#NaPoWriMo2017 - Verses and Hues

11 Apr

Tanka: Old Vs. New

old generation ardently welcomes new breed accedes hopefully a new perspective of life only to be ostracized Inspired by the prompt “Old and New” of Weekly Tanka Challenge #39. This is also my submission towards Day 11...

#5lines, #generation, #life, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #new, #old, #perspective, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #weeklytankachallenge -39

10 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 10: Portrait of My Child

The prompt for the tenth day of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that is a portrait of someone important to you. It doesn’t need to focus so much on what a person looks (or looked) like, as what they...

#child, #innocence, #love, #mother, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #portrait, #son

09 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 9: Prisoner of Time

Let’s rekindle the spirit of “Optimism”, our theme for the monthly feature , while adhering to the prompt of NaPoWriMo. Because today is the ninth day of NaPoWriMo, we have been challenged to write a nine-line poem. Here’s my offering for...

#inspiration, #monthly feature, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #optimism, #positivity, #prisoner, #time, #winner

08 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 8: Desires

The prompt for the eighth day of NaPoWrimo/GloPoWrimo is to write a poem that relies on repetition. It can be repetition of a phrase, or just a word. I have given weightage to a phrase. Infinite desires Myriad aspirations Some...

#aspiration, #character, #desire, #injustice, #mind, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #rules, #trapped

07 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 7: A Ring at the Beach

We have completed one week of NaPoWriMo today! In keeping with the fact that it’s the seventh day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, we have been challenged to write a poem about luck and fortuitousness. Basically, a poem birthing out of a...

#beach, #creativity, #humour, #ingenuity, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #ring

06 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 6: What you see in a Flower

This post is in response to the prompt given by NaPoWriMo for today. The prompt is to write a poem that looks at the same thing from various points of view. This is one of my favourite prompts so...

#feelings, #flowers, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #perspective, #poetrychallenge

06 Apr

Tanka: Flowers

efflorescence spell flowers rejoice gift of spring never wailing fall preaching to live in moment surging ahead laugh and sing This post is in response to Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #28. The challenge is to use words “Laugh” and...

#5lines, #cry, #flowers, #inspiration, #laugh, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #optimism, #spring, #tanka

05 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 5: The Twinkling Star

Today is the fifth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo. The prompt (optional) today is to write a poem that is based in the natural world: it could be about a particular plant, animal, or a particular landscape. But it should be about...

#feelings, #love, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #nature, #perspective, #poetrychallenge, #sky, #star, #twinkling

04 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day4: Enigma

Todays is Day 4 of NaPoWriMo. The prompt today is to take inspiration from Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations. The “enigma” of the title is widely believed to be a hidden melody that is not actually played, but which is tucked somehow...

#cuddle, #enigma, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #paws, #poetrychallenge, #smile

03 Apr

Elegy- My Eternal Love

Today is the third day of NaPoWriMo 2017. I have again experimented with a new form today as Maureen has prompted us to write an elegy – a poem that mourns or honors someone dead or something gone by. And...

#death, #dream, #elegy, #emotions, #feelings, #life, #love, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #promise, #truth

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