#poetry - Verses and Hues

24 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 24: The Bumpy Road

NaPoWriMo Day 24: I’m following the prompt of ArtoonsInn today that requires us to write a poem on the theme “Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations.” Here’s my take on it: Poem Title: The bumpy road The road is...

#ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour, #hope, #inspiration, #inspiring, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #roads, #roadsajourney, #versesandhues

23 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 23: The Wisdom of “Change”

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that responds, in some way, to another. This could be as simple as using a line or image from another poem as a jumping-off point, or...

#artoonsinn, #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour, #change, #freedom, #introspection, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #rumi, #self awareness, #transformation, #versesandhues

21 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 21: Dawn

NaPoWriMo Day 21 Prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses lines that have a repetitive set-up. This is my second poem for the day. A Whitney this time with 3-4-3-4-3-4-7 syllabes over 7...

#dawn, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #naturepoetry, #poetry, #versesandhues, #whitney

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

19 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 19: Glorious Memories

I am following the prompt of ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour for Day 19. The prompt is to write a poem on one of your memories Glorious Memories Head bowed, hands folded, bent on knees, We both were seated beside each...

#artoonsinn, #ArtoonsInnPoetryParlour, #marriage, #memories, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #nostalgia, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #sikhism, #sikhwedding, #verses, #versesandhues, #wedding

18 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Listening to our shadow

NaPoWriMo Day 18 Prompt: This one comes to us from Stephanie Malley, who challenges us to write a poem based on the title of one of the chpaters from Susan G. Wooldridge’s Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words. The book’s table...

#life, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2021, #poetry, #reflection, #shadow, #soul, #verses, #versesandhues

05 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo 2019 Day 5: The tumultuous voices

Today’s prompt comes from a poem by Kyle Dargan, called “Diaspora: A Narcolepsy Hymn.” This poem is inspired by the work of others – in this case, the poet Morgan Parker, and lyrics from songs by Beyoncé and The...

#acceptance, #changes, #confidence, #confusion, #contrast, #inspiration, #life, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #song, #time, #villanelle, 3poem

03 Apr

NaPoWriMo/ GloPoWriMo 2019 Day 3: Elapsed Time

Today’s prompt is based in a poem by Larry Levis called “The Two Trees.” It is a poem that seems to meander, full of little digressions, odd bits of information, but fundamentally, it is a poem that takes time....

#age, #distance, #emotions, #feelings, #life, #long, #love, #mother, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #poem, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #regret, #thoughts, #time, #truth

02 Apr

NaPoWriMo 2019: Day 2: A hundred and one

Day 2 prompt is based on this poem by Claire Wahmanholm, which transforms the natural world into an unsettled dream-place. One way it does this is by asking questions – literally. The poem not only contains questions, but ends...

#arguments, #confusion, #expectations, #infidelity, #life, #love, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2019, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #questions, blog

28 Mar

NaPoWriMo 2018

Finally it is that time of the year when writers across the world gear up for the month long writing challenge! Yes, April is round the corner and the blogging community is buzzing with a variety of writing challenges...

#challenge, #feelings, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poem, #poetry, #poetrychallenge, #thoughts, #words, #writing

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