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Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds
By William Shakespeare

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove.
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wand'ring bark,
Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken.
Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle's compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me prov'd,
I never writ, nor no man ever lov'd.

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a poem about a single rose petal.
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FEBRUARY 2021 CONTEST:

Today is the last day for you to get your entries in for our February contest, you can have up to 4.  You have until 12:00am MST, there is still time!! We can't wait to read them!!  You can find out all about it in our February 2021 Contest Book.

MARCH 2021 CONTEST:

Our March contest will be open for submissions tomorrow, March 1st.

POEM A WEEK CHALLENGE:

The purpose of this challenge is to simply encourage writing, taking the time, at least once a week, to get a poem from your brain on to paper.  If you would like to participate, the "how to" is below.

We now have our 2021 participant's sticker!! It is hosted on Imgur.  If you are a Poem-a-Week participant I can send you a DM with the link or if you would prefer to have it sent to you directly by email send me a DM and I will get it to you.

HERE IS HOW IT WILL WORK:

1. Anyone that would like to join in needs to use and existing book or create a new book on their profile to post their poems in.

2. Send us a PM with a link to the book you will be using and let us know that you have joined the challenge.

3. We will post the cover of your book in the Chatter as well as here to let others know that you are participating.

4. Send us copies of your poems at least once a month, to post here in this collection.

5. Check the Pub Chatter 7th Edition each week for prompts for the challenge.  The prompts given in the Chatter are only suggestions, you can always write any kind of poem that you like for this challenge.

2021 Poem-a-Week Participants

A Paintbucket of Words by nubivagant_words

Genteel Reveries of an Outrié Poetess by MystresMyna

Petals of a Rose by Alkymarz

A New Leaf by most_bay

Five Drops of Ink by je2suisChris

Woven Threads by enchanting_figments

My One Last Gasp by BillTemple1957

Even As We Speak by MichaelTyger

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 Nine Prompt
Write a haiku that includes the word love.
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FEBRUARY 2021 CHALLENGE:

The February challenge is already up and awaiting your stories!  Our monthly writing challenges give you a prompt to start with and a list of words that must be included in your story.  Please check out our "Write the Story 2021" Challenge Book for full details, including how to submit your stories.

Busted Gulch Vol. 15 Update:

Josie learned that her brother has been keeping things from her. Jacob's valuables were almost thrown into a fire by Sallie.  Sallie struck him with a fire iron on his eyebrow as she threw another verbal threat his way. Bruce was alone in Lou's house until Annie stopped by. It was not to see Bruce but to be near Lou in spirit. She left shortly after and Bruce got to working on his plans.

Thank you MysteriousDryad for another great update!

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Random Poetry Prompt
Write a "Found Poetry" poem using the lyrics of a love song.
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February 2021 Challenge:

For the first time ever, the Forum will be running two contests at once! Each have their own rules and prompts so be sure to check them both out! Both contests end on February 28th at midnight EST.

Our Technology Challenge will be continuing until the end of February and our "Vignettes of Love" is are both waiting for your entries! You can find out all the details in our contest book!!

Bring your fellow writers and join in!

For one last bit of love poetry history, let us look at the origins of the poem "Roses are Red".  All of us have heard the classic, delightfully simple poem:

Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.

But have you ever wondered where it came from and who originally wrote it?  Well, the origins of this simple love poem are not easily tracked down, because there are actually several poems that include very similar lines. The oldest of these origin poems seems to be a poem written by Sir Edmond Spencer (1552-1599) around the year 1590, titled 'The Faerie Queen'.  In this poem we find the lines:

It was upon a Summers shine day,
When Titan faire his beams did display,
In a fresh fountain, farre from all mens view,
She bath'd her brest, the boiling heat t'alley,
She bath'd with roses red, and violets blew,
And all the sweetest flowers, that in the forrest grew.

Next, there are a couple of nursery rhymes that include similar lines:

A Child's Poem By Gammer Garland, 1783

Roses are red, diddle,diddle
Lavender's blue
If you will have me, diddle, diddle
I will have you.

A Later Love Poem By Victor Hugo (1802-1885)

"We will buy very pretty things
A-walking through the faubourghs
violets are blue, roses are red,
Violets are blue, I love my loves.

It is believed that all of these original sources inspired the beloved modern day "Roses are Red" rhyme.  From its humble origins this simple rhyme has taken on a life of its own and become a favorite of everyone from poets to comedians and everyone in between.  Almost everyone has tried their hand at writing a version of this poem.  Here are a few of my favorites, found in researching this poem.

Roses are red, bacon is redder, there's nothing that bacon can't make taste better!

Roses are red, violets are blue, some poems rhyme, this one doesn't.

Roses are red, chocolate is brown, never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down.

Roses are red, violets are blue, though these are dark times, we will pull through.

Drop one of your favorite "Roses are Red" poems in the comments, one you have heard or an original of your own penning.

Thank you all for stopping by to check out this week's Chatter!! I hope you found value in it and I hope you will meet us back here next week.  I will leave you this week with my take on the "Roses are Red" poem:

Roses are red, violets are blue, the Poets Pub is the best, all because of YOU!!

Remember to... keep those pens and keyboards flying!!

Cheers from you Mystres of Chatter
MystresMyna

P.S. – Children's Poetry Corner by BB
Write an "I Am" poem.