Welcome, Steemians,

To the new Poetry Challenge, Where Poets Dream and Cry.

In this challenge, I am asking you to create a poem using one of the images below and let the content of that poem convey to your readers your thought process and your imaginings when you set down to write a poem, share what inspires you.

You can preface your poem with for example, “ last night I saw in my dream.”

Or “It was something in her/his eyes”

Or “I saw that color everywhere it seems"

Or “now its time to escape from the everyday norm and close the door and enter my secret space.”

Or you may choose to take it in an entirely different direction. The challenge before you is to create your piece to flow poetically.

Also unlike in the last challenge where I asked Poet participants to write to evoke a feeling in their reader, in this challenge I ask that you write your poem or prose so that your reader can clearly see according to your interpretation where Poets Dream and Cry.

Show them in your words composed of beautiful, colorful or dark images, if there is water running or tears falling don’t just tell them that show them water running or tears falling in the masterful way you use your words.

The 7 Picture Prompts You May Choose From For This Challenge:

Prompt 1

Prompt 2

Prompt 3

Prompt 4

Prompt 5

Prompt 6

Prompt 7

The Challenge Rewards

1st Place - 7 SBD

2nd Place - 5 SBD

3rd Place - 4 SBD

The Challenge Rules

1. Write a Poem or Prose between 75-600 Words

2. You must choose 1 picture from the Picture Prompts to use with your entry.

3. One of the tags in your post should be – wpchallenge

4. Winners will be chosen with consideration of the following: grammar, rhythm, imagery, and creativity.

5. Upvote this post and resteem it to your blog

6. (Links Only) drop a link to your entry in the comment section below.

The deadline to enter this challenge is Saturday, January 27, 2018, at 12 midnight, Eastern Standard Time, Georgia, USA.

Oh, Beautiful and Magnificent Poets on Steemit Will you accept the challenge? So Be It…..

Let the Challenge Begin…..!!!

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Cover Image- Courtesy of theelf-factory.com

Image 1, 2 Courtesy of Pinterest

Image 3 -7- Courtesy of Pixabay