Somehow always
Waiting for
The dreams
To commence
Half asleep
And wondering
What might possibly
Be required

The gestalt of it all
A ball of yarn
Waiting to be unrolled

All the missions
Encountered before
Esoteric instructions
For a waking life
Abandoned

#poetry
#writing
#commence

‘Thanks for being on time.’

‘No problem. I should tell you, I’ve never worked out with a personal trainer before. And I hear you’re also a comedian.’

‘That’s right. I try to make workouts fun.’

‘Ok. How shall we #commence?’

‘Let’s start with lunges. That’s a big first step.’

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Here’s a Rondeau Prime* responding to the prompt #commence – thanks and welcome to Whispers, our new host of #vss365 @whisperingpoems.bsky.social

*a form of 8 syllables per line and a refrain in lines 7 and 12 using the first 4 syllables of line 1. The rhyme scheme is abbccb abba.

Commence
The Kings rivalry
Commence
His men
To his
Might,
And fateful
Regal blow

In the
Strength
Of
Iron blades

To commence
To command
Over the
Will of
Everything this
Land shields

Let
Mad Cap's
Blood roll
From these
Welsh hills
#vss365 #Commence

Dark nights drawing in
A sudden chill in the air
Let autumn commence

#vss365 #Commence #Prompt

Let your life #commence
Get down off that fence
“To own opinion
What do you want it to be?”

I’ll share my developing
World view with you
If you share
Your world view
With me

And we’ll be as variegated
As a rainbow
Our grasp will extend
Beyond our reach

#vss365

candles burn
the air is thick
balmy
with the heat of desire

the night is finally ours
so let us #commence

#vss365
#poetry

#vss365 #poetry #surrealism #mentalhealth ‪ #WritersOfBluesky

sliding off the carousel
linking arms with the dead
and drinking in the sullen salt
from the last Margarita
I let life #commence
and watch it shatter to the ground,
a symbol of memories
smashing into frozen air

blooms #commence in dark
blind to themselves and the world
wonder stays intact

#vss365 #haiku #blueskypoets #bloomscrolling #nature #photography

'Gabe! Wake up! It's time to #commence operation brownie. I've made a comparison chart: shops that sell brownies; distance from our house; opening times; & brownie tastiness rating.'
'Pixie, It's 5 in the morning. Go away.'
Wail. 'But we're down to our last dozen.'
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#vss365 #commence

Flexibility and focus
Supposedly the main signs of intelligence
Now if it was me
When I was younger
I could have been more flexible
Actually
I definitely was
But it was always one or the other
I could focus or be flexy
Never both
The other problem,
Awaiting the signal to commence

The consequences
Will commence shortly, commerce
Made irrelevant.
#vss365 #commence #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity

#vss365 #commence #vss #writing #judgementday #apathy #socialcommentary #humanity #earth

#Commence. Huh. Commence, commence, commence...
What kind of funny can I make with commence? Maybe it's too early and I'm still reeling from the concert last night...
Oh, well, better get the day started.
#vss365

The rain commences
Cold at first as it trickles
down my face
Some would frown
but I smile
as often as I can
A trickle down my spine
Some external vein
And then again...
I quiver there
under the blood of man
#vss365 #commence #poetry

“We’ll #commence once everyone has arrived.”

Paul looked around and counted ten other chairs, all empty. He was questioning his decision to answer the ad.

The speaker stood on the tiny stage in the church basement and stared at him.

After a minute, Paul still alone:

“Okay, let’s begin.”

#vss365

The game show host's grin nearly swallowed his ears. "It's time! Solve the puzzle, or..."

The audience finished the catchphrase. "You! Get! Eaten!"

Sweating, the contestant stared at the swirl of letters. "Let... the devouring... #commence?"

"You heard him, folks! Release The Gobbler!"

#vss365

Blockheads, broad chests, walking down the street. Tails wagging hard, got the happy little beat. When the zoomies hit hard it will start to make sense. Let the back garden chaos now fully #commence. There are Staffies on the street.

#vss365