April 14, Napowrimo 2026. Today, we are asked to write a poem that bridges (whether smoothly or not) the seeming divide between poetry and modern technological advances. I’m not one for writing “about” poetry or even mentioning it in my work as it irks and leaves me with a sense of self-indulgence and a smatteringContinue reading “Bubbling dreams”
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Walk the wind
April 13, Napowrimo 2026. Today we are to try our hand at writing our own poem about a remembered, cherished landscape. It could be our grandmother’s backyard (did that in Napowrimo 2025), our schoolyard basketball court (didn’t have one of those), or a tiny strip of woods near the railroad tracks (possible). At some pointContinue reading “Walk the wind”
Henry and me
April 12, Napowrimo 2026. Today, we are challenged to write our own poem that recounts a memory of a beloved relative, and something they did that echoes through our thoughts today.Henry Parker is my one of my Great, Great, Great Grandfathers. He was the last Station Master at Watchet station in Somerset before the workingContinue reading “Henry and me”
A moment in time
April 8., Napowrimo 2026. I’ve had this “theme” or “idea” for some time and today’s prompt seems to have triggered its waters to break. I’ve often wondered about the secrets inconspicuous items could tell. She smells divine as she lowers herself on to me,All tropical oiled thighs, herbal arms and citrus skin.She’s a lady ofContinue reading “A moment in time”
Jobsworth
April 3rd, and we are asked to write a poem in which a profession or vocation is described differently than it typically is considered to be. Our poem could feature a very relaxed brain surgeon, or a farmer that hates vegetables. Or maybe we have a poetical alter-ego of our own who runs against theContinue reading “Jobsworth”
The Panda next door
Today’s challenge is to write our own poem in which we recount a childhood memory. We should try to incorporate a sense of how that experience indicated to you, even then, something about the person you’d grow up to be. I thought I’d started this poem years back, but I could find no trace inContinue reading “The Panda next door”
A moment in time
Today’s ask is to come up with a poem that involves music at a ceremony or event of some kind. This month, I have tried respond to the prompts by looking at the resource, finding some inspiration and connecting it to the first thing that opened the wardrobe of my imagination as I climbed fromContinue reading “A moment in time”
Chippy Tea
Today we are to try our hand at writing our own poem in which something that normally unfolds in a set and well understood way — like a baseball game or dance recital – goes haywire but is described as if it is all very normal. I struggled with to keep strictly to the pathContinue reading “Chippy Tea”
Lisa’s song
Today’s optional prompt is to craft a poem that recounts an experience of driving/riding and singing, incorporating a song lyric. Today’s resource took us on a virtual visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum where I found out about a still unsolved robbery in 1990, when a dozen invaluable works of art were stolen. IContinue reading “Lisa’s song”
What do you see?
Our prompt for today is to use Donald Justice’s poem, “There is a gold light in certain old paintings,” which plays with both art and music, and uses an interesting and possibly self-invented form. His six-line stanzas use lines of twelve syllables, and while they don’t use rhyme, they repeat end words. Specifically, the secondContinue reading “What do you see?”
Missives & Musings 