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NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 19 Today we were asked to go back in time and write about a bogey man from our past that may still haunt us. I hope you never met Joe …………………………………. Fear. It is the birch that beats the child’s back,Leaving wealds for years,Whose pain echoes through leaching sores, And silent bleedingContinue reading “Joe”

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 18 Today we were challenged to write an abecedarian poem – a poem in which the word choice follows the words/order of the alphabet. I purposefully wrote mine as a cycle and dedicate it to two people I hope will take some comfort from the words at a very tough time ……………………………………Continue reading “For Elaine, Derek and Family”

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 17 Today’s prompt, write a poem that contains the name of a specific variety of edible plant and in the poem, try to make a specific comparison between some aspect of the plant’s lifespan and your own. Also, include at least one repeating phrase. ………………………………………… I would rather, savour the delights ofContinue reading “Phaseolus lunatus”

Day 16 Today I met a man who swam With electric eels For fun. We talked of the priceless joy Of watching the setting Spring sun. We weren’t meant to meet But he was returning from His run. And I, I was stuck on the same train, But what is done, Is done. 

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 14 Challenge – write a parody or satire based on a famous poem – challenge accepted. I chose a classic poem I had never read before, Ode to a Grecian Urn by Keats (do NOT judge me!). ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. So, Like I’m sitting in this field as the sun comes up,Man, it wasContinue reading “Ode to an ancient Greek hippy”

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 13 Today’s prompt invited us to write a short poem (or a few, if inspired) that follows the beats of a classic joke. Emphasize the interplay between the form of the poem – such as the line breaks – and the punchline. The topic of the first one seems to be runningContinue reading “Go on, make me laugh.”

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 12 Today we were challenged to write a poem that interrogates (our) own writing process and the motivations (we) have for writing, and the motivations (we) ascribe to readers. I really do not like poetry that talks about itself or the author, but NaPoWriMo is a month-long workshop and I want toContinue reading “All at sea with poetry”

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 11 Today we were prompted to write a poem inspired by something we had overhead. I took a branch line on this one and suck with the idea of what can happen today when things are “overheard”. ………………………………………………………………………………………………. The words left her lips as the train departed the station.Where did they go,Continue reading “Gossip Gold”

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 10 Today’s prompt was to write a sea shanty inspired poem. Get your hankies ready! ………………………………………………………………. (Solo)Come the cold winter, we followed the rule,No matter how poorly, we still went to school. And in that cold winter you’d oft hear the soundOf kids in the playground blowing snot on the ground, (2ndContinue reading “Blow ya nose snotty”

NaPoWriMo 2023, Day 9 Today we were asked to write a sonnet based on or around love. I was inspired by Jill Alexander Essbaum’s simply titled Sonnet, which was given in the resource for the prompt. I like the way she drops the rhymes I to the middle of the line, sometimes twice. So IContinue reading “Once more?”