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Today is seventh day of NaPoWrimo. The challenge today is to write out a list of all of your different layers of identity. For example, you might be a wife, a grandmother, a Philadelphian, a dental assistant, a rabid Phillies fan, a seamstress, retiree, agnostic, cancer survivor, etc.. These are all ways you could be … Read more
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
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
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
sun enlightens day glitterati of bright stars recoups verve at night led by charismatic moon nature balances life with grace an inspiration to seek This is Bussokusekika Poetry – a pattern of 5-7-5-7-7-7. It is a Japanese form of poetry consisting of a Tanka poem with an extra phrase of seven added at the … Read more
Let’s explore our inner self! Let’s know our thoughts! Let’s understand what lies within us!
Happiness is a choice. Happiness is a state of mind. Gerard Way said, “Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It only means that you have decided to look beyond the imperfections.” This is the right moment to be happy. This is the right moment to live. Shift your focus from failures … Read more
dawn awakens life to witness another day qualms vanish with night Linked to Haiku Horizons for prompt “vanish” for week#208.
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
