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NaPoWriMo Day 18 Prompt: This one comes to us from Stephanie Malley, who challenges us to write a poem based on the title of one of the chpaters from Susan G. Wooldridge’s Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words. The book’s table of contents can be viewed using Amazon’s “Look inside” feature. Will you choose “the poem squash?” or … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 16: Because it’s Friday, today I’d like you to relax with the rather silly form called Skeltonic, or tumbling, verse. In this form, there’s no specific number of syllables per line, but each line should be short, and should aim to have two or three stressed syllables. And the lines should rhyme. You … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 15: Today’s prompt asks you to think about a small habit you picked up from one of your parents, and then to write a piece that explores an early memory of your parent engaged in that habit, before shifting into writing about yourself engaging in the same habit. Here’s my humble attempt at … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 14 Prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that delves into the meaning of your first or last name. Here’s an analysis of my name 🙂 Poem: Do you say my name? When your world is tumbling down And you are seething in pain That’s when you say my … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 13 Prompt: Write a poem in the form of a news article you wish would come out tomorrow. Artoonsinn Prompt: Write a poem on the theme “Sands of Time”. I didn’t quite follow the format of news article but this is what I would want to see in print in newspaper 🙂 I … Read more
I followed the prompt given by Artoonsinn Poetry Parlour for today. It requires us to write a poem on the theme “spotlight.” Poem: The Spotlight Effect The glitz and glamour Of the virtual and social life The number of ‘comments’ The spike in ‘likes’ A gradual trap into the ‘spotlight’ – A kind of sanction, … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 6 Prompt: Our prompt yesterday asked you to take inspiration from another poem, and today’s continues in the same vein. This prompt, which comes from Holly Lyn Walrath, is pretty simple. As she explains it here: “Go to a book you love. Find a short line that strikes you. Make that line the title of … Read more
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 difference,” and what … Read more
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 waited long enough Now I’ll … Read more
