Thursday, September 17, 2026

Five Thoughts From Home

Courtesy of Pixabay

 My home
is internal
tranquility of mind
a personal sanctuary
watchful

watchful
northern wind blows
riot of windswept leaves
scattering around my being
changing

changing
southerly winds
singing into the light
contemplating a sea of blue
calmness

calmness
eastern sunrise
wonders of a new day
shades of pale gold and tinted pink
hope shines

hope shines
western sunset
closing the door of day
stars navigating the heavens
sweet dreams

dVerse Poets Pub - MTB Five Leavings from Home 

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And that is where our MTB poetry prompt begins today, leaving home, the central compass point of departure, thus:

  • 25 lines
  • 5 stanzas –
    • 1st stanza is your home (real or imaginary)
    • next 4 stanzas – each compass point away from your home
  • 5 lines per stanza – quintain
    • syllabic structure, optional rhyme (Crown Cinquain)*
    • OR
    • unrhymed and unstructured (Pentastitch)
  • the title should begin or include: “Five …………”

14 comments:

  1. Lovely cinquain sequence

    Much love

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  2. Very well done! Loved where "home" is and the sequencing throughout! 💛

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  3. Loved the definition of home and all the different compass moods...

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  4. Bravo for writing the cinquain - it fits so well with your directions and you have some lovely lyrical lines too
    "southerly winds
    singing into the light"

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  5. This was so serene and visual. Thanks so much for sharing and have a lovely weekend.

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  6. Wave upon wave describing a personal weather. 'Singing into the light' illuminates.

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  7. hope shines
    western sunset
    closing the door of day

    The western sunset provides a proper close for the day! Shows one is always ready and in control of the situation. A wonderful poem True!

    Hank

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  8. Love how you took the aditional challenge of this poem reflecting the compass

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  9. I really liked the form of this poem, its progression and its flow. I liked how you worked in all four of the directions and the very sweet ending!

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  10. Great use of a tricky form!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading your poem.

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  11. Wherever you go - there's the weather!

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  12. Wow, this is a cool form that I havent come across before. You executed it beautifully. It is a lovely read.

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  13. I like the transitions and the compass directions. Very well done. 😊

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