Oh So Alone on an Island in a Sea of Humanity

Summary

Ravyne Hawke has shared a rondeau poem titled "Oh So Alone on an Island in a Sea of Humanity," which was written in response to a poetry prompt using specific words and reflects themes of self-reliance and individuality amidst societal conformity.

Abstract

The web content presents a poetry prompt by Ravyne Hawke for December 11th, which challenges poets to craft a poem using five out of ten provided words, including "prey," "grain," "act," "month," "oh," "divide," and "notice." The featured poem, "Oh So Alone on an Island in a Sea of Humanity," is a rondeau that embodies the spirit of self-reliance and the feeling of isolation within a crowd. The author, Marcus (also known as Gregory Maidman), describes the struggle of being spiritually awakened and feeling disconnected from the rest of society. Despite initial writer's block, the poem was successfully composed after the author reflected on personal experiences of solitude and the desire to stand out from the crowd. The poem's creation is celebrated as a personal achievement, and the author invites others to share and participate in the prompt.

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The author feels a sense of isolation due to being spiritually awakened, likening it to being alone on an island surrounded by people.
There is a clear desire to break free from societal norms and conformity, as indicated by the use of words like "stealthy catamount" and "conformity I shall surmount."
The author values self-expression and individuality, aiming to "show the world [they are] paramount" and to "Take notice here comes a zinger."
The poem's completion is a source of pride for the author, indicating a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction in overcoming the challenge posed by the prompt.
The author encourages community engagement and peer recognition by tagging other writers and inviting them to share or participate in the poetry prompt.

A rondeau of self-reliance

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For more months than I care to count the divide continues to mount Grains of sand slip through my fingers On the beach I still malinger My truth society will discount

Must act now for my own account Show the world I am paramount Stand up front as lead singer Oh so alone on an island in a sea of humanity

Prey on sheep this stealthy catamount Conformity I shall surmount Liberty bell I shall be the ringer Take notice here comes a zinger Drivers of the herd shall now dismount Oh so alone on an island in a sea of humanity

Choose 5 of the following 10 words and write a poem. You may use any tense of the verb and any form of the word.

mail, read, stem, prey, grain, act, month, oh, divide, notice (I bolded the 7 words I used — the restriction does not limit to 5)

Poetry Form — any Line Length — any Restrictions — Use one of the words in the title of your poem

Previous choose 5 of 10 word prompts flowed through me without any block:

This one from December 11th had me stymied for days. I could not see a path to connecting the words as I had in these other three. Every time I looked at the prompt I drew a complete blank. Then tonight, when reflecting upon my spiritually awakened life, one of my laments about being awakened popped into my mind — “Alone on an Island in a Sea of Humanity” — and it occurred to me that I could probably use the words divide, month, and grain easily, challenged myself to do a rondeau (AABBA AABR AABBAR) which I just learned yesterday and implemented for another of Ravyne’s prompts

and voila…

I’m proud of myself. I hope you dig it too!!

In Rama I create, with soul-energy surging through my body, inspiring me and breathing wind into my sails,

Ravyne Hawke’s Promptly Written Daily Special Poetry Prompt for December 11th

Oh So Alone on an Island in a Sea of Humanity

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