#poetrychallenge - Verses and Hues

05 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 5: Trampled by the World

Today, the challenge of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that reacts both to photography and to words in a language not your own. Begin with a photograph. Now find a poem in a language you don’t know. Ignore any accompanying...

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04 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 4: Tenacity of Nature

On fourth day of NaPoWriMo Maureen has challenged us today to write a poem that is about something abstract – perhaps an ideal like “beauty” or “justice,” but which discusses or describes that abstraction in the form of relentlessly...

#Courage, #earth, #faith, #feelings, #grit, #hope, #inspiration, #moon, #motivation, #mountains, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #ocean, #perseverance, #persistence, #perspective, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #ponderings, #sea, #sun, #waves, #words, blog

03 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 3: My Love for Books

It is the third day of NaPoWriMo and here is today’s prompt. The challenge today is to write a list poem in which all the items are made-up names. If band names don’t inspire, how about a list of...

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02 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 2: Shades of Love

Today is second day of NaPoWriMo.The prompt today is to write a poem that plays with voice. For example, you might try writing a stanza that recounts something in the first-person, followed by a stanza recounting the same incident...

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01 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 1:Quadrille- A Poetic Journey

I am so excited that we begin our NaPoWriMo journey today! Here’s my submission for today: Dawn of a new day Dawns the dawn of new journey A journey so empowering A journey full of hope A journey...

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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

24 Mar

Annihilate Your Worries

A pest that feasts on your peace Worry is a crippling disease Stripping you of your strength It drains energy like slow poison It has the power to impair your future It has the tenacity...

#anxiety, #belief, #blessings, #challenge, #depression, #disease, #dreams, #fears, #feelings, #frustration, #peace, #pest, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #strength, #thoughts, #words, #worries, #worry, blog

21 Mar

Octet- Charms of Nature

Earth rejoices with nature’s resplendent show Serenity entices my body and soul Sunset spatters the sky in enigmatic hues Moon greets the night with glorious views Pitter-patter of raindrops instills melody in air Aroma of...

#beauty, #feelings, #life, #moon, #nature, #octet, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #rain, #serenity, #sun, #thoughts, #words, blog

15 Mar

Balance of Nature

sun enlightens day glitterati of bright stars recoups verve at night led by charismatic moon nature balances life with grace an inspiration to seek This is Bussokusekika Poetry – a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7-7. It is a Japanese...

#5lines, #balance, #bussokusekika, #feelings, #grace, #inspiration, #life, #micropoetry, #moon, #motivation, #nature, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #stars, #sun, #tanka, #thoughts, #words

10 Mar

Kindness- A Virtue Extraordinaire

Is there a nugget of wisdom Greater than acts of kindness Is there a deeper gratification Than the one that stems from kindness Malevolence and repugnance Are enticements of devastation Kindness and compassion Are the foundations...

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