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Thursday, September 17, 2026

Five Thoughts From Home

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 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 

Hosted by Laura

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 …………”