Tanka: Old Vs. New

Tanka: Old Vs. New

    old generation ardently welcomes new breed accedes hopefully a new perspective of life only to be ostracized Inspired by the prompt “Old and New” of Weekly Tanka Challenge #39. This is also my submission towards Day 11 of...
NaPoWriMo Day 10: Portrait of My Child

NaPoWriMo Day 10: Portrait of My Child

The prompt for the tenth day of NaPoWriMo is to write a poem that is a portrait of someone important to you. It doesn’t need to focus so much on what a person looks (or looked) like, as what they are or were. I’ve tried to draw a portrait of my five year old son, the...
NaPoWriMo Day 8: Desires

NaPoWriMo Day 8: Desires

The prompt for the eighth day of NaPoWrimo/GloPoWrimo is to write a poem that relies on repetition. It can be repetition of a phrase, or just a word. I have given weightage to a phrase.  Infinite desires Myriad aspirations Some camouflaged in heart Some trodden by...
NaPoWriMo Day 7: A Ring at the Beach

NaPoWriMo Day 7: A Ring at the Beach

We have completed one week of NaPoWriMo today! In keeping with the fact that it’s the seventh day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, we have been challenged to write a poem about luck and fortuitousness. Basically, a poem birthing out of a coincidence/accidental or unexpected...