This week let’s write a sour poem. Dive into the visceral when you taste lemon or sour candy. Explore the figurative like being a sourpuss. Whatever the flavor, post your poem in the comments below.
Living Poetry
A group of poets and poetry readers.
Monday Poetry Prompt: Sour
Discussion
19 thoughts on “Monday Poetry Prompt: Sour”
Trackbacks/Pingbacks
-
Pingback: - May 13, 2024
-
Pingback: - May 18, 2024
Living Poetry 
Tart lemon on tongue,
Sour notes dance, tease and linger,
A puckered grimace,
Sourpuss stance, cheeky and brash,
Embrace the tang, life’s contrast.
LikeLiked by 2 people
Posted by Fay Ann Swearing | May 13, 2024, 9:58 AMExcellent! I especially enjoyed the final line. Well done!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 13, 2024, 5:12 PMThank you 😊
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Fay Ann Swearing | May 13, 2024, 5:43 PMhttps://writinginnorthnorfolk.com/2023/04/24/reviewing-a-pomegranate/
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by kim881 | May 13, 2024, 12:57 PMNice one! I especially liked the “stained fingers with fruity blood”. Thanks for sharing this poem-a-day from last year.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 13, 2024, 5:19 PMThank you, Bartholomew.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by kim881 | May 14, 2024, 2:54 AMIndigestion
Words swarm in my head,
stinging, dropping sour
into my gut. No gumdrops
these, no pretty poetry.
My tongue twists in disgust
as syllables drop out.
https://medium.com/@nolchafox_14571/indigestion-68fca985f274?sk=5ea43dd65ca8f3191878dbbdf48a4caf
LikeLiked by 3 people
Posted by crazy4yarn2 | May 13, 2024, 1:58 PMWow! Great work with a great metaphor!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 13, 2024, 5:29 PMThank you very much! Appreciate it!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by crazy4yarn2 | May 13, 2024, 6:30 PMLikeLiked by 3 people
Posted by Chico’s Mom | May 13, 2024, 2:00 PMA “sweet” haiku! Love how you brought the toes into it. Great work!
LikeLiked by 2 people
Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 13, 2024, 5:25 PMThank you for posting the prompt. 💕
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Chico’s Mom | May 13, 2024, 8:55 PMLikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Haze | May 16, 2024, 12:39 PMGreat work! Very visceral, just the way I like them. Especially “And just as it wormed its way from my taste buds to the curious pockets of my brain cells”
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 16, 2024, 9:28 PMAny excuse to indulge in sour worms, haha. I’m happy you like it. Thank you, Mr Barker.
LikeLike
Posted by A. Haze🌹 | May 17, 2024, 4:01 PM💋https://melissalemay.wordpress.com/2024/05/18/flavor/
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Melissa Lemay | May 18, 2024, 2:09 PMLove it! Great use of sound. One my favorites of yours, not just because you use my prompt.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Posted by Bartholomew Barker | May 18, 2024, 4:16 PM