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 a slice of the natural world that you...
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” ― Winston S.Churchill Let’s start our month long expedition of Optimism with these finest words of wisdom preached by Mr. Churchill. Optimism is...
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 into the composition through...
April is here! The month of April, often associated with the season of Spring and sunshine is credited with many firsts. Well, it’s the first month to have the length of 30 days. It is the first month of the new fiscal year. It also houses the first Zodiac...
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 also to center the elegy on an unusual fact about the person or...
