Tuesday 28 December 2010

One Shot Poetry Wednesday (Week 26)


Welcome to One Shot Wednesday!

Hello, Everyone! I'm Adam Dustus, your host for this week's OSW. As 2010 draws to a close, it is my pleasure to begin the festivities for our final One Shot of this year. Before beginning, I'd like to officially welcome Gay Cannon (beachanny) to The One Stop Team. We are extremely fortunate for her skillful help (in addition to her overall wonderfulness); and in case you missed it, check out her excellent Monday post on a familiar face from One Shot Wednesday, Anthony Desmond Scott

*Also, don't forget about the One Shot Wednesday "Best of the First 6 Months Anthology." If you entered a poem in weeks 1 - 25, then you are eligible. Please refer to One Shot Wednesday Anthology for more information.

Okay, enough with the speeches, let's get right into it....
If you are new to our weekly poetry meme, here are the guidelines:

1) Write a poem (due to the growing number of links, please post 1 poem)

2) Link your post to One Shot via Mr Linky (put in your name & URL of poem)

3) Please visit the poetry sites of other One Shot poets & provide feedback

4) And don't forget to invite others to join in our community of online poets!

*All forms of poetry are accepted.

Thank you for your participation & support,
dustus
 

70 comments:

Steve Isaak said...

On with verse rodeo. Thanks again.

Claudia said...

great to have another round of oneshotwednesday poetry party...and i can sleep in tomorrow..holiday :=) ...so will be around a bit longer tonight..nice!

Kavita said...

Sometimes, it's better to keep distance!! Oh.. but certainly NOT from ONE SHOT WEDNESDAY!!! :))

Happy New Year, y'all!!

Awdures said...

Hoorah for another week!

Adam Common, Poet said...

And so the next 6 month block begins! Thanks for this guys.

dustus said...

Welcome to OS! Looking forward to seeing your posts. Have fun. Cheers!

PattiKen said...

Wow, I made it in below 20 (I think).

And now I'll grab a cab and zoom over to read some terrific poetry.

moondustwriter said...

I was so busy on early posts that I missed being in the top 10. Ha

Welcome everyone to One Shot Wednesday - a great day for poetry.
If you are new please say hi .

Welcome to my friend Monty it's his first time here please make him feel welcome

Moonie smiles

Sheila said...

see ya next year!

Monty said...

I want to thank all, and especially leslie for welcomes and hope I can add something to the greater whole of this world :)

Asobime said...

Here we go with another great week of poetry!

Thanks, OneShot and all the bullets!!

Lady Nyo

Kenia Santos said...

Hello there! Happy One Shot Wednesday everyone!

Again I'm here to remind you the English version of my poem is right below the Portuguese one. =*

If you go there and have some extra time, please check 'Sitting with ghosts', too, it's the previous poem. =*

Kisses!!

Dulçe ♥ said...

Hi dear poets
Glad to be here again today.

I was wondering how can Wordpress bloggers be followed?
Anybody knows?

Thanks and Happy New yera everyone!
Hugs

Dulce

Monty said...

I'll beg the groups' forgiveness in not understanding that I should have written a new tidbit of poesy to link to instead of entire blog. I'm learning, and Maker willing I'll do better next week :)

HisFireFly said...

May blessings and joy and and abundance of new words fill the new year ahead for each and every one of you!

Gwen Dubeau said...

Hello,

I hope everyone is having a nice holiday season! Can't believe a new year is right around the corner.
I have submitted a new poem from my blog. I hope you enjoy it.

Happy New Year!

Anonymous said...

Have a blessed and prosperous New Year.

Marshy said...

hi and welcome one and all...and dont forget if you have poetry entered in weeks 1 - 25 you read about the One Shot anthology...great to see so many despite the holiday season still on us...happy one shot all...pete

Anonymous said...

Yay another week

Anonymous said...

Hey guys, hope you had a great Xmas holiday. Looking forward to tommorrow's One Shot (I'm in the UK). Mine is an old one, but i was experimenting with stanzas increasing by one line in length each time, all rhyming. It was difficult! Hope you like. Can't wait to get around some of yours :) Arron

Unknown said...

thanks for making me feel welcome. looking forward to some good poetry

GS

Monty said...

I hurriedly put one together and don't know if I got it linked right, but we can always hope :)

Jenne' R. Andrews said...

I so look forward to this. Posted a companion challenge to my post. xxxJenne'

Carys said...

Happy to be taking part in this wonderfully creative event once again. Thanks guys.

hedgewitch said...

Mine this week is the first sestina of two loosely based on two festivals from the neopagan Wheel of the Year, Yule and Candlemas. Hopefully this first one makes sense on its own, even though you have to wait for next week for the thrilling conclusion. And Happy New Year!

katrin said...

Hi! i just leave a quick note here, because i really want to go to 'where dreams move slowly'. Thank you for all those links to amazing poetry.

Brian Miller said...

welcome to one shot everyone...i see the holidays do not deter...off to do some reading!

Alegria Imperial said...

I must thank you all again for a great yearender for me on this site! Wednesdays and Sundays have never been and will never be the same again. Poetry rules! Even through the holidays. Happy New Year to all!!!

patty sherry said...

Hi friends,
in honor of New Years, a poem about resolutions. Cheers everyone!

Happy New year!!!!

Ben Langhinrichs said...

I wrote this a while ago, but it is unpublished. I'd love to know what others think of it.

Pisces Poached

drybottomgirl said...

It's cold outside but warm in poetryland.....

Seann McCollum said...

I don't know about you, but I'm always blue right after Christmas, so I posted another holiday poem to help with the holiday withdrawal. Also, thanks for all the comments these last couple of weeks. Always remember that poetry is like a lit stick of dynamite tied to the neck of a chihuahua. (I almost typed "three-legged chihuahua", but that seemed like overkill. Restraint being the better part of valor and all that.)

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year everybody - there are some superb poems this week :)

Victoria said...

Glad to be here and look forward to some wonderful poetry--I've posted a Sestina. A challenging form!

Anonymous said...

If I only have one shot...then here it is!

flaubert said...

My first time here. But I see a lot of familiar faces.
Happy New Year to all.
Pamela

Hope said...

I'm back this week. Thank you one shot, for being so welcoming and encouraging. looking forward to reading more works!

Beachanny said...

Thank you everyone so much for the warm welcome. I hope I can be of service to the team. It's such a great family here. I feel surrounded by love. Gay

Another Man's Dream said...

Happy Holidays, Poets!

Linda said...

We had an amazing white Christmas. Happy New Year, everyone!

David Weller said...

Sorry about the first URL under my name; the second has the actual poem on it. :-}

Heather Grace Stewart said...

I look forward to reading all your work--all the best for 2011 everyone!

Fireblossom said...

Moonie, you are always a top ten kinda gal, no matter. ;-)

Heather said...

Hi. This is my first one shot wednesday for the last of the year. Looking forward to the exchange! :)
@wordblender

Louise said...

An older poem I've written this week, brain's a bit frazzled! and need sleep...give me sleep1 but thanks onestoppoetry - see you next year:)

Jerry said...

I lift my one shot glass high
and wish everyone great writing for the coming year and reading extrodinair!

Dick Jones said...

Checking in to the last One Shot Wednesday of the year. Thanks for the hosting for 2010, all concerned.

Don Carlo said...

Love this place! The fewest words I've ever posted are HERE

And Leslie--you ARE in the top...well...11?

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the One Shot. It is great fun!

dustus said...

Enjoying the reading this week's poetry from everyone! Hard to believe the year is about to end. This OS is reminding me of what a special year 2010 has been. Cheers

dustus said...

Enjoying reading this week's poetry from everyone! Hard to believe the year is about to end. This OS is reminding me of what a special year 2010 has been. Cheers

Rachel Hoyt said...

Wow! One Shot really is growing fast! May the link sharing love forever last!! :o)

Giggle Worthy Goals

Carrie Van Horn said...

Happy New Year to everyone here at One Shot, and all in the blogosphere! :-)

Anonymous said...

Sorry I'm late. I missed the first 26 weeks. I'm number 98. Hello!

Chris G. said...

Welcome Gay! You're a fabulous addition to the team. As we enter the new year, it will be a pleasure working with you, as it has been working with the rest of you here at one stop in the past year...and to all those wonderful poets out there: thank you for the support for One Stop this year. It's been an honor and a pleasure speaking with all of you, and sharing in the art we all so love.

Happy New Year!

moondustwriter said...

I don't normally post two poems for One Shot. This one came through tears for two sweet friends who just lost a parent.
Many of you will understand that loss and the sorrow.

Marshy said...

great to see One Shot doing so well..and welcome to so many new faces too...all are welcome and we so hope you enjoy what this platform can bring to you?

sorry if i havent been seen on the comments trails as yet, been laid up with the flu..well man flu..just cant get myself right for reading today..tweeting is about all i can manage...

enjoy yourselves though and have a great New Year and heres to more One Stop Poetry (as adam said) and the next 6 months....Pete

Anita Magdalena said...

Hi, not been around in while, I have been ill with `Swine Flu` but on the mend and glad to be back.

Anita.

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year to All!

Anonymous said...

Happy almost New Year everyone!! Can't wait to have a whole new year of poems soon!

Anonymous said...

Wishing a safe holiday for everyone...Enjoy, but be careful.
One Shot Rocks!

Myrna R. said...

I'm late again but glad I'm here.

Happy New Year to all One Stop Poetry contributors.

Reflections said...

Due to the many delays in travel, I thought this Haiku was appropriate for today.

Recovered Zombie said...

Hi, I really like this place :D...
Thank you

Silent Screams: A Blog About Life said...

So many great poems this week. Love this blog.

Katherine Krige said...

I have spent much time thinking on the changing of the year today. Little room for words, but I have a short few for you.

moondustwriter said...

Great last One Shot of the year folks. Wishing you a great New Year

Will leave Mr Linky up for awhile

gracefulglider said...

brown is my colour...:)
thanks for this space.
Love and Light in 2011

Anonymous said...

Having worked for six weeks under deadlines, and another five more weeks of deadline to go, I found myself with space on my desk this morning. What a lovely way to celebrate the last day of the year. I can't wait to start reading my favorite bloggers' works and meeting new ones as well. Today I'll soak up all you writers out there. Tomorrow - back to work!! Thanks So Much, One Stop for your great service to poets and artists. You guys are truly inspirational.

Rallentanda said...

Happy New Year everyone. You are invited to join in by writing additional verses to my New Years
Collaborative Poem. Let's see how long we can keep it going for.