Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a word, or phrase. You can even repeat an image, perhaps slightly changing or enlarging it from stanza to stanza, to alter its...
The challenge today is to take one of the following statements of something impossible, and then write a poem in which the impossible thing happens: The sun can’t rise in the west. A circle can’t have corners. Pigs can’t...
It is the third day of NaPoWriMo and here is today’s prompt. The challenge today is to write a list poem in which all the items are made-up names. If band names don’t inspire, how about a list of...
Finally it is that time of the year when writers across the world gear up for the month long writing challenge! Yes, April is round the corner and the blogging community is buzzing with a variety of writing challenges...
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...
In a world swarming with devious and guile No one cares to idolize innocence No one accredits triumph to innocence Oh! This world is so technology laden… Childhood lonesome holds the fort of innocence Envisioning the perpetuity of...
metamorphosis questions our tenacity fuels drive to win Linked to Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge#65 where the challenge is to use synonyms of “ambition” and “change.” I have used “”drive” and “metamorphosis.”
Life is a challenge It is a sprint against time To achieve your dreams You may falter but have faith Each morning dawns rays of hope The post follows the prompt words “morning” and “challenge” given by...
Kat Myrman is hosting the Twittering Tales Challenge where she provides us a photo prompt. The challenge is to tell a story based on that prompt in 140 characters or less. Here’s my take on it : I despised...
I fought to affirm my worth to the world only to be defeated each time I struggled to keep pace with the world only to be wounded each time I voiced against prejudice by the world only to...