Poem: Flowing with Life

The crimson ball of light sprinkled its hues in the sky A sense of tranquillity enveloped my heart The waves of the ocean drenched with Sun’s love Its enormity didn’t seem to deter the colors Astonished I stood at the sea shore How could they handle the magnanimity of their act The Sun, the moon, … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 7 Poem: My Rendezvous with Ocean

Prompt for NaPoWriMo Day 7: Human beings are inquisitive by nature. We tend to ask questions even while answering a question At every stage of life, we are faced with pertinent questions about ourselves, our actions, or the path we are traversing. Write a poem today that either asks questions or answers them. It could … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 4: Full Moon

Prompt for Day 4 by Maureen: Today, let’s try writing triolets. A triolet is an eight-line poem. All the lines are in iambic tetramenter (for a total of eight syllables per line), and the first, fourth, and seventh lines are identical, as are the second and final lines. This means that the poem begins and … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 19: Seeds of Poetry

Today’s challenge is to write a poem that starts with a command. It could be as uncomplicated as “Look,” as plaintive as “Come back,” or as silly as “Don’t you even think about putting that hot sauce in your hair.” Whatever command you choose, I hope you have fun ordering your readers around. Here’s my … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 18: Have you felt the presence of God?

Today’s prompt is based on Faisal Mohyuddin’s poem “Five Answers to the Same Question.” Today, I’d like to challenge you to write your own poem that provides five answers to the same question – without ever specifically identifying the question that is being answered. I’ve written five haikus as five different answers for the question … Read more