Vandana Bhasin - Verses and Hues

26 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 26 Poem: The Temple of My Body

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 26 Prompt: “My body is a temple.” I am using the following quote of Oprah Winfrey in my poem: “I finally realized that being grateful to my body was key to giving more love...

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25 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 25 Poem: The Existence of Consciousness

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 25 Prompt: Write a poem about the oldest object you own or about an object you wish to own. My today’s poem is inspired by the following words of Aristotle, “To be conscious that...

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24 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 24 Poem: A Proverbial Verse

ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 24 Prompt: Use idioms/proverbs in your poem. I’ve written a poem using ONLY proverbs. Poem: A Proverbial Verse Even from a foe, a man may learn wisdom– You cannot always get what...

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23 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 23 Poem: An Ode to My Yoga Mat

ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 23 Prompt: Write about a tool or accessory you value. I’m using the following quote about YOGA from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist master: “The body benefits from movement, and the mind...

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22 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 22 Poem: The Hermit

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 22: Write a poem that is set in the future by imagining a world that has technologically grown in myriad ways. I’ve used the words of Carl Sagan for my poem today: “Science is not...

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21 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 21 Poem: I Am Centred Within

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 21 Prompt: Use every 5th line as a refrain. I am using the words of the Dalai Lama to begin my poem: “Do not let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.” And...

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20 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 20 Poem: Autumn Paves the Way for Spring

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 20 Prompt: The Falling Leaves and Gentle Breeze I am following the quote from Bhagavad Gita today: “Detachment is not that you own nothing; detachment is that nothing owns you” Poem: Autumn paves...

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19 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 19 Poem: Let’s Not Judge

ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 19 Prompt: Use elderly advice in your poem I am beginning my poem with the words of Wayne Dyer: “Judging a person does not define who they are, it defines who you are.” ...

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18 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 18 Poem: The Journey to Stillness

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 18 Prompt: Use pairs of opposites in your poem. I have used the following quote from Kahlil Gibran in my poem today– “We are all like the bright moon, we still have our...

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17 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 17 Poem: Knowing Yourself is Enlightenment

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 17 Prompt: Use the rainbow colours in your poem I have used the following quote from Lao Tzu in my poem: “Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.” Poem: Knowing Yourself is Enlightenment...

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