NaPoWriMo 2021 - Verses and Hues

21 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 21: Your inner self

NaPoWriMo Day 21: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses lines that have a repetitive set-up. Here’s my take: Poem Title: Your inner self When melancholy has eclipsed your luminous world, It’s time to...

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20 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Life- A Battle

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Our (optional) prompt for the day is to write a sijo. This is a traditional Korean poetic form. Like the haiku, it has three lines, but the lines are much longer. Typically, they are 14-16 syllables,...

#battle, #life, #lifepoems, #lifepoetry, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poetrychallenge, #sijo, #versesandhues

19 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 19: Glorious Memories

I am following the prompt of ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour for Day 19. The prompt is to write a poem on one of your memories Glorious Memories Head bowed, hands folded, bent on knees, We both were seated beside each...

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18 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Listening to our shadow

NaPoWriMo Day 18 Prompt: This one comes to us from Stephanie Malley, who challenges us to write a poem based on the title of one of the chpaters from Susan G. Wooldridge’s Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words. The book’s table...

#life, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poetry, #reflection, #shadow, #soul, #verses, #versesandhues

17 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 17: In search of my soul

NaPoWriMo Day 17 : For better or worse, the moon seems to exert a powerful hold on poets, as this large collection of moon-themed poems suggests. Today, I’d like to challenge you to stop fighting the moon. Lean in. Accept the...

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16 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 16: The Language of Music

NaPoWriMo Day 16: Because it’s Friday, today I’d like you to relax with the rather silly form called Skeltonic, or tumbling, verse. In this form, there’s no specific number of syllables per line, but each line should be short,...

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15 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 15: Proud to be my dad’s daughter

NaPoWriMo Day 15: Today’s prompt asks you to think about a small habit you picked up from one of your parents, and then to write a piece that explores an early memory of your parent engaged in that habit,...

#gratitude, #habits, #humility, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #prayer, #values, #versesandhues

14 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 14: Do you say my name?

NaPoWriMo Day 14 Prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that delves into the meaning of your first or last name. Here’s an analysis of my name 🙂 Poem: Do you say my name? When...

#appeal, #inspiring, #life, #meaning, #name, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #optimism, #prayer, #request

13 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 13: Sands of Time

NaPoWriMo Day 13 Prompt: Write a poem in the form of a news article you wish would come out tomorrow. Artoonsinn Prompt: Write a poem on the theme “Sands of Time”. I didn’t quite follow the format of news...

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12 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 12: Waltzing to Life’s Rhythm

NaPoWriMo Day 12: I’m calling this one “Past and Future.” This prompt challenges you to write a poem using at least one word/concept/idea from each of two specialty dictionaries: Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. A hat tip...

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