ALS NaPoWriMo Day 21 Prompt: Use every 5th line as a refrain. I am using the words of the Dalai Lama to begin my poem: "Do not let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace." And the refrain that I’m using at every fifth line is “Find your...
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NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 20 Poem: Autumn Paves the Way for Spring
ALS NaPoWriMo Day 20 Prompt: The Falling Leaves and Gentle Breeze I am following the quote from Bhagavad Gita today: “Detachment is not that you own nothing; detachment is that nothing owns you" Poem: Autumn paves the way for Spring ...
NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 19 Poem: Let’s Not Judge
ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 19 Prompt: Use elderly advice in your poem I am beginning my poem with the words of Wayne Dyer: “Judging a person does not define who they are, it defines who you are.” Poem: Let’s Not Judge Judging a person does not define...
NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 18 Poem: The Journey to Stillness
ALS NaPoWriMo Day 18 Prompt: Use pairs of opposites in your poem. I have used the following quote from Kahlil Gibran in my poem today– “We are all like the bright moon, we still have our darker side.” Poem: The Journey to Stillness...
NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 17 Poem: Knowing Yourself is Enlightenment
ALS NaPoWriMo Day 17 Prompt: Use the rainbow colours in your poem I have used the following quote from Lao Tzu in my poem: “Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.” Poem: Knowing Yourself is Enlightenment Knowing...
NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 16 Poem: Hari ka Mandir, Harmandir Sahib
ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 16: A poem about any piece of architecture Today I’ve used a Gurbani verse for my poem, “Ditthe sabhe thaanv, nahin tudh jaehia”, meaning, “I have seen all the places, but none compares to You (Lord).” I've written about Harmandir...
NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 15 Poem: Have No Regrets
ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 15 Prompt: “In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take, the relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.”–Lewis Carroll Poem: Have No Regrets...
NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 14 Poem: Mind–A Mirror
ALS NaPoWriMo Day 14 Prompt: I broke my mirror My poem uses the following words of Rajneesh, “Mind is a broken mirror.” Poem: Mind–A Mirror Mind is a broken mirror, It doesn’t show reality en bloc, But as broken bits amassed from here and there,...
NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 13 Poem: Carpe Diem
ALS NaPoWriMo Day 13: Write a poem that describes your day/ routine/ mood/ flow of time from Monday through Sunday. I am following the quote of Mark Twain for my poem today: “Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life.”–Mark...