A Challenge to our Poets

by shadow1950taunton, Somerset, England, UK

May 2013 508 Views 15 comments

A Challenge to our Poets

Author: shadow1950

oderiferous
megalith
irrigate
harmonium
mystique
foliaceous
festoon
effective
tassel
unobtrusive

please write a poem including all the above words.
there is no time limit but you must use each of the ten words at least once
good luck all

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Posted: May 2013

About this poem:

I often ask people to give me 10 or 15 words and write a poem using them I find it helps both with vocabulary and stretching the imagionation

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Comments (15)

Macduff5Newcastle, New South Wales AustraliaMay 8, 2013

Hi Shadow,

My kind of challenge but you set the bar high. Now I will have to consult my dictionary but I'm thinking Jurrasic Park for this one.

lucy1777Broken Arrow Oklahoma, Oklahoma USAMay 8, 2013

Humm.......

I am with Rob..Where is my dictonary

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMay 9, 2013

Hi Rob ty dear look forward to your poem

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMay 9, 2013

hi Lucy well I used a dictionary myself for my effort lol looking forward to your poem

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMay 9, 2013

ty Morgen the more the merrier

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMay 10, 2013

Just to remind people and for the ones that didn't see this

use each word once or more

its fun also frustrating

it does improve your word power

encourages you to think out of the box

it can stop writer's block

so poets give it a go

serena123durban, KwaZulu-Natal South AfricaMay 10, 2013

Ive tried Shadow, I really have! Just so frustrating! Guess Im not quite there yet

gnj4uBoston, Massachusetts USAMay 10, 2013

Hi, shadow1950,
So, this is what Yankyee4you referenced in his lovely "The Portrait" write. Your word choices are a challenge, indeed. Although my pen is usually only a conduit for words, I will give your challenge a go. Thanks for stretching our comfort-zone boundaries (I think).

shadow1950OPtaunton, Somerset, England UKMay 10, 2013

it does us good as poets to be stretched only then can we be sure of hopefully writing better if for ever we dwell in our comfort zone I feel we begin to stagnate ty for taking apart I look forward to your poem