#hope

NaPoWriMo Day 5: Trampled by the World

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Today, the challenge of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that reacts both to photography and to words in a language not your own. Begin with a photograph. Now find a poem in a language you don’t know. Ignore any accompanying English translation (maybe cover it up, or cut-and-paste the original into a new document). Now start … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 4: Tenacity of Nature

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On fourth day of NaPoWriMo Maureen has challenged us today to write a poem that is about something abstract – perhaps an ideal like “beauty” or “justice,” but which discusses or describes that abstraction in the form of relentlessly concrete nouns. Adjectives are fine too! For example, you could have a poem about sadness that … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 1:Quadrille- A Poetic Journey

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I am so excited that we begin our NaPoWriMo journey today! Here’s my submission for today:   Dawn of a new day Dawns the dawn of new journey A journey so empowering A journey full of hope A journey rife with learning A journey of creativity A journey to outshine A journey of commitment A … Read more

Poem: Book of Life

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On the blank page of life I write a verse each day Sometimes ecstatic Sometimes dreary Some pages filled with hope Some pages wet with tears Some words echoing my musings Some words reflecting worldly virtues But I never fail to inscribe each day As I never fail to breathe each day!       … Read more

Shadorma: New and Old

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genesis conceiving new hopes… sprouting youth vows transforms… is it vital to spurn old? can’t youth dwell with old?   Linked to Weekly Challenge # 85 hosted by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter where she has prompted us to use words “New” and “Old” in any form of poetry. I’ve penned down a Shadorma that follows a … Read more

Haiku: Mist

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I had participated in a Haiku contest and I am glad to share that I was awarded as the winner of the contest and conferred a Golden Ink Award. Here’s the haiku that won me accolade!   sun veiled under mist hope of light shrouded by fear dominion of clouds    

Tanka: Earth

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  obscurity looms as Earth spins on its axis retracting from Sun steering us from dawn to dusk to radiate light elsewhere     Linked to Weekly Tanka Challenge#79 hosted by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter where the challenge is to use the words “light” and “dark”. I have used “light” and “obscurity.”