#life - Verses and Hues

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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09 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 9: A Nonnet on Love

Day 9 prompt asks you to write in a specific form – the nonet! A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second has eight, and so on until you get to the last line, which...

#feelings, #life, #lovepoem, #lovepoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #nonnet, #poetrychallenge, #romance, #syllables, #versesandhues

08 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 8: In tête-à-tête with my alter ego

Today’s prompt comes to us from this list of “all-time favorite writing prompts.” It asks you to name your alter-ego, and then describe him/her in detail. Then write in your alter-ego’s voice. Maybe your alter-ego is a streetwise detective, or a...

#alterego, #conversation, #desires, #feelings, #introspection, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #poetrychallenge, #poetsnetwork, #selftalk, #thoughts, #versesandhues

04 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 4: Prompt Poetry

The prompt for Day 4 is to write a poem in the form of a poetry prompt 🙂 Interesting, isn’t it? The poet Mathias Svalina has been writing surrealist prompt-poems for quite a while, posting them to Instagram. You...

#feelings, #imagery, #inspiration, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #nature, #naturepoetry, #petrichor, #poemoftheday, #poetcommunity, #poetrychallenge, #poetryprompt, #prompt, #thoughts, #versesandhues

03 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 3: A Mystical Experience

NaPoWriMo Day 3: And now for our (optional) prompt. This one is a bit complex, so I saved it for a Sunday. It’s a Spanish form called a “glosa” – literally a poem that glosses, or explains, or in...

#divineexperience, #feelings, #innerpeace, #inspiration, #introspection, #life, #mystical, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #poetrychallenge, #rumi, #rumination, #spirituality, #spiritualpoem, #versesandhues

02 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 2: A Rendezvous with Self

The prompt for Day 2 is to write a poem based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words. Will you choose a word like “aprosexia,” which means “an...

#feelings, #insights, #instrospect, #introspection, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #napowrimo2022, #poetrychallenge, #thoughtfulpoetry, #thoughts, #versesandhues, #whoami, #wisdompoetry, #wordsofwisdom

22 Sep

Poem: Am I on the right path?

Have I lost my way? Or is this the path I was supposed to take? .. Was I going against the destiny till now? Or is it now that I am challenging it? .. I’m in constant argument with...

#choices, #conundrum, #decision, #dilemma, #introspection, #life, #musings, #peace, #thoughts, #vers, #versesandhues

22 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day22: Life- A Colourful Ride

NaPoWriMo Day22: I’m following the prompt of ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour today that requires us to write a poem on the theme “A Colourful Ride.” Here’s my take for today: Life- A Colourful Ride The cruise of life, a journey...

#artoonsinn, #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour, #colourful, #inspiring, #inspiringpoems, #life, #LifeAJourney, #lifepoems, #lifepoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poetrychallenge, #versesandhues

21 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 21: Your inner self

NaPoWriMo Day 21: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses lines that have a repetitive set-up. Here’s my take: Poem Title: Your inner self When melancholy has eclipsed your luminous world, It’s time to...

#innerpeace, #innerself, #inspiration, #inspiring, #introspection, #life, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #positive thinking, #selftalk, #versesandhues

20 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Life- A Battle

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Our (optional) prompt for the day is to write a sijo. This is a traditional Korean poetic form. Like the haiku, it has three lines, but the lines are much longer. Typically, they are 14-16 syllables,...

#battle, #life, #lifepoems, #lifepoetry, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poetrychallenge, #sijo, #versesandhues

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