NaPoWriMo Day 5 Prompt: This prompt challenges you to find a poem, and then write a new poem that has the shape of the original, and in which every line starts with the first letter of the corresponding line in the original poem. If I used Roethke’s poem as my model,...
Prompt for NaPoWriMo Day 2: In the world of well-known poems, maybe there’s no gem quite so hoary as Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem about your own road not taken – about a choice of yours that has “made all the...
I’m no longer waiting For your approval of my actions I’m no longer waiting For someone to lead my path I’m no longer waiting For flowers to bloom on my way I’m no longer waiting For opportunities to knock my door I’m no longer waiting For magic to unfold I’ve...
When your world seems to crumble bit by bit But all around you seem insouciant When courage you endeavour to garner Like broken shards of your choicest glass frame But you watch it elude you quietly In Lord Almighty, you must not lose trust For many may have...
In a world obsessed with rules and sovereignty Where judgments and opinions reign the society It isn’t easy to create your identity To create your identity, you step out every day, To make your mark, to seize the day I know it comes at a price, I...
