Tag: #childhood

• NaPoWriMo 2023: Day 19 – Brendon is coming

  

  For today’s daily resource I’d like to share this article about poetry and TikTok. When I first started writing poetry seriously, blogs were the big thing. That was twenty-five years ago, and now there’s poetry Twitter and poetry on Instagram and, yes, as new technology builds atop the old, poetry on TikTok. And without further ado, here’s our daily (optional) prompt.…

  Smitha V

  April 19, 2023

  Experiences, Poetry

  #Brendon, #brendoniscoming, #childhood, #GloPoWriMo2023, #inspiration, #life, #memory, #monster, #NaPoWriMo2023, #nostalgia

• My father’s home

  

  I wrote this tanka prose on the 26th of November. The tanka prose is based on my visit in September to the place where my father bought his first house. The house was in a most sought-after locale and I remember, dad, being very proud of it. I was around nine at the time and…

  Smitha V

  December 1, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #childhood, #dealingwithpain, #healing, #home, #japanesepoetry, #life, #loss, #memories, #nostalgia, #parents, #tankaprose, #truth

• In the land of my forefathers

  

  I wrote this poem on Father’s day but couldn’t post it then as I was traveling. Returning to my hometown after three years and three deaths, wasn’t easy. I wasn’t even sure why I was going there except as a mark of respect for the people who were responsible for the person I am today.…

  Smitha V

  June 21, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry, Travel

  #aftercovid, #childhood, #community, #family, #fathersday, #home, #India, #life, #Mangalore, #memories, #neighbours, #poem, #returninghome, #roots, #SoCs

• ART & POETRY : The orange chair

  

  It was our job To carry it to the verandah On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays- the other days she would wet her hair sprinkling few drops on her head so she could pray Our first lesson that rules could be modified, if not broken Those three days were different- The hair wash, was an elaborate…

  Smitha V

  November 17, 2020

  Art, Experiences, Poetry

  #acquarello, #beginnerartist, #childhood, #children, #dappled, #grandma, #India, #kerala, #life, #Mangalore, #memory, #moonwashedmusingsweeklyprompt, #nostalgia, #poem, #watercolors

• NaPoWriMo 2020- Day 13: Dear Sis, I want you to know

  

  Nonetheless, our optional prompt for today (developed by Rachel McKibbens, who is well-known for her imaginative and inspiring prompts) plays on the idea of stealing. Today, I challenge you to write a non-apology for the things you’ve stolen. Maybe it’s something as small as your sister’s hairbrush (or maybe it was your sister’s boyfriend!) Regardless,…

  Smitha V

  April 13, 2020

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #childhood, #Day13, #family, #GloPoWriMo2020, #Imnotsorry, #love, #memories, #NaPoWriMo2020, #nostalgia, #secrets, #siblings, #sisters, Poetry