#child - Verses and Hues

26 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 26: Little Angel

The challenge today is to write a poem that includes images that engage all five senses. Try to be as concrete and exact as possible with the “feel” of what the poem invites the reader to see, smell, touch,...

#angel, #baby, #birth, #birthday, #born, #child, #doll, #feelings, #girl child, #infant, #life, #lovely, #mother, #napo, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poet, #poetrychallenge, #sense, #thoughts, #welcome, #words

23 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Wish I could change this moment

And now for today’s (optional) prompt! Kate Greenstreet’s poetry is spare, but gives a very palpable sense of being spoken aloud – it reads like spoken language sounds. In our interview with her, she underscores this, stating that “when...

#change, #child, #dream, #feelings, #hear, #inspiration, #life, #lyrics, #moment, #music, #nostalgia, #phrase, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #responsibility, #song, #sound, #wish, #words, blog

19 Sep

Poem: I forgot to live

Traversing the deserted memory lane treasuring glimpses of my childhood reminiscing shades of myself a sudden realization shuddered me I forgot to live An immature amenable child I followed the path led by adults teenage soon...

#adult, #career, #child, #desires, #dream, #forget, #freedom, #freeverse, #introspection, #liberty, #life, #life’s lessons, #live, #marriage, #memories, #poetrychallenge, #self awareness, #self discovery, #struggles, #teenager

11 Sep

Poem: A Child’s Musings

Recently, a very disgraceful and heinous crime has been committed in my vicinity wherein a young seven-year-old boy was brutally murdered inside school premises. The incident has sent shock waves across the country. Since, I have two kids of...

#brutal, #child, #child abuse, #children, #crime, #cry, #depressed, #destiny, #heinous, #horrendous, #horrific, #justice, #killing, #mourn, #murder, #musings, #peace, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #Pradhyumn, #Pradyuman, #Pradyumn, #Ryan, #sad, #school

24 Aug

Poem: Border

Grace at dVerse has prompted us to write a poem on the “border”, especially the mental boundaries that borders create. I just went with the flow and couldn’t control my feelings while writing this piece, hence, a little long....

#aliens, #border, #boundaries, #brotherhood, #child, #countries, #creatures, #curiosity, #dispute, #dVerse, #enemies, #feelings, #fight, #freedom, #freeverse, #guns, #hatred, #humanity, #love, #mankind, #patriotism, #poetrychallenge, #politics, #purpose, #soldiers, #truth, #ufo, #war, #weapons

10 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 10: Portrait of My Child

The prompt for the tenth day of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that is a portrait of someone important to you. It doesn’t need to focus so much on what a person looks (or looked) like, as what they...

#child, #innocence, #love, #mother, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #portrait, #son

18 Nov

What I Want For Every Child

Freedom from abuse and prejudice, Health and hygiene gains emphasis, Innocence not lost in survival, Play and learn to be the vital, A pleasing smile adorning the face, Embraced with love, care and grace… Is what I want...

#abuse, #child, #childhood, #children, #ForEveryChild, #freedom, #innocence, #UNICEF

11 Nov

My Lost Childhood

“Grow up, Grow up” I heard a voice “Be responsible” Demanded another noise “Don’t act childish” Rebuked someone old “Everything isn’t fun” Wise men scold! So I grew up fast My childhood didn’t last I was soon responsible Prudent...

#child, #childhood, #children, #inspiration, #learning, #life, #life’s lessons, #maturity, #motivation, #self, #smile

12 Jul

A Book Is A Child

This poem is based on a prompt that requires “conceit” to be used as a poetic tool. A poetic conceit is often an unconventional, logically complex, or surprising metaphor whose delights are more intellectual than sensual. In metaphor, we try to bring...

#book, #bookshelf, #child, #conceit, #knowledge, #metaphor, #orphan

11 May

Limerick Challenge Week 19: Mother

This post is in response to the Limerick Challenge hosted by @mindandlifematters. This week’s prompt is “Mother”. I decided to write the limerick from the perspective of a mother rather than “for” the mother and I realized that five...

#child, #elated, #life, #Limerick Poetry Challenge, #mother

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