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NaPoWriMo Day 2: The prompt given by Maureen is as below: And now for today’s (optional) prompt! The Romanian-born poet Paul Celan once wrote a series of surrealist questions and answers. Here are a couple of examples: What is forgetting? An unripe apple stabbed by a spear. What is a tear? A scale awaiting a weight. … Read more
ALS NaPoWriMo Day 2: Introspection is the key to personal growth. No matter how learned we are, or how much we believe in ourselves or our dreams, we feel the need of asking ourselves those pertinent questions about our existence, our relations and our actions. Let’s delve deep into ourselves today through a poem. … Read more
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
Here’s an ode to the month of poetry! Poem: Celebrating Poetry A poetic extravaganza, A literary marathon, A journey of verses, For a month long! – A rendezvous of poetic souls, Compassionate with their words, An eagerness to read, A yearning to learn! – Let’s celebrate our accomplishment, Let’s applaud our endeavors, For … Read more
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
Poem: I flow I’ve learned to flow, To accept, And move on – To adjust with everyone, To acclimatize, Wherever I am – To continue on my path, Without fear, Despite hurdles – To be transparent, In whatever I say, Or do – To be assertive, Wherever needed, In whatever form – I … Read more
Prompt: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a “duplex.” A “duplex” is a variation on the sonnet, developed by the poet Jericho Brown. Here’s one of his first “Duplex” poems, and here is a duplex written by the poet I.S. Jones. Like a typical sonnet, a duplex has fourteen lines. It’s organized into seven, … Read more
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
Here’s my poem about how poetry heals me! The Magic of Poetry I stand under the starlit sky Perplexed, shattered, heartbroken Searching for a lamp to light the moon Raging with love, I look unto Thee, When the aroma of words sanctifies the zephyr And poetry embraces me – My heart calls out … Read more
Not really a poem inspired by detective novel or around similes but a riddle for you today 🙂 Hope its easy to guess! Poem: Can you find me? I had kept it on the refrigerator I think, Or was it in the closet, Must be on my bed side table, No it’s not even … Read more