#thoughts - Verses and Hues

26 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 26: Little Angel

The challenge today is to write a poem that includes images that engage all five senses. Try to be as concrete and exact as possible with the “feel” of what the poem invites the reader to see, smell, touch,...

#angel, #baby, #birth, #birthday, #born, #child, #doll, #feelings, #girl child, #infant, #life, #lovely, #mother, #napo, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poet, #poetrychallenge, #sense, #thoughts, #welcome, #words

20 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 20: Obnoxious Men

Our prompt for the day takes its cue from Notley’s rebelliousness, and asks to write a poem that involves rebellion in some way. The speaker or subject of the poem could defy a rule or stricture that’s been placed...

#childrem, #crime, #dignity, #hatred, #men, #napo, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #rape, #respect, #social issues, #society, #suspect, #thoughts, #victim, #womanhood, #women, #words, blog

18 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Focus

A very interesting prompt today! First, find a poem in a book or magazine (ideally one you are not familiar with). Use a piece of paper to cover over everything but the last line. Now write a line of...

#focus, #goal, #hope, #inspiration, #life, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #reverse, #thoughts, #words, blog

17 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 17: An Amusing Family Vacation

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write a poem re-telling a family anecdote that has stuck with you over time. It could be the story of the time your Uncle Louis caught a home run ball, the time...

#adjust, #anecdote, #cousins, #family, #feelings, #funny, #hills, #holiday, #humour, #life, #memory, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #siblings, #thoughts, #vacation, #words, blog

16 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 16: The Game of Life

The NaPoWriMo prompt for the day asks us to write a poem that prominently features the idea of play. It could be a poem about a sport or game, a poem about people who play (or are playing a...

#athlete, #attitude, #chess, #commitment, #cricket, #football, #game, #inspiration, #leadership, #legends, #life, #Lionel Messi, #motivation, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #qualities, #Roger Federer, #sports, #success, #tennis, #thoughts, #truth, #Virat Kohli, #winner, #words, blog

15 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 15: My Dear Rapunzel

The prompt of NaPoWriMo for today is to write a poem in which a villain faces an unfortunate situation, and is revealed to be human (but still evil). Perhaps this could mean the witch from Hansel & Gretel has...

#character, #classictales, #fairy, #fairytale, #fun, #funny, #hair, #humour, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #prompt, #rapunzel, #story, #thoughts, #witch, #words, blog

14 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 14: My Dream Dictionary

Here’s today’s prompt. Dream dictionaries have been around as long as people have had dreams. Interestingly, if you consult a few of them, they nearly always tend to have totally different things to say about specific objects or symbols....

#balance, #dictionary, #dreams, #feelings, #fun, #humour, #life, #meaning, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #prompt, #psychology, #thoughts, #words

13 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 13: How Do I Zip My Lips

The challenge of NaPoWriMo on Friday, the 13th, is to write a poem in which the words or meaning of a familiar phrase get up-ended. For example, if you chose the phrase “A stitch in time saves nine,” you...

#fun, #funny, #humour, #idioms, #laughter, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #phrases, #poem, #poetics, #poetrychallenge, #sattire, #smile, #thoughts, #words, blog

12 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 12: Home Sweet Home

The challenge of NaPoWriMo for today is to specifically write a haibun that takes in the natural landscape of the place you live. It may be the high sierra, dusty plains, lush rainforest, or a suburbia of tiny, identical...

#beauty, #clouds, #feelings, #flora, #haibun, #haiku, #home, #house, #life, #napo, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #natural, #nature, #neighborhood, #park, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #rain, #residence, #sun, #sweet, #thoughts, #vicinity, #words

11 Apr

NaPoWriMo Day 11: A Day in My Future

NaPoWriMo challenge for Day 11 is to write a poem that addresses the future, answering the questions “What does y(our) future provide? What is your future state of mind? If you are a citizen of the “union” that is...

#beach, #coaching, #creativity, #feelings, #future, #imagination, #life, #memories, #NaPoWriMo, #NaPoWriMo2017, #NaPoWriMo2018, #nature, #plans, #poem, #poetrychallenge, #reminisce, #reminiscence, #thoughts, #words, blog

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