Poetry Stretch Results - Three Words

The challenge this week was to write a poem in any form using the words cup, gate and sea. Here are the results.

Tiel Aisha Ansari at Knocking From Inside shares a poem entitled Teacup.

sister AE at Having Writ gives us a prose poem entitled Treasure.

Laura Purdie Salas used the three words in her 15 Words of Less Challenge. First, check out the photo that inspired the poem. Her poem is below.

Silo

Rusty gears cup gears
again
again
again

grinding gate open
until grain sea spills down

I wrote several poems this week, one about a garden, one about building castles at the shore, and the one I'm sharing here.

Unspoken

What stories dwell
in cups and saucers,
some without partners,
others with chips?

In a toy farm with
doors that moo,
windows that crow,
and plastic animals
with ears chewed off?

In walking sticks,
handkerchiefs,
hat boxes,
and tattered lace?

In polished stones,
sea shells,
dried flowers,
and potpourri?

In mismatched chairs,
a stained glass window,
garden hose,
and arbor gate?

Before this home
is packed and sold,
what stories are there
left to tell?

It's not too late if you still want to play. Leave me a note about your poem and I'll add it to the list.