Recently a writing challenge was announced in the Triond forum. The rules were simple: one had to write an article, poem or story, etc. containing the terms ‘chaos’ and ‘ebony amulet’. Here, I’ve written a couple of poems, a haiku and a limerick containing the terms. Read and enjoy!

Here’s the first poem

In the rain: A poem

Rain                                                                                                                                                                        Umbrellas, a rush for shade;

Chaos.

The ebony amulet

Glistens

With celestial drops,

In a stranger’s

Arm.

Here’s the haiku

 Ebony amulet

Falls; a thousand pieces

Chaos

 

Here’s the limerick

 She wore an amulet of ebony-

But someone dared to call it phony!

She flew into a furious rage,

But before chaos could break its cage,

He escaped on his pony.

Here’s the second poem

The amulet’s tale

It is morning.

The first rays strike

The ebony amulet

On the dressing table corner ;

That stout heart

Of the Ebony tree

In tranquil rest.

The gold streaks

Play on its smooth

Surface;

Its edges,

Slightly worn out

By loving hands.

Everyday,

Those hands provide

It its window to the world;

A world of

People, trees, hoses, cars.

A world which gives it

Praise-

Both spoken,

And unspoken,

From acquaintances

And strangers alike.

At nightfall,

Away from

The chaos,

It rests in

 Its favourite corner,

Awaiting another day.


If you liked my work, you might enjoy this poem that I wrote about a cold winter’s evening- Pretty Cold

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  • RS Wing on Jul 5, 2010

    Out of all these poems I like ‘In the Rain’ – “Glistens with celestial drops” – that’s a cool verse. Cool entry with several expressions on the challenge.

  • wordperson on Jul 6, 2010

    @ RS Wing,
    Thanks.

  • Spiritt on Jul 7, 2010

    Great job…offering variety to the challenge.

  • Cebah on Jul 7, 2010

    Wow! Good variety for the challenge. Well done!

  • Belinda Dobie on Jul 7, 2010

    Great imagery :-)

  • Duff D Moss on Jul 8, 2010

    That was great – I’m glad to see the challenge inspired you in many different ways. Enjoyable read – good fun too. Thanks for playing, and I hope you have a go next round too

  • BradONeill on Jul 8, 2010

    good entries for the challenge except the haiku. haikus are horrible in general this is nothing personal. ;)

  • Yalonda on Jul 9, 2010

    Wow, I’d say you rose way above that challenge with all these good pieces!

  • maranatha on Jul 26, 2010

    Nice work. I liked ‘An Amulet’s Tale’ the best.

  • wordperson on Jul 26, 2010

    Thank you for all the comments!

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