The W3 Weekly Poetry Prompt #61 Poet of the Week is Heather Carr-Rowe (Sgeoil). Heather’s prompt is to write in any style about a place that evokes emotion (a place where you find poetry).
Heather’s prompt guidelines Write a poem in any style about a place that evokes emotion (a place where you find poetry); It could be a place you go daily; perhaps from your childhood; or a place you may have only dreamed of. It may be under your favourite tree; a sports field; the lake; a coffee shop; your comfy chair; the dreaded dentist’s chair; or on a plane in the clouds… the possibilities are endless.
Oh, do not laugh, please do not laugh
My poetry emotion, emotional place is in the bath
I wrote THE BATH in the bath. It is my second cyhydedd fyr poem written in as many days. I’d never heard of this old Welsh poetry form—now, like buses, two come along at once! The strict poetry form type is rhyming couplets with eight syllables per line. (read my first cyhydedd fyr here)
The Bath
THE BATH The bath is where I reminisce The loo is where I… heed you this— The hot bath tub is where I think (I’m too fat to fit in the sink) I’ll wallow and bathe for a time Then, imagine some sort of rhyme The bath is a good place to soak, To conceive and construct a joke I dream in puffs of clouds above Of fantasy, drama and love To go boating on the high seas Undulate on waves and the breeze I dream of Shakespeare and Milton Drinking wine and eating Stilton Drifting off with Browning and Poe, Wordsworth, Byron and Longfellow I’m floating on a calm blue lake A shark then bites me—and I wake Soap up my nose!—I blow bubbles I cannot breathe!—I’m in troubles In a towel I hum a tune In the mirror I see a prune Lesley Scoble, July 1st
My thanks to David, W3 Weekly Poetry Prompt #61 as always, and to Poet of the Week Heather Carr-Rowe (Sgeoil) for her poetic prompt.
Cheerio for now, it’s bathtime 🧼
Lesley lives in the City of London Square Mile. An artist, actor and sculptor (her first ceramic sculpture won the V&A inspired by… Award). Scenic artist & book illustrator, playwright, (her musical play, Rapscallion performed in inner city schools and theatre school); TV dancer; Animator and illustrator for TV production. Set up Pinecone Studios Ltd and IIMSI Ltd drama and filmmaking workshops in London – producing award-winning films made by children.
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