Tag: #beauty
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NaPoWriMo Day 23- Why, who makes much of a miracle?
Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that responds, in some way, to another. This could be as simple as using a line or image from another poem as a jumping-off point, or it could be a more formal poetic response to the argument or ideas raised in another poem. You might…
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Carpe Diem #1826 – Magic of Monsoons
Today Chevrefeuille challenges us to writing a haiku in which we use “juxtaposition”. JUXTAPOSITION Any time unlike things bump up against each other, you can describe it as a juxtaposition. Imagine a funeral mourner telling jokes graveside, and you get the idea — the juxtaposition in this case is between grief and humor. Juxtaposition of…
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NaPoWriMo Day 23 – Serendipity
Today’s prompt (optional, as always) asks you to write a poem about a particular letter of the alphabet, or perhaps, the letters that form a short word. Doesn’t “S” look sneaky and snakelike? And “W” clearly doesn’t know where it’s going! Think about the shape of the letter(s), and use that as the take-off point…
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Floating angels
Wrote this poem based on a view from the flight window Over the clouds we fly Higher and higher we soar Far, far away – you and I Where? We do not know. Wisps of white we see Islands in the sky You and me Watch them, gliding by Now we enter…
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She was the poem
This poem was long awaiting to be written. Its based on someone I saw during my morning walks, one and a half years’ ago. I used to see her everyday for a year. She reminded me of a poem I’d long read and loved. Have any of you been reminded of a poem when you…