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Feeling Intensely
I feel too intensely- ‘Difficult to handle,an emotional wreck,a bundle of sticky feelings,too trusting, cracking at the seams,pillow laden with tears’kinda messy.For me to be happyis an important dealso you know when you see me smile, it’s not a facade.I take happiness too seriouslyto be throwing smilesaround casually.I smile with all my heartand with all […]
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Dandelion
Eyes laden with dreams,I run to the field ofabundant greens. The wind of hope,strokes the fire withinand thousands of desiresburst like the dandelion seeds.They float over,reaching far and wideon the treetop and hills they perch a while.I catch hold of one,Play with it. Call it minebut before I’m done,another gust sets it aflight.
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Self-Love – A Cento (NaPoWriMo, Day 30)
I couldn’t have wrapped up the NaPoWriMo challenge with a better poem. Here’s a generous dose of Self-Love. Hope you enjoy reading. Prompt Direction: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a cento. This is a poem that is made up of lines taken from other poems. If you’d like to dig into an […]
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Of Gifts & Curses – NaPoWriMo, Day 29
Prompt Direction for Day 29 of the NaPoWriMo challenge: Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in which you muse on the gifts you received at birth — whether they are actual presents, like a teddy bear, or talents – like a good singing voice – or circumstances – like a kind […]
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Pillow Affair – NaPoWriMo, Day 28
Prompt Direction for the NaPoWriMo challenge : Today’s (optional) prompt is to write a concrete poem. Like acrostic poems, concrete poems are a favorite for grade-school writing assignments, so this may not be your first time at the concrete-poem rodeo. In brief, a concrete poem is one in which the lines are shaped in a […]
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The Writer’s Block – A Duplex (NaPoWriMo, Day 27)
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, two-line […]
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The Birthday Cake – NaPoWriMo, Day 23.
I don’t know if I am on prompt today for the NaPoWriMo challenge but the state of my last night’s birthday cake inspired me to write this piece. I couldn’t help but draw similarities between the position of the birthday cake and the birthday person, on and post the birthday celebration. Let me know what […]
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BoasTEA- NaPoWriMo, Day 20
Today’s NaPoWriMo challenge was to write a poem that anthropomorphizes a kind of food. I couldn’t think of one food so I chose my favourite beverage instead. Hope it makes for an enjoyable read! Sugar, milk, magic – A healing concoction.Brewed to perfection.A favored selection.Your healthier addiction.The hot beverage Queen.Ubiquitously seen.Flavours umpteen. A cup of […]
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Don’t Wake Me Up – NaPoWriMo, Day 19
Pictures from Kharkiv and other parts of Ukraine has affected me a lot. Hence, I have decided to talk about it in my offering for the day’s prompt of the NaPoWriMo challenge. My heart goes out to the people of Ukraine and all those affected by the war. Sending healing prayers and strength your way. […]
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Five Answers, One Question – NaPoWriMo (Day 18)
The Day 18 of the NaPoWriMo challenge was to write our own poem that provides five answers to the same question – without ever specifically identifying the question that is being answered. I, in my poem, have attempted to answer a question pertaining to memories. Can you take a guess? IA fleeting momententangled in the […]
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