The world has been focusing its attention on London and the Olympic Games, which has given me inspiration for this week’s prompt. Watching athletes push themselves beyond their limitations in search of glory can be quite inspiring, their stories becoming interwoven into our popular culture.
Of course, not all games have the capability of altering the fate of the world. Consider the games of childhood, the ones found on playgrounds and back yards on a summer afternoon, as well as board games keeping us busy around the family table or video games keeping us busy almost anywhere.
For this week’s prompt, I’d like you to consider games in any variety you’d like. Here are a few quotes about games and a song to help get your inspiration moving.
Games lubricate the body and the mind. ~~ Benjamin Franklin
Most games are lost, not won. ~~ Casey Stengel
It is in games that many men discover their paradise. ~~ Robert Lynd
95% of this game is half mental. ~~ Yogi Berra
Be sure to link your poem up below, and remember to play fair and visit the other participants in this week’s prompt. Good luck, and game on! Mary Mansfield from Write Wing Conspiracy
very cool prompt...mine is written and will be up tomorrow...
ReplyDeletealright, i am in...hehe
DeleteI liked the prompt. Am I posting too soon?
ReplyDeleteNot at all, Willow. Early is just fine.
DeleteGood prompt for these Olympic times. I apologize for being so absent, but I am home from helping out our daughter now and hopefully will get back on the poetry track!
ReplyDeleteOh, I had fun with this one... Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteGreat to see all the responses so far, lots of wonderful poems! Thanks so much for playing along with me!
ReplyDeleteThe name Game!!! I'll be back.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prompt! Duality with mine...my first time here--so thanks again :)
ReplyDeleteNice to see you here!! I'm on my way to read your poem.
DeleteOh what fun! Thank you :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this fun challenge. Here's my Gamey Limerick
ReplyDeleteThanks! I pondered this and thought I didn't have anything... but then, well, I thought of something ;) Thank you, thank you, for stretching my brain once again! :)
ReplyDeleteIt took a long time and many lists before I found the spark for to write this poem, but--once I found it--the poem skipped write out of my head into Word(s). It wanted to be. It's good to see you all here!
ReplyDelete. . . and so did my regard for proofreading! "I found the spark to write" and later "the poem skipped right out". So sorry to inflict . . .
DeleteI love to watch the perfection of the Olympic Games...probably because I done much of this but nothing even close to perfect just going it as part of growing up in a active family.
ReplyDeletei probably shouldn't write/post when i'm this tired. {smile}
ReplyDeletea fun prompt, Mary! thank you!
i'll be back to visit.
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Hiya Mary,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comments and visit: just as well, as I forgot to check on new prompts from you. This will make for some fun writing.I will be back hopefully before you close.
Well, I'm finally back with my poem for this week. I'm so impressed with all the responses I've read so far and will get caught up with the rest over the weekend. Thanks so much to everyone for playing along with me!
ReplyDeleteA game is game. Its still a game even if its not included in the Olympics. Love your prompt. It gave me something to think about.
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My game is simply romance and love (smile). You have a very creative mind my friend.
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