May 27, 2020May 27, 2020 Ronovan Décim Poetry Challenge Creative Outlet, Decima Poetry, Espinela Poetry, Fun, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Rhyme Poetry, Serious, Spanish Origin Poetry, Vicente Espinel, Weekly Challenge, Writing Inspiration, Writing Prompt

Here is the quick description of a Décima:

There are 10 lines (stanza) of poetry that rhyme but in this case there is a set rhyming pattern we must stick to.
In addition each line must only have 8 syllables.
The rhyme pattern is;
a
b
b
a
a
c
c
d
d
c

For this particular challenge the word DREAM must be one of the A position words. Then the other two A position/s word/s must rhyme with DREAM.

Sometimes you break the rhyme into two stanzas using the following rhyme pattern. abba/accddc.