Although the original lot of resposnes to the set of poetry prompts have been done and considered some time ago, I’d like to offer this one I did today, for #4 -that included words ‘chameleon’, ‘slippery’ etc:

A wizard’s chameleon

A wizard’s chameleon keeps a tight grip
on its slippery branch,
considering its next prey
while the robed figure in the study
practises casting spells that might or might not affect other lives –
the wizard is not as strong with his magic
as his reptile is at keeping its grip.

Every Mirror Cracked

how can you look in the mirror?

outside the sky is falling

the sun prepares to explode

introspection is a hazarous activity

news of the world -

another famine, another genocide

leaves lick the wind

dandelion seeds scatter

clouds try to get away

waters turn to blood

white turns black

the whole thing threatens

to screech to a halt

everything depends on you

glance at the clock

your dog paws at the window

drops of moisture start to

run down the wall

you remain committed

to the cause

hopeful everything can be

‘fixed’

salvation is but

a click away

and when you press

everything goes up

with a

BANG!!!!!!!!

(Greg Cameron, Poem/Improvisation, December, 2010, Surrey, B.C., Canada)