"The world is waiting for you to wake up to the person you are called to be. Stop listening to the negative inner conversation that's causing you to play small. Focus your mind on positive thoughts, possibilities and solutions that can move you forward. Tap into your creativity and determination and stay busy. Stay focused." --Les Brown

This poem is one that is dear to my heart, I remember my mother reading it to me from a very young age.  –Myna

Wee Willie Winkie
by William Miller

Wee Willie Winkie rins through the town,
Upstairs and doon stairs, in his nicht-gown,
Tirlin' at the window, cryin' at the lock,
"Are the weans in their bed? – for it's noo ten o'clock."

Hey, Willie Winkie! are ye comin' ben?
The cat's singin' gay thrums to the sleepin' hen,
The doug's speldered on the floor, and disna gie a cheep;
But here's a waukrife laddie, that winna fa' asleep.

Onything but sleep, ye rogue! – glowrin' like the moon,
Rattlin' in an airn jug wi' an airn spoon,
Rumblin', tumblin' roun' about, crawin' like a cock,
Skirlin' like a kenna-what – wauknin' sleepin' folk!

Hey, Willie Winkie! the wean's in a creel!
Waumblin' aff a bodie's knee like a vera eel,
Ruggin' at the cat's lug, and ravellin' a' her thrums:
Hey, Willie Winkie! – See, there he comes!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about a conversation between two animals.

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JUNE CONTEST –

It is down to the wire!! You only have three days left to get your entries in for this month's contest!! We will be accepting submissions, (for both prompts, weeks 1-2 and weeks 3-4) until June 30th, midnight MST.  Check out the June contest book for full details.

I encourage all of you to go check them out and then send us your own poems.  Also, don't forget to invite your other friends and followers to join in the silliness!

JULY CONTEST –

Our July 2020 contest will be open for submissions on Wednesday, July 1st.  Our July contest will feature Mythology!! The mythology of the ancient Greeks, Romans, Vikings and more will be open for your creative juices to latch on to and explore in verse.  Check our contest book on Wednesday for full details!

POEM-A-WEEK –

As an encouragement to all of our members that have joined in on the Poem-a-Week challenge I would like to invite all our Pub members to stop by and check out our Poem-A-Week challenge book, read some of the poems and leave a comment for those participating.

To participate in the challenge, all you need to do is create a book on your own profile or use one of your existing books, then let us know what book it is and start writing.  You can also send in your poems to include in our collection here.  Please PM us if you take on the challenge so we can add your name to the participants list and send you a link for the participant sticker.

2020 Poem-a-Week Participants

Musings by aMusedAndPoetic

Sillage by -Nynaeve

Weekly Whimsy by Anneshiningstar

Twenty-twenty's Poetic Bounty by most_bay

Concours by Schwethz

The Quantum Journal by MichaelTyger

Poetry Beans by undoubtedlymine

Pieces of Me by ShaunAllan

Pastel Paean by ImperfectPsychotic04

Narrow Feelings by SoulFarAway

Beautifully Mysterious by MysteriousDyrad

Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna

Rhyming Feelings by EmLover123

THAT SCHEME IN OUR MINDS by user42439792 (Mina)

That Orange Energy by gemkawiraa

Void of Morsels by AbhayDavid

Ragtag Poetry by NAGAdventures

Reverie by Gadralneure

A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words

To Be a Poet by ElizabethAndersonJr

Words of Yesterday by Mysterywriter_007

Please stop by and check out their books, show them some Poets Pub love!

IF I MISSED ANYONE PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL ADD YOUR NAME TO THE LIST!

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Poem-a-Week Prompt
Week Twenty-Six Prompt
Write a limerick about a circus.

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MAY CHALLENGE –

Stay tuned for this month's contest! I'm sure it will be a blast!!

If you haven't read any of the Write The Story submissions, I highly recommend you take a moment to check them out! Maybe even join in as well. If you know anyone who would be interested in this challenge, then send them on over to the Saloon.

Every month there will be a new contest posted and a couple words for you to use in your story. The stories will completely vary in genres. Check out the contest book for more details!

Come on by and support your fellow Pubbers by reading, voting, and commenting, and then consider joining in as well!!

Busted Gulch Vol. 14 Update:

After having lunch with Bella, Brody realized he has never taken her on a proper date. Brandy and Bruce left Buck, Petra, Shadow and Brett behind to go find Reagan. Eventually, they had him pinned down in a house. They were ready to shoot the man dead until a man shouted for Brandy. Marshall Law and Sheriff 3Gun went to the jail to sign the papers to take the prisoners to County. He asked the Marshall if he knew anyone by the name of Done and Dusted or William Land. He humphed when they said they didn't know anything and joined them for a drink.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!!

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JUNE CONTEST –

Our June 2020 contest is based around a single tree who came alive to talk to you. What does it say to you?  Write a story to the following prompt in under 300 words.  Do you have what it takes?  Come on over and check out our contest book for full details!!

We have some great submissions for this month's contest!! Please come by and check out the stories from:

lyttlejoe

naomimrshl

ifana8

Schwethz

MystresMyna

Our June contest will be ending on June 30th, so you only have a short time to get your stories in!! We look forward to reading your submissions!!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a six-line poem about bubble gum.

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Limericks!!

I thought we would end our study of the "limerick" by taking a look at one of the most famous limericks, "There once was a man from Nantucket".  This limerick was first published in the Princeton Tiger in 1902.  Several other newspapers picked up on the poem and decided to contribute their own verses; below are the most well-known.  This has become iconic within the American poetry culture, with many other verses being penned over the years, many of them "naughty".

I hope you have enjoyed learning about the limerick.  Next month we will be looking at the "personification" poetry form.

There once was a man from Nantucket,
Who kept all of his cash in a bucket,
But his daughter, named Nan,
Ran away with a man,
And as for the bucket, Nantucket.
—Princeton Tiger

But he followed the pair to Pawtucket,
The man and the girl with the bucket;
And he said to the man,
He was welcome to Nan,
But as for the bucket, Pawtucket.
—Chicago Tribune

Then the pair followed Pa to Manhasset,
Where he still held the cash as an asset,
But Nant and the man
Stole the money and ran,
And as for the bucket, Manhasset.
—Exchange

Of this story we hear from Nantucket,
About the mysterious loss of a bucket,
We are sorry for Nan,
As well as the man—
The cash and the bucket, Pawtucket.
—Pawtucket Times

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Double Mega Poetry Challenge
In the comments below, write another limerick verse for the "Man from Nantucket" saga. (Keep it clean, please.)

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Here are last week's
Double Mega Poetry Challenge Submissions
In the comments below, write a limerick about the Poets Pub.

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lyttlejoe

A day in the Pub is a pleasure
Each member's work is a treasure
There's creative rhyme
With words sublime
A great place to spend your leisure

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Schwethz

There is this pretty place called poets pub,
who impel poets to be a strong cub.
I am glad, I made till here,
a better place, from nowhere.
as this place accepts all, except snub!

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ElizabethAndersonJr

Poetry of Poets Pub
In and out, Thick and thin, Poets Pub came.
They made writing poetry more of a game.
They gave me a chance.
They helped me to prance.
Poetry on Wattpad will never be the same.

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NehpetsEnal

I scratched an itch and joined a writing-club
Reminded me of playing football, I was usually the sub
And was always last on the bus when we played away
But I had dreams of being more than that one day
So I got off the bus and took a joy ride with the Poets Pub

Thank you to everyone who dropped limericks in the comments of last week's Chatter!

We want to wish everyone in the US a very Happy Independence Day!! We hope you all have a lovely day with your families!! Stay Safe!!

Until next week, I hope everyone has a fantastic week, stay safe and keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB

Write an acrostic poem using the words: POOL FUN