#inspiring - Verses and Hues

14 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 14: Do you say my name?

NaPoWriMo Day 14 Prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that delves into the meaning of your first or last name. Here’s an analysis of my name 🙂 Poem: Do you say my name? When...

#appeal, #inspiring, #life, #meaning, #name, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #optimism, #prayer, #request

13 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 13: Sands of Time

NaPoWriMo Day 13 Prompt: Write a poem in the form of a news article you wish would come out tomorrow. Artoonsinn Prompt: Write a poem on the theme “Sands of Time”. I didn’t quite follow the format of news...

#artoonsinn, #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour, #inspiring, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #sandsoftime, #time, #versesandhues

12 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 12: Waltzing to Life’s Rhythm

NaPoWriMo Day 12: I’m calling this one “Past and Future.” This prompt challenges you to write a poem using at least one word/concept/idea from each of two specialty dictionaries: Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction. A hat tip...

#artoonsinn, #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour, #inspiration, #inspiring, #music, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #rhythm, #versesandhues

09 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 9: The Spotlight Effect

I followed the prompt given by Artoonsinn Poetry Parlour for today. It requires us to write a poem on the theme “spotlight.” Poem: The Spotlight Effect The glitz and glamour Of the virtual and social life The number of...

#artoonsinn, #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour, #inspiration, #inspiring, #life, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #spotlight, #versesandhues

06 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 6: A Riveting Journey

NaPoWriMo Day 6 Prompt: Our prompt yesterday asked you to take inspiration from another poem, and today’s continues in the same vein. This prompt, which comes from Holly Lyn Walrath, is pretty simple. As she explains it here: “Go to a...

#artoonsinn, #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour, #inspiring, #journey, #life, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #nature, #rumi, #thoughts, #time

05 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 5: Poem: The Cloak of Hope

NaPoWriMo Day 5 Prompt: This prompt challenges you to find a poem, and then write a new poem that has the shape of the original, and in which every line starts with the first letter of the corresponding line...

#gratitude, #hope, #inspiring, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #nature, #versesandhues

02 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 2: The Road to Creativity

Prompt for NaPoWriMo Day 2: In the world of well-known poems, maybe there’s no gem quite so hoary as Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem about your own road...

#choices, #inspiring, #journey, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #road, #versesandhues

11 Feb

I wait no more

I’m no longer waiting For your approval of my actions I’m no longer waiting For someone to lead my path I’m no longer waiting For flowers to bloom on my way I’m no longer waiting For opportunities to knock...

#inspiration, #inspiring, #life, #motivation, #optimism, #thoughts, #versesandhues #dreams

23 Sep

Prayer

When your world seems to crumble bit by bit But all around you seem insouciant When courage you endeavour to garner Like broken shards of your choicest glass frame But you watch it elude you quietly In Lord Almighty,...

#Courage, #couragepoems, #inspiration, #inspiring, #poem, #prayer, #resilience

06 Jul

It takes courage

In a world obsessed with rules and sovereignty Where judgments and opinions reign the society It isn’t easy to create your identity To create your identity, you step out every day, To make your mark, to...

#Courage, #determination, #grit, #inspiration, #inspiring, #life, #musings, #poem

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