Hi everyone, it's Thursday. Wikems time.
Wikipedia poems - wikems.
Here's the idea:
- Each Thursday I post a link to a Wikipedia article, a quote from it and my wikem inspired by that quote.
- I invite you to check out the article, searching for a quote that clicks with you. (You are free to use the quote I provide if it happens to be the one.)
- Once you've found your quote, use it as an epigraph, write your wikem, and post a link to it in the comments below. (You are welcome to post your wikem directly in the comments if you prefer.)
Let's play:
My 9-year old son proudly informed me the other day that - since he's 25% Greek - his ancestor is Odysseus.
So, here's your Wikipedia article for today:
So, here's your Wikipedia article for today:
Here's my wikem:
STORYTELLING
"...their bed was made from an olive tree still rooted to the ground."
He tells her of ancient Greece,
Mount Olympus with its gorges,
and peaks, and gorgeous gods,
quick-tempered, violent,
unleashing their vengeance
against mortals and each other.
He tells her of shining Ithaca,
Mount Olympus with its gorges,
and peaks, and gorgeous gods,
quick-tempered, violent,
unleashing their vengeance
against mortals and each other.
He tells her of shining Ithaca,
a
tanned boy out in the sun,
a
man with sea water in veins,
longing
for voyage and land,
a
wanderer whose very name
is
casting lament upon his brow.
At
nightfall he sheds his stories,
heart
bared, stands before her,
trembling,
heeding her silence,
a
boy-man, rugged, tender,
weathered
skin – a map of travels,
its
salty lines aching for touch.
She
takes his hand, leads him
into
the deep of the island,
through
the familiar orchard,
to
the wedding bed, the olive
still
rooted to the ground,
awaiting
his homecoming.
Thank you for reading my wikem.
I look forward to reading yours.
I look forward to reading yours.
Live for the Love of it,
Sasha A. Palmer (a.k.a. "Happy")
some Song of Solomon flavor here;)
ReplyDeleteso good! you have such vivid imagery in your word-choice transporting the reader into the scene!
Thank you, Janet. :-)
DeleteHere's mine:)
ReplyDeleteWhen You Dance With the Devil
... renowned for his brilliance, guile, and versatility...
Renowned for his brilliance, guile, and versatility
I should have kept my guard in place
And never let him kiss my face
In such a cunning bliss
At all
Renowned for his brilliance, guile, and versatility
I should have known in advance
That I didn’t stand a chance
And when you dance with the devil
You fall
© Janet Martin
Ouch...this is hot! :-)
DeleteI like this, Janet. The Devil is a good dancer...
Nicely done Janet. I think if we Wikem-writers also post our links at Margo's she might add it to her trove.
DeleteWhen I read your piece what came to mind was the Farangi - of Star Trek. Devilish little characters. :)
Sasha I enjoyed your piece. Being in a faithful relationship is a wonderful thing. Romantic story telling as in your piece offers charm, wit and history.
DeleteThanks for a wonderful prompt. There were so many ways to go...
So I wove them all together ;)
Thank you, wikem-writers :-)
DeleteThank you for your comment, Jules. True, Odyssey offers a million possibilities. I look forward to reading what you've come up with.
Delete;0 keeps one on their toes...
ReplyDeleteDo you think Margo would add this prompt to her weekly shout-out of what's going on?
I haven't asked her yet :-) I hope so.
Deleteme too.
DeleteYou might see Wikems on Margo's list next Friday :-)
DeleteI had fun with this...
ReplyDeletehttp://julesgemsandstuff.blogspot.com/2015/01/electric-connections.html
Also at:
https://julesinflashyfiction.wordpress.com/2015/01/23/electric-connections-a-flash-fiction-haibun/
Hi Jules,
DeleteI'll come visit you soon. So glad you had fun with the prompt :-)