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30 Apr

NaPoWriMo Final Day!

Today is the last day of NaPoWriMo! I can’t believe I’ve been writing a poem everyday for a month. A big thanks to Maureen for successfully hosting another year of NaPoWriMo by constantly motivating and guiding us by providing interesting...

#belief, #faith, #final, #hope, #life, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #nature, #optimism, #poetrychallenge, #positivity, #repetitive, #success

29 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 29

As I am travelling, I am not following the NaPoWriMo prompt today as well. Here’s poem for today titled “A lizard on my wall”! A lizard on my wall Doesn’t it say all? The creepy reptile majestically climbs...

#animal, #cold blooded, #fear, #lizard, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #nature, #poetrychallenge, #predator, #reptile

28 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 28: Time

I am not following the NaPoWriMo prompt today as I am travelling. Here is my Tanka titled “Time” for today. Struggles shadowed life learned opined “It’s bad time” so I changed old watch time stood still without impact is...

#5lines, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #time, #watch

27 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 27: Mom’s Classic Pie

The NaPoWriMo prompt for today is to write a poem that explores your sense of taste! This could be a poem about food, or wine, or even the oddly metallic sensation of a snowflake on your tongue. ...

#affection, #delectable, #feelings, #food, #love, #mother, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #pie, #poetrychallenge, #recipe, #taste, #vegetable

26 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 26: Tanka-Truth or lie

I am not following the NaPoWriMo prompt today. Here’s a Tanka for today: Stranded at cross-roads truth entails a slow poison deceit means drowning in ocean of my own blood which path I stride for solace

#5lines, #Lie, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #solace, #stranded, #tanka, #truth

25 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 25: My secret chest

Here’s the prompt for Day 25 of NaPoWriMo. In 1958, the philosopher/critic Gaston Bachelard wrote a book called The Poetics of Space, about the emotional relationship that people have with particular kinds of spaces – the insides of sea...

#chest, #closet, #cupboard, #drawer, #furniture, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #nostalgia, #poetrychallenge

24 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 24: Ekphrasis

It’s Day 24 of NaPoWriMo and the challenge today is to write a poem of ekphrasis — that is, a poem inspired by a work of art. But I’d also like to challenge you to base your poem on...

#art, #ekphrasis, #humor, #knights, #marginalia, #medieval, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #snails

23 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Elevenie

The prompt for Day Twenty-Three of NaPoWriMo is to write a double elevenie. What’s that? Well, an elevenie is an eleven-word poem of five lines, with each line performing a specific task in the poem. The first line is one...

#5lines, #elevenie, #invincible, #micropoetry, #music, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #rejuvenate, #salvation, #words

22 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 22: Earth

The NaPoWriMo prompt for today is to write a georgic in honour of Earth Day. Georgic is a poem dealing with practical aspects of agriculture and rural affairs. I have not written a georgic but on the eve of Earth Day, I have written...

#5lines, #earth, #earth day, #earthday, #magic, #micropoetry, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #poetrychallenge, #tanka, #wish

21 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 21: The Magical Words

The prompt for Day 21 of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that incorporates overheard speech. It could be something you’ve heard on the radio, or a phrase you remember from your childhood, even something you overheard a coworker...

#failure, #fears, #magic, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #optimism, #poetrychallenge, #positivity, #smile, #success, #tears

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