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07 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 7: Writer Vs. Woman

Today is seventh day of NaPoWrimo. The challenge today is to write out a list of all of your different layers of identity. For example, you might be a wife, a grandmother, a Philadelphian, a dental assistant, a rabid...

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06 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 6: Unforeseen Pauses

The prompt for day 6 is to write a poem that stretches your comfort zone with line breaks. That could be a poem with very long lines, or very short lines. Or a poem that blends the two. You...

#comfort, #comfort zone, #episode, #exhibit, #funny, #humour, #inspiration, #learning, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #pause, #pauses, #phrases, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #prompt, #words, blog

05 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 5: Trampled by the World

Today, the challenge of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that reacts both to photography and to words in a language not your own. Begin with a photograph. Now find a poem in a language you don’t know. Ignore any accompanying...

#art, #beliefs, #crushed, #dreams, #faith, #feelings, #hope, #inspiration, #judgment, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #opinion, #perception, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #qualms, #rejuvenation, #sand, #society, #spirits, #strength, #thoughts, #trampled, #trodden, #views, #vision, #words, #world, blog

04 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 4: Tenacity of Nature

On fourth day of NaPoWriMo Maureen has challenged us today to write a poem that is about something abstract – perhaps an ideal like “beauty” or “justice,” but which discusses or describes that abstraction in the form of relentlessly...

#Courage, #earth, #faith, #feelings, #grit, #hope, #inspiration, #moon, #motivation, #mountains, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #ocean, #perseverance, #persistence, #perspective, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #ponderings, #sea, #sun, #waves, #words, blog

24 Mar

Annihilate Your Worries

A pest that feasts on your peace Worry is a crippling disease Stripping you of your strength It drains energy like slow poison It has the power to impair your future It has the tenacity...

#anxiety, #belief, #blessings, #challenge, #depression, #disease, #dreams, #fears, #feelings, #frustration, #peace, #pest, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #strength, #thoughts, #words, #worries, #worry, blog

21 Mar

Octet- Charms of Nature

Earth rejoices with nature’s resplendent show Serenity entices my body and soul Sunset spatters the sky in enigmatic hues Moon greets the night with glorious views Pitter-patter of raindrops instills melody in air Aroma of...

#beauty, #feelings, #life, #moon, #nature, #octet, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #rain, #serenity, #sun, #thoughts, #words, blog

10 Mar

Kindness- A Virtue Extraordinaire

Is there a nugget of wisdom Greater than acts of kindness Is there a deeper gratification Than the one that stems from kindness Malevolence and repugnance Are enticements of devastation Kindness and compassion Are the foundations...

#advice, #benevolence, #compassion, #emotions, #feelings, #gratification, #gratitude, #humanity, #inspiration, #invaluable, #kindness, #life, #love, #peace, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #reflections, #special, #thoughts, #virtue, #words, #writing, blog

08 Mar

Happy Women’s Day

Extricating her grit and resilience from her limitations She is a sanctified foundation of motivation Her quintessence is in her commitment and acumen Her competence and fervor bequeathing “The Power Icon” Happy Women’s Day to all my fellow...

#award, #book, #feelings, #inspiration, #poet, #poetrychallenge, #published, #queen, #thoughts, #vasudha, #womanhood, #women, #women’s day, #words, blog

06 Mar

Rhythm of Life

The susurration of leaves falling in Fall The pitter-patter of ambrosial raindrops The whispers and whistles of the evening breeze The swashing and swooshing of waves on the beach Do you hear the rhythm in symphony of nature?...

#animals, #birds, #breeze, #earth, #existence, #expectations, #experience, #feelings, #freeverse, #leaves, #life, #music, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #rain, #rhyming, #rhythm, #spring, #thoughts, #tree, #words, blog

04 Mar

Secret of Happiness

Happiness is a choice. Happiness is a state of mind. Gerard Way said, “Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It only means that you have decided to look beyond the imperfections.” This is the right...

#accomplishments, #blessings, #failure, #feelings, #forgive, #gratitude, #happiness, #happy, #inspiration, #inspire, #life, #motivation, #success, #thoughts, #truth, #words, blog

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