Thursday, March 10, 2011

The Thursday Think Tank - #39 Ghosts


This week’s prompt was inspired by a poem I read when visiting the Poets United blog of the week Poesia Torta by Kenia Cris. It kind of stuck with m e for a few days and I figure it would make an interesting prompt. The poem is below.


Sitting with ghosts

It's all in the way we live our lives
and the way we sit our ghosts
at the dining table.

We hold hands,
say our prayers
and eat together
from a choice of fear and angst.

We eat together and chat
about nonsensical dreams
of days to come.

They laugh.
We laugh.
We don't always get the joke,
still it seems the right thing to do
when you're
sitting there with ghosts.

~ Kenia Cris


What are ghosts? What are your ghosts? Are they the literal specters of souls who are not willing to leave this earth yet? Maybe they are your haunting memories of times gone by, or as I took from the above poem they could be the secrets we keep from one another. Ghosts can be interpreted or exhibited in many ways from the creak and cold of night to the ghosts we create in our head. This week share your ghost with us, made up or for real. We look forward to reading your haunting words.


If you have a prompt idea (even a Music or Film inspired one) that you would like to suggest or share with us please send it to poetsunited@ymail.com . We keep a folder set aside with all your suggestions and just might use it one day.


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  1. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Interesting what haunts us.

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  2. BubbaMarch 10, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Oblivion haunts me.

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  3. Brother OllieMarch 10, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    I knew a ghost once...tricky bastards.

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  4. Lynette KillamMarch 10, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    A great choice of prompts...I think the things that haunt us are often the things that also inspire us...

    Lynette

    http://imaginationlane.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-first-microfiction-monday.html

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  5. JingleMarch 10, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    interesting one.
    well done.

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  6. JoshMarch 10, 2011 at 2:11 PM

    Haunting, remnants, memories... endless stuff in this prompt.

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  7. Uma AnandaneMarch 10, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Interesting prompt! Tried with my Ghostly story

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  8. ElizabethMarch 10, 2011 at 2:36 PM

    Interesting prompt,

    Elizabeth

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  9. Sherry Blue SkyMarch 10, 2011 at 2:44 PM

    OH such a cool prompt! My only problem being which of the kazillion ghosts in our family to write about!!!!! Love it!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 10, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    First time over here ! Loved this prompt and the site :)

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  11. Madeleine Begun KaneMarch 10, 2011 at 3:54 PM

    Thanks for inspiring my Ghostly Limerick.

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  12. flaubertMarch 10, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    True story of our house on Long Island,
    that was haunted. Brought back some
    frightening memories.

    Pamela

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  13. annell4March 10, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    I love the prompt. And am so pleased to tell you about the Grandmothers who live with us.

    http://somethingsithinkabout-annell-annell.blogspot.com/

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  14. FireblossomMarch 10, 2011 at 9:55 PM

    I shall have to read you guys's tomorrow. I am totally done in.

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  15. Salem LorotMarch 11, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    This was a nice prompt.

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  16. LolamouseMarch 11, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    Timely prompt for me-just beginning a new support group at hospice. I get to meet lots of ghosts. Here's my poem:
    http://lolamousedroppings.blogspot.com/2011/03/childrens-hour.html

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  17. Eileen T O'Neill .....March 11, 2011 at 5:05 PM

    Poets United,

    A very thoughtful, ghostly connection.

    Best wishes, Eileen

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  18. EllaMarch 11, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    I couldn't figure out which way to go with it, till I thought about my roots. I grew up near the bay, where sea captain's homes lie with haunted memories. It was fun~

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  19. PeggyMarch 12, 2011 at 2:55 PM

    I have been away from home for a week visiting my daughter in N. California. Such a lovely area but I am glad to be back to my S Calif sun! Look forward to reading the other works posted here.

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  20. maritMarch 13, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    this is about the ghost of myself... inspired by my journal entries of 6 years ago:

    http://maritsfuckingblogging.blogspot.com/2011/03/writer-in-search-of-author.html

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  21. Judy RoneyMarch 13, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    An incredible ghost in my life. It is what it is.http://judyidliketosay.blogspot.com/2011/03/ghost.html

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  22. Pouting BearSeptember 5, 2011 at 1:53 PM

    I know this is old, but I'm fairly new here :)

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