Once you start to do prompts you see that sooner or later you have to merge them. This combine three prompts. dVerse wants me to write a Miltonian sonnet, Trifecta to use the word lucky in the meaning (producing or resulting in good by chance : favorable) and the excellent picture provided by Visdare. I am not fully satisfied, and might work a little more on it.
hear sounds of tugboats howling far away
the carcasses of ships are seen below
attracting shadow of a passing crow
see skeletons of ships marooned, decay
hear seamen curse the darkness of the bay
for fear of mud banks all the movement’s slow
as oily water spew around the bow
tonight if lucky they’ll arrive at quay
there in a tavern they will spend their gold
fulfillment of the dreams they had at sea
to find a willing girl, release their strifes
with voices deep adventures of the seas are told
they loudly boast about a life as free
but silently they miss their lovely wives
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March 28, 2013
Björn Rudbergs writings 
I can totally see sailors chanting this as they haul anchor (: I love this whole thing, especially the first part.
Thank you.. I love the first part most myself too.
really good Bjorn
Thank you Bonnie
nice work on the sonnet björn…you make me feel the sailors heart so much here…the trying to be strong and boast but really would give everything to be at home with their wife and kids.. really nicely done and love the pic as well…the water looks like milk..
Thank you Claudia, it was difficult to write this time. I cannot write without a picture, so I was happy to have this as a prompt.
man, really good…you brought the atmosphere alive in the port but also the tavern as well…would not mind sitting in for a draught and to hear a few of the stories…and nice nod to the fact they miss their families as well…when i was on the road i did as well…….that is a pretty amazing pic…
Thank you, I wanted to have the Volta when going from the harbor into the tavern.. 🙂
I do like all of it but really loved the imagery of your description of the photo. Took me into that place. Quite a challenge. Am off to look up Visdare.
VisDare is great, brilliant photos that Angela picks out.
Thank you. My first effort to write miltonian sonnet.
Your poem here just slips off the tongue with little effort. Nice! Love the imagery. Close my eyes and I’m there.
Thank you.. 🙂
You raised the bar high with these intertwined prompts but performed a clean jump. So well executed.
Thank you. The more restrictions I put to my writing, the easier I find it.
Wow!Am speechless!Loved the way you seamlessly combined the prompts,Bjorn-a great job:-)
Thank you 🙂 it was fun to do.
:-)It shows
Wow…a wonderful combination of prompts…intriguing story you write within this sonnet…loved it.
Thank you .. I love to write sonnet stories.. and was so glad that it fits Miltonian well.
Very well-written, also reads well out loud. Moby Dick is one of my favorite novels, and this poem reminded me of it–thanks!
Thank you.. Oh Moby Dick that’s a thought 🙂
Very well done with the form ~ I enjoyed the tale of the seamen ~ Just a note, should it be “wives”? Smile ~
Thank you, blushing and of course it’s wives.. But I hope they have strifes as well 😉
Love this Björn – the last line made me giggle!
Anna :o]
Yes there is a lonely man inside every brazen sailor.
Carcasses and skeletons of ships. The portside atmosphere is vivid. Kudos on the sonnet!
Thank you.. My first Miltonian sonnet.
Fantastic. I admire your English. But more I admire how freely you write iambic pentameters, and the story told. That sad journey only to harbour like that … Very nice.
Thank you.. getting into iambic mode has for some reason became quite easy for me…
This is a really striking sonnet, which conjures such imagery (making the picture pail in comparison to your imagination). It stuns me that you can combine such prompts with such adeptness.
It was comparetively hard this time… But I admire everyone who can do it without pictures.
Hi, Really liked the first stanza nice imagery to take me there.
The first stanza is the one that came most easily for me..
Bjorn, this was a nice merge of prompts 😉
Would never have known had you not told me!
Thank you.. well the picture made it easy…
Bjorn, you have definitely captured the heart and soul of the seaman in your poem! (And written a fine sonnet, to boot!)
I think this is how seamen feels.
Oh, this is so rich. I love the depth you penned. I felt I know the sailors.
Oh yes… it’s the ways guys are…
Great vignette especially in what I find to be a hard poetic framework.
Thank you.. iambic writing comes quite easy to me… 🙂
Evocative imagery. It’s always impressive to see someone weave more than one prompt together into something so coherent.
Thank you.. To write something coherent I need to have a picture at least. It is what starts my fantasy…
Beautiful and timeless
Thank you 🙂
Great poetry and wonderful descriptive words.
Thank you 🙂
I understand when you say about needing a picture, it seems to bring out more of my writing than staring at a blank page. Exceptional use of the 3 prompts BR.
Thank you 🙂 I have a love for iambic poetry… I always try to slip in a little meter in my writing, as I think it helps readability.
Its interesting the three prompts and tying all together in a sonet is not easy good work!
Thank you 🙂
Bjorn, your command of English and of a difficult sonnet form is formidable. I loved your use of the picture to speculate; and all three prompts fitted like the fingers of a glove.
Thank you. It’s amazing for myself to see how my english improves. It’s about a year since I wrote my first sonnet, and it took a whole evening….
Wow, three prompts…you’ve done so well to form this lovely sonnet, it flows beautifully and I can both feel and see this scene so wonderfully conveyed.
Thank you 🙂 I tried to move a story into the the sonnet, and when I read Samuel’s introduction it made me full of joy as most sonnets are a little bit too lyrical for my taste.
Excellent turn about at the end. They must miss their wives silently, or their temporary gals, used to blow of stress, may walk out in anger.
No one like to admit they are playing a game.
Indeed.. I really wanted to do a change of perspective in this sonnet.
This is so imaginative and evocative. Really enjoyed reading it.
Great tone and rhythm to this — and whatever this creates for the other writing prompts, I think you nailed the “atmospheric” aspect of the challenge quite well! Great work!
Iambic mode and miltonian sonnets is wayyyy over my head. You truly have a gift and my admiration!
A year ago I never thought I’d even try. But daily training helped.