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Prompt for ALS NaPoWriMo Day 12: Who isn’t familiar with the void? No matter how occupied or successful we are in our lives, there are moments when our void becomes so loud that we are forced to respond. Have you experienced such times? How can one deal with it? Let your verses be our guide … Read more
Some day I’m enough Some day I lose myself Some day I flow with life Some day life is strife – Some mornings bring hope I am at peace with myself Some mornings I lose the will The will to rise and live – My past is laden with memories Memories of love and … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 11: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem about a very large thing. It could be a mountain or a blue whale or a skyscraper or a planet or the various contenders for the honor of being the Biggest Ball of Twine. Also the prompt from SoulCraft is to write about … Read more
It’s devastating. It’s shocking. It’s unbelievable. Depression takes away another gem. What kind of a superficial world do we live in where we are surrounded with friends, people who pretend to love us, people who actually care for us but still we do not have the comfort of sharing our woes, our concerns, our agonies, … Read more
Some days I’m not myselfbut still I am there, alive Some days I don’t feel like doing anythingbut still I end up doing all the chores Some days I don’t want to assess if everything is in orderbut then I rush to the grocery store Some days I’m not even interested in gossipbut neither … Read more
Our prompt for today (optional, as always), takes its inspiration from the idea of a poem as a sort of tiny play, which can be performed dramatically. In the 1800s, there was quite a fad for monologue-style poems that lend themselves extremely well to dramatic interpretations (this kind of work was basically Robert Browning’s jam). And … 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
We struggle night and day To keep our miseries at bay Fraught in the race to success We always feel distressed Why are we so insensitive to self? Why can’t we applaud ourselves? Why we always have to compare? Why we always live in fear? What is an … Read more
Toni is hosting Haibun Mondays at dVerse. She wants us to write about our plans for our writing in a haibun. Writing is therapeutic for me. It pulls me out of the clutches of darkness where I wander inadvertently when I’m feeling dejected and miserable. Writing is a tool for introspection for me. It … Read more
I enjoy some tasks But I detest others too I can work all day But I respite some days too I value your concern But please don’t judge me! I like to be modest But I am sloppy too I prefer to eat healthy But I relish junk too I value your … Read more