#introspection - Verses and Hues

22 Jan

A Soliloquy- Am I alright?

Frank Hubeny has given the prompt at dVerse to write a soliloquy. He says: Write a poem where you talk to yourself weighing different alternatives or where you try to find an explanation for something that doesn’t make sense...

#confusion, #dVerse, #feelings, #introspection, #life, #maze, #monologue, #puzzle, #questions, #soliloquy, #thoughts

15 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 15: My monologue

Our prompt for today (optional, as always), takes its inspiration from the idea of a poem as a sort of tiny play, which can be performed dramatically. In the 1800s, there was quite a fad for monologue-style poems that...

#anxiety, #depression, #feelings, #introspection, #life, #mental health, #monologue, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #poem, #questions, #solitude, #thoughts, blog

11 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo Day 11: My origin, my evolution

Today the challenge is to write a poem of origin. Where are you from? Not just geographically, but emotionally, physically, spiritually? Maybe you are from Vikings and the sea and diet coke and angry gulls in parking lots. Maybe...

#basis, #evolution, #growth, #identity, #inspiration, #introspection, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #origin, #poem, #roots, #rumination

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

25 Jan

Rise to the Occasion

When life is pushing you to an end And you cannot endure to mend When courage abandons you in straits And mind cannot contemplate All you need is a transformation You need to rise to the occasion ...

#attitude, #confidence, #Courage, #faith, #feelings, #insight, #inspiration, #inspire, #introspection, #life, #motivation, #occasion, #opportunity, #perseverance, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #positive, #positivity, #rise, #strength

02 Jan

My New Year Wish!

A very Happy, Blessed and Blissful New Year to all my fellow bloggers! 2017 was a year of self-discovery for me. I questioned the purpose of my existence and the meaning of life. Not that I got all the...

#belief, #blessings, #celebration, #challenges, #inspiration, #introspection, #knowledge, #motivation, #new year, #newyear, #objectives, #poem, #prayer, #self awareness, #self discovery, #wish

22 Dec

Be your own light

Christmas is a time for celebration and vacation. It’s also an opportunity for spending more time with family and bonding with them. We all look forward to such occasions, don’t we? This is also the time when we take...

#accomplishments, #accountability, #behavior, #beliefs, #believe, #candle, #celebration, #challenges, #christmas, #development, #inspiration, #introspect, #introspection, #life, #light, #motivation, #newyear, #occassion, #opportunity, #resolution, #self awareness, #self discovery, #self-belief, #spirit

07 Dec

Tanka: Fear

Ensnared in our fears spurning opportunities we ridicule life let us revisit ourselves to unleash blatant power Linked to dVerse Tuesday Poetics where Lillian wants us to use the word “visit” in our poem. Also linked to...

#5lines, #Colleen’s Weekly, #dVerse, #fear, #introspect, #introspection, #life, #micropoetry, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #thoughts, #trap, #trapped, #visit, #words

28 Nov

Haibun: The Writing Therapy

Toni is hosting Haibun Mondays at dVerse. She wants us to write about our plans for our writing in a haibun. Writing is therapeutic for me. It pulls me out of the clutches of darkness where I wander...

#3lines, #challenges, #depression, #dVerse, #failure, #game, #haibun, #haiku, #haiku horizons, #inspiration, #introspection, #life, #micropoetry, #perception, #plans, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #puzzle, #struggles, #success, #therapy, #thoughts, #words, #writing

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

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