NaPoWriMo 2020 - Verses and Hues

20 Apr

A repertoire of love: NaPoWriMo Day 20

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Today, in gratitude for making it to Day 20, our (optional) prompt asks you to write a poem about a handmade or homemade gift that you have received. It could be a friendship bracelet made for...

#childhood, #day20, #love, #memories, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nostalgia, #parenting, #repertoire, #treasure

19 Apr

My Walking Archive: NaPoWriMo Day 19

NaPoWriMo Day 19: Today, our optional prompt challenges you to write a poem based on a “walking archive.” What’s that? Well, it’s when you go on a walk and gather up interesting thing – a flower, a strange piece...

#archive, #day19, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nostalgia, #pandemic, #poetrychallenge, #walkingarchive

18 Apr

An ode to little pleasures: NaPoWriMo Day 18

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Our optional prompt for the day is to write an ode to life’s small pleasures. Perhaps it’s the first sip of your morning coffee. Or finding some money in the pockets of an old jacket. Discovering...

#happiness, #life, #littlejoys, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nature, #pandemic, #pleasure

17 Apr

Have you ever seen me? NaPoWriMo Day 17

NaPoWriMo Day17 : Today the challenge is to write a poem that features forgotten technology. Maybe it’s a VCR, or a rotary phone. A cassette player or even a radio. Have you ever seen me? I hadn’t...

#day17, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #poetrychallenge, #technology, #typewriter

16 Apr

You light up my world: NaPoWriMo Day 16

NaPoWriMo Day 16: Today we challenge you to write a poem of over-the-top compliments. Pick a person, place, or thing you love, and praise it in the most effusive way you can. Go for broke with metaphors, similes, and...

#childhood, #children, #day16, #family, #life, #love, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #poetrychallenge, #relationships

15 Apr

A melody of love: NaPoWriMo Day 15

NaPoWriMo Day 15: The challenge today is to write a poem inspired by your favorite kind of music. Try to recreate the sounds and timing of a pop ballad, a jazz improvisation, or a Bach fugue. That could mean...

#day15, #harmony, #life, #love, #melody, #music, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #romance

14 Apr

Who propels my poetry: NaPoWriMo Day14

NaPoWriMo Day 14: Today’s optional prompt asks you, like Alice Notley, to think about your own inspirations and forebears (whether literary or otherwise). Specifically, I challenge you today to write a poem that deals with the poems, poets, and...

#day14, #inspiration, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #poetrychallenge, #wisdom

13 Apr

Am I a thief? NaPoWriMo Day 13

NaPoWriMo Day 13: Today, I challenge you to write a non-apology for the things you’ve stolen. Maybe it’s something as small as your sister’s hairbrush (or maybe it was your sister’s boyfriend!) So, I want to confess to a...

#day13, #insightful, #inspiration, #introspection, #life, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #thoughts

12 Apr

I wonder: NaPoWriMo Day 12

NaPoWriMo Day 12: For today’s prompt (optional, as always), I’d like to challenge you to write a triolet. These eight-line poems involve repeating lines and a tight rhyme scheme. I love this form of poetry and have written the...

#belief, #life, #love, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nature, #rhyming, #romance, #triolet

11 Apr

My Orchard of Love: NaPoWriMo Day 11

NaPoWriMo Day11: Our optional prompt for the day is based on the concept of the language of flowers. Have you ever heard, for example, that yellow roses stand for friendship, white roses for innocence, and red roses for love? Well,...

#day11, #flowers, #love, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nature, #orchard, #perception, #romance

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