#inspiring - Verses and Hues

03 Jul

She decided to move on…

Shaina was startled by the music of alarm on her phone. It was already nine o’clock and time for her after-meal-medicine. She hurriedly shut down her laptop and booked the cab. She had been so engrossed in work all...

#fiction, #inspiring, #shortstory, #story, #womenstory

27 Jun

My window to the world

When I look through my window A sky full of opportunitiesWith hues of crimson spreading peaceWith clouds of grey, promising hayWith twinkling stars lighting the darkWith shower of rain quenching land parched I see hope in fruits ripeningI see...

#feelings, #inspiration, #inspiring, #life, #motivation, #optimism, #thoughts

14 May

Fragments of Life

My poem is inspired by a modern sculptor created by Bruno Catalano. Bruno Catalano (born :-1960 – ), is a French sculptor, most renowned for creating sculptures of figures with substantial sections missing. He has created life -size bronze...

#fragments, #identity, #inspiring, #life, #musings, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #thoughts

06 May

Truth of Life (Verse) / Life of Truth (Reverse)

Reverse Poetry: Reverse poetry is a poem that can be read forwards one way and have a meaning, but also be read backward and have the same or different meaning. Truth of Life (Verse) I’m glad the...

#inspiring, #life, #musings, #poetrychallenge, #questions, #reversepoem, #reversepoetry, #thoughtful, #truth

30 Apr

I feel alive, everyday: NaPoWriMo Day 30

NaPoWriMo Day 30: Yay! I did it again, fourth year in a row 🙂 Today is the last day of NaPoWriMo 2020 and I’m super excited that I completed it successfully, following all prompts to the ‘T’. It was...

#day30, #inspiration, #inspirational, #inspiring, #motivational, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #phoenix, #poetrychallenge

28 Apr

My room as a child: NaPoWriMo Day 28

NaPoWriMo Day 28: Today’s (optional) prompt is brought to us by the Emily Dickinson Museum. First, read this brief reminiscence of Emily Dickinson, written by her niece. And now, here is the prompt that the museum suggests: Martha Dickinson Bianchi’s description...

#day28, #inspiration, #inspiring, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nostalgia, #reflections, #relationships

26 Apr

My Musings Today: NaPoWriMo Day 26

NaPoWriMo Day 26: For this prompt, you will need to fill out, in five minutes or less, the following “Almanac Questionnaire.” Then, use your responses as to basis for a poem. I’ve listed my answers alongside and tried to...

#day26, #inspiring, #life, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nature, #pandemic, #rain

23 Apr

Perseverance: From ‘P’ to ‘E’: NaPoWriMo Day 23

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Today’s prompt (optional, as always) asks you to write a poem about a particular letter of the alphabet, or perhaps, the letters that form a short word. Doesn’t “S” look sneaky and snakelike? And “W” clearly...

#acrostic, #determination, #inspiring, #motivational, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #optimism, #perseverance, #positivity

22 Apr

Do what it takes: NaPoWriMo Day 22

NaPoWriMo Day 22: Our (optional) prompt for the day asks to engage with different languages and cultures through the lens of proverbs and idiomatic phrases. Many different cultures have proverbs or phrases that have largely the same meaning, but...

#day22, #idioms, #inspiring, #motivational, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #proverbs

10 Apr

Paradigm of Life: NaPoWriMo Day 10

NaPoWriMo Day 10: Today’s prompt (optional, as always) is another one from the archives, first suggested to us by long-time Na/GloPoWriMo participant Vince Gotera. It’s the hay(na)ku). Created by the poet Eileen Tabios and named by Vince, the hay(na)ku...

#coronavirus, #day10, #inspiring, #life, #musings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2020, #pandemic, #poetrychallenge, #reflections, #relationships

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