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Writing Prompt:
If you could invite any three poets to dinner (dead or alive, famous, not famous, fictional, fellow JPiCan, etc.) who would they be, why and what would the topic of conversation be?


The Challenge:
Write a 20-line free style poem (rhyming or non-rhyming) as an answer to the prompt above. Alternatively you may choose to write an essay no longer than 300 words using the same prompt.
**NOTE** Additional information about the Freestyle poetry type may be found HERE.

Stipulations:
The following list of words must be included in your poem or essay. No variation of the words may be used:

• life
• change
• jejune
• quiescent
• famous
• time
• alas

Jejune –
1. without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
2. juvenile; immature; childish: jejune behavior.
3. lacking knowledge or experience; uninformed: jejune attempts to design a house.
4. deficient or lacking in nutritive value: a jejune diet.

Quiescent - being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless

Alas - used as an exclamation to express sorrow, grief, pity, concern, or apprehension of
evil.


Enjoy - Be creative AND Happy posting!

Nice Challenge KIM
FYI just posted the painting inspired the challenge graphic: http://jpicforum.info/artworks/maya-...runi-3829.html

Jacquii.

Dinner for four, I set the table
In hopes that my guests all are able
To arrive here together on time…

Poe escorted by a raven
Morrison comes unshaven
Seuss reciting nonsensical rhyme…

As the meal is served
Conversations they swerved
Between topics of life and of death…

How the subjects did change
And viewpoints rearrange
By the spoken retorts they did find…

Quiescent was the mood
As we finished the food
They all thanked me for being so kind…

The evening was not jejune
Why, they stayed until noon
And then disappeared all in one breath…

Fed my mind as these famous poets I met!
Alas, that’s a meal that I’ll never forget!

provided some festive and entertaining thoughts

This is really nice! A fun write! Thanks for sharing!

Dear Scott,

I have four words for your "Dinner for Four"...Charismatic, Enchanting, Whimsical, and Awesome! Should be dinner for "Five", because you placed me there with your fantabuous writing! Thank you for participating and setting the bar! Loved it!

Kimberly

Hey CHECKMATE - I thought this writing was simply marvelous. Is it any particular style, as I see the form is symetrical throughout. A very whimsical and fun write - Thanx for the sharing

Jacquii.

not any special form...i may have created a new form...the only way i could figure getting 20 lines to work out in some type of rhyme scheme other than the normal abab format...thanks for the compliment.

thanks to everyone else for the comments so far...i really enjoyed writing this one...it kinda all fell together this morning in the doctors office with my wife as the kids fought next to me...how i actually could concentrate enough to write it i don't know...guess my muse was pushing hard.

thanks again all,

scott