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20 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 20: I Shine within

I am following the prompt of Artoonsinn today to write a poem inspired by the quote, “In the midst of winter, I found there was within me, an invincible summer.” Here’s my offering: Poem: I shine within ...

#feelings, #inspiration, #journeyoflife, #life, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #poetrychallenge, #trustyourjourney, #trustyourself, #versesandhues

19 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 19: Seeds of Poetry

Today’s challenge is to write a poem that starts with a command. It could be as uncomplicated as “Look,” as plaintive as “Come back,” or as silly as “Don’t you even think about putting that hot sauce in your...

#feelings, #inspiration, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #naturepoem, #poemaboutpoem, #poetics, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #thoughts, #versesandhues

18 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Have you felt the presence of God?

Today’s prompt is based on Faisal Mohyuddin’s poem “Five Answers to the Same Question.” Today, I’d like to challenge you to write your own poem that provides five answers to the same question – without ever specifically identifying the...

#believeingod, #feelings, #haiku, #inspiration, #life, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #nature, #naturepoem, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #thoughts, #TrustGod, #trusthim, #trustuniverse, #versesandhues

16 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 16: Curtal Sonnet: It’s never too late!

Prompt for Day 16: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a curtal sonnet. This is a variation on the classic 14-line sonnet. The curtal sonnet form was developed by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and he used it for what...

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15 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 15: Flaunt your scars

The prompt given by Maureen is to write about something that you are not interested in. I generally do not like when people refrain from talking about their failures and only show their side that’s flawless. I feel proud...

#failureisnotend, #feelings, #imperfection, #inspiration, #loveyourscars, #loveyourself, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #poetrychallenge, #versesandhues

13 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 13: You can do it

Prompt: Today, in honor of the potential luckiness of the number 13, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that, like the example poem here, joyfully states that “Everything is Going to Be Amazing.” Sometimes, good fortune...

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12 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 12: Poem Carpe Diem- My Mantra

The prompt given by Maureen for today is to write a poem about a very small thing. Soul Craft gave a prompt to pick a word from a language other than English. I’ve combined the two prompts to write...

#feelings, #inspiration, #inspiringpoetry, #lifepoetry, #liveinthemoment, #livethe moment, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #poetrychallenge, #seizetheday, #soulcraft, #today

10 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 10: An Eternal Love

This piece of poetry is inspired by my favorite writer, Rumi. As many of you know, I’m in love with Rumi’s poetry and hold him in great regard and a source of inspiration for me, so I dedicate this...

#inspiration, #lovepoems, #lovepoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #poetrychallenge, #romanticpoetry, #rumi, #rumipoetry, #spiritualpoem, #versesandhues

07 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 7: Title: An Ocean of Dreams

I have combined two prompts today. One from ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour that requires us to write a poem on dreams and hopes and the other from Soul craft that requires us to write a poem on the surrealist image...

#dreams, #ekphrasis, #feelings, #hope, #inspiration, #inspiringpoems, #inspiringpoetry, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #poetrychallenge, #poetryonhope, #surrealism, #versesandhues

06 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 6: Universal Guidance

Here’s our optional prompt for the day. Many of us had to write “acrostic” poems in school. These are poems in which the first letter of each line spells a word as you go down the poem. For example,...

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