NaPoWriMo Day 30: A Poet’s Muse

NaPoWriMo Day 30: Yay! We did it again! I participated in NaPoWriMo hosted by three platforms this year and ended up writing 52 poems in the month of April! Thanks to everyone who took the time to read, like and comment my poems and also inspiring with their words. Congratulations to everyone who participated with … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 29: What is Life

NaPoWriMo Day 29: Today, I went on a trip to question life!   Poem: What is Life   I light my pride to light this night, To comprehend, The meaning of life – Life, that is a mystery, Today, everyday, Until the day we die – I immerse myself in the bliss of life, Exulting … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 26: An Epic Simile: Love- a choice?

  Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that contains at least one of a different kind of simile – an epic simile. Also known as Homeric similes, these are basically extended similes that develop over multiple lines. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they have mainly been used in epic poems, typically as decorative elements that … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 23: The true beauty

Today I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in the style of Kay Ryan, whose poems tend to be short and snappy – with a lot of rhyme and soundplay. They also have a deceptive simplicity about them, like proverbs or aphorisms. Once you’ve read a few, you’ll see what I mean. Here’s … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 21: I am a poet

Here’s my poem for the day: Poem: I am a poet I am a poet I speak my heart I spill on paper, the ink of my emotions I become that ink – I am a poet I embellish in words The truth you’re terrified to speak I become your voice – I am a … 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

Poem: Some days…when I look back

Some days I look back; I reflect Ascertaining the relevance of certain moments, Moments that felt trivial then, but are invaluable now Moments that felt precious then, but appear hollow and trifling now Some days I look back; I reflect I wonder at the way relationships have transformed Relations that drove my world yesterday, how … Read more