#fun - Verses and Hues

01 Apr

Life-A cup of coffee- NaPoWriMo Day 1

NaPoWriMo is finally here! Some light amidst darkness , I must say. So, we are sharpening our pencils, cleaning our notepads and of course oiling our minds Here’s the prompt for Day 1 and we were also provided...

#fun, #life, #metaphor, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #thoughts

21 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 21: A surrealist dream

Today, the challenge is to write a poem that, incorporates wild, surreal images. Try to play around with writing that doesn’t make formal sense, but which engages all the senses and involves dream-logic. I have tried to combine surrealism...

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20 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Our daily conversations

Today, the challenge is to write a poem that “talks.” What does that mean? Well, take a look at this poem by Diane Seuss. While it isn’t a monologue, it’s largely based in spoken language, interspersed with the speaker/narrator’s...

#children, #conversation, #feelings, #fun, #funny, #home, #house, #humour, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #parents, #poem, #slangs, #talk, blog

16 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day16: List of mundane yet not so mundane

Today, the challenge is to write a poem that uses the form of a list to defamiliarize the mundane. Poem: List of mundane, yet not so mundane The grocery list- never seems to be clear, there’s always one...

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14 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day14: The incongruent language

Today, the challenge is to write a poem that incorporates homophones, homographs, and homonyms, or otherwise makes productive use of English’s ridiculously complex spelling rules and opportunities for mis-hearings and mis-readings. Here’s my take using some homophones and homonyms....

#English, #fun, #funny, #humour, #inconsistency, #language, #mockery, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #poem, blog

21 May

Poem: Smile- An Enamored Jewel

Seek Miracles In Life Everyday Smile my dear, smile it away For your smile sways all the pain Your smile renders you humane The gateway to everyone’s heart Is the warmth that smile imparts A...

#attitude, #beauty, #empathy, #feelings, #fun, #heart, #humane, #inspiration, #laughter, #life, #love, #music, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #power, #silence, #smile, #sound, #trust, #virtues, #words, blog

25 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 25: My assertions

Today, challenge given by NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that takes the form of a warning label . . . for yourself! Here are my warnings! Poem: My assertions I must remain committed To my early...

#affirmation, #assertions, #creativity, #fun, #inspiration, #introspection, #napo, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #optimism, #poem, #poet, #poetry101, #poetrychallenge, #reflections, #truth, #warning

15 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 15: My Dear Rapunzel

The prompt of NaPoWriMo for today is to write a poem in which a villain faces an unfortunate situation, and is revealed to be human (but still evil). Perhaps this could mean the witch from Hansel & Gretel has...

#character, #classictales, #fairy, #fairytale, #fun, #funny, #hair, #humour, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #prompt, #rapunzel, #story, #thoughts, #witch, #words, blog

14 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 14: My Dream Dictionary

Here’s today’s prompt. Dream dictionaries have been around as long as people have had dreams. Interestingly, if you consult a few of them, they nearly always tend to have totally different things to say about specific objects or symbols....

#balance, #dictionary, #dreams, #feelings, #fun, #humour, #life, #meaning, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #prompt, #psychology, #thoughts, #words

13 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 13: How Do I Zip My Lips

The challenge of NaPoWriMo on Friday, the 13th, is to write a poem in which the words or meaning of a familiar phrase get up-ended. For example, if you chose the phrase “A stitch in time saves nine,” you...

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