sensual poetry

we all are familiar with the five basic human senses ~

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touch

hearing

sight

smell

taste

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did you know there are more senses which are scientifically accepted? { i did not.}

other senses include ~

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temperature

kinesthetic sense**

pain

balance

acceleration

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**{the kinesthetic sense provides the parietal cortex of the brain with information on the relative positions of the parts of the body at all times.}

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there are internal senses which involve numerous sensory receptors in internal organs, such as stretch receptors that are neurologically linked to the brain.

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and then there are extrasensory perceptions which are not universally agreed upon by the scientific community such as ~

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empathy

telepathy

clairvoyance

precognition

and more, including time perception

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some animals have senses which humans do not, and even some plants have senses!

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for this week's prompt, i have several sensual suggestions to choose from ~

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select one of the senses listed above and write a poem using that sense in any way you'd like.

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select several of the senses and incorporate them into your poem.

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select one or more of the senses attributed to plants or animals and write a poem about a human who has that ability.

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write a poem about life or a situation without senses {one or more or all of the five senses; or any of the additional senses.}

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invent your own sense and write a poem about it.

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of course, you could always write a "sensual" poem in the sexual sense

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use the image above as inspiration for your poem {the painting is called "The Five Senses" by Austrian artist, Hans Makart (1840-1884) and is in the public domain. go HERE for the downloadable image.

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if you would like more information about the senses, the above was obtained at wikipedia under sense (HERE) {including plant and animal senses}; and extrasensory perception (HERE).

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i hope that you will enjoy this prompt ~ i'm looking forward to your poems!

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thank you for participating. {please remember to provide a link back to this post within the body of your post.} Take your time ~ you have all week. Try to come up with something new and, after you have linked your poem using Mr. Linky, please visit some of the others who have linked theirs as well. We all enjoy visits. Please leave a comment for us, too. Happy jamming!

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dani ♥

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