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ALS NaPoWriMo Day 30 Prompt: “My creativity is my refuge.”   I’m following the words of Albert Einstein for my poem today: “Creativity is seeing what others see and thinking what no one else ever thought.”   Poem: My Journey of Writing   Creativity is seeing what others see, and thinking what no one else […]

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 29 Prompt: Write a poem in the form of a journal entry. It could be a food journal, travel journal, dream journal, gratitude journal or daily journal.   Using the words of Oprah Winfrey for my poem today, “Whenever you can’t think of something to be grateful for, remember your breath. With […]

ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 28 Prompt: Write a poem that describes your view on the words of Robert Frost, “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim.”   Poem: Voicing Against Terror   Never be bullied into silence; never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition […]

ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 27 Prompt: Seek inspiration from the picture.   I am following the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson for my poem today:    “If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads.”   Poem: The Enigmatic World of Books      “If we encounter a […]

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 to myself.”   Poem: The Temple of My Body   “I finally realized that being grateful […]

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 we are perceiving or thinking is to be conscious of our own existence.”   Poem: The […]

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 you want — Into every life, a little rain must fall If you cannot live longer, […]

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 benefits from stillness,” Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche   Poem: An Ode to My Yoga Mat   […]

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 only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.”   Poem: The Hermit   […]

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 the refrain that I’m using at every fifth line is “Find your inner balance and stay […]