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Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that uses repetition. You can repeat a word, or phrase. You can even repeat an image, perhaps slightly changing or enlarging it from stanza to stanza, to alter its meaning. There are (perhaps paradoxically) infinite possibilities in repetition. Just when… Just when everything … Read more
The challenge today is to take one of the following statements of something impossible, and then write a poem in which the impossible thing happens: The sun can’t rise in the west. A circle can’t have corners. Pigs can’t fly. The clock can’t strike thirteen. The stars cannot rearrange themselves in the sky. A mouse … Read more
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 titles for romantic novels? Or new television cop dramas? They can be as over-the-top as you … Read more
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 ranging from NaNoWriMo to AtoZ challenge. I am all geared up for another year of NaPoWriMo! … Read more
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 to ruin your dreams It works to estrange you from focus It confiscates your buoyancy to … Read more
In a world swarming with devious and guile No one cares to idolize innocence No one accredits triumph to innocence Oh! This world is so technology laden… Childhood lonesome holds the fort of innocence Envisioning the perpetuity of humanity on earth Nurturing the seeds of humility through innocence Canvassing for virtues of modesty and … Read more
metamorphosis questions our tenacity fuels drive to win Linked to Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge#65 where the challenge is to use synonyms of “ambition” and “change.” I have used “”drive” and “metamorphosis.”
Life is a challenge It is a sprint against time To achieve your dreams You may falter but have faith Each morning dawns rays of hope The post follows the prompt words “morning” and “challenge” given by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Tanka Challenge #72.
Kat Myrman is hosting the Twittering Tales Challenge where she provides us a photo prompt. The challenge is to tell a story based on that prompt in 140 characters or less. Here’s my take on it : I despised clowns for obscuring their true identity. My belief was however defied, when the man in red, … Read more
I fought to affirm my worth to the world only to be defeated each time I struggled to keep pace with the world only to be wounded each time I voiced against prejudice by the world only to be ridiculed each time Yet I rose to proclaim my existence each time I challenged the … Read more