Tag: #day2
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NaPoWriMo Day 2 2023- A series of sweet nothings
I’m catching up with the days I missed. The prompt on Day 2 was ‘And now for today’s (optional) prompt! The Romanian-born poet Paul Celan once wrote a series of surrealist questions and answers. Here are a couple of examples: What is forgetting? An unripe apple stabbed by a spear. What is a tear? A scale awaiting a weight.…
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NaPoWriMo Day 2 – Summer is finally here
Today’s prompt is to write a poem based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words. The word I chose is ‘Flosculous’ – it means ‘In full bloom’ My poem for today, ‘Summer is finally here’ Gratitude sweeps over me, like the morning breeze that…
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NaPoWriMo Day 2 : The Road Taken- I’ll take it again
Today’s prompt is – “In the world of well-known poems, maybe there’s no gem quite so hoary as Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken.” Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem about your own road not taken – about a choice of yours that has “made all the difference,” and what might…
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A hymn for the night – Should I tell them about thee?
Should I tell them about thee- Of the secrets we keep That it is in your solitude and tender company- I am at ease even when I cannot sleep. Should I tell them of ‘The Others’ that visit me in the dark- those who they think have gone, what would they say if they knew…
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Wordless Wednesdays : In and around the Taj hotel
This week as part of the ‘Wordless Wednesday’ challenge and the ‘Travel Challenge’ Day 2 to which I was nominated by my blogging friend Robbie Cheadle to post one favorite travel picture a day for ten days without explanation. I decided to share pictures of the iconic Taj Hotel Mumbai. The hotel and the surroundings do not…