Portrait of Amelia van Buren
By Thomas Eakins
(c1890)
This week, for Sunday, July 27th, our SIMPLY SNICKERS poetry prompt includes these key words:
sacred
secrets
self
scorned
(At the request of Zaphodfreak, we include a few more word prompts this time.)
Recognizing the birthday of American Realist painter Thomas Eakins (born July 25, 1844)t, SIMPLY SNICKERS offers samples of his work to accompany this week’s prompt. Feel free to use the artwork, or not, as inspiration strikes you.
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Above:
Max Schmitt in a Single Scull
By Thomas Eakins
(1871)
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Here is my offering for this week:
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-Nicole
this wasn't written for this but it works for secret and i just wrote it
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I challenged myself this week. I ended up with a senryu of Scorned Lies
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MY SOCIETY, on NICKERS AND INK
ReplyDeleteFAR AFIELD, at THE MANE POINT
ReplyDeleteHere is my response for this prompt! Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!
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Gemma
Hi Linda:
ReplyDeleteCould you contact me backchannel regarding a linkback to this post? My e-mail address is: ravenswingpoetry @ gmail.com.
Thanks,
Nicole