Tag: #nostalgia

• NaPoWriMo Day 29 – The Gift

  

  “And here’s our prompt. In certain versions of the classic fairytale Sleeping Beauty, various fairies or witches are invited to a princess’s christening, and bring her gifts. One fairy/witch, however, is not invited, and in revenge for the insult, lays a curse on the princess. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in…

  Smitha V

  April 29, 2022

  Poetry

  #borntomeet, #day29, #destiny, #fate, #gift, #GloPoWriMo2022, #love, #memory, #NaPoWriMo2022, #nostalgia, #soulmates, #storypoem, #whatmyfathersaid

• NaPoWriMo Day 21 – I remember

  

  Today’s prompt is one I got from the poet Betsy Sholl. This prompt asks you to write a poem in which you first recall someone you used to know closely but are no longer in touch with, then a job you used to have but no longer do, and then a piece of art that you…

  Smitha V

  April 21, 2022

  Poetry

  #Art, #Day21, #friendship, #GloPoWriMo2022, #life, #memories, #NaPoWriMo2022, #nostalgia, #poem, #stories, #truth

• NaPoWriMo Day 17 – The English Garden

  

  The prompt for today. “This is a fun one – it’s a prompt developed by the comic artist Lynda Barry, and it asks you to think about dogs you have known, seen, or heard about, and then use them as a springboard into wherever they take you.” Today’s featured online journal is Plume, which has published more…

  Smitha V

  April 17, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #children, #Day17, #dogs, #Englishgraden, #GloPoWriMo2022, #memories, #munich, #NaPoWriMo2022, #narrativepoem, #nostalgia, #parents, #pugs, #training

• Travel Challenge day 1

  

  I was nominated by my blogging friend Robbie Cheadle  to post one favorite travel picture a day for ten days without explanation, then to nominate someone else to participate. That’s 10 days, 10 travel pictures, and 10 nominations. It doesn´t have to be 10 consecutive days. Thank you Robbie for giving me the opportunity to…

  Smitha V

  February 3, 2021

  Experiences, Travel

  #Germany, #goodtimes, #holidaysinEurope, #memories, #munich, #nostalgia, #photographs, #travelchallenge, #travellingwithkids, #wordlesswednesdays

• Published : Poem ‘obituary’

  

  I’m happy to say that my poem, ‘Obituary,’ has been published by Spillwords Press. I’ve started reading the pages at the end of the newspaper-The one with the photographs-Sometimes stamp sized, sometimes biggerThe faces look back at meSome smiling, some solemnBut rarely ever sadI wonder if they were truly as happy or is it a…

  Smitha V

  February 2, 2021

  Poetry

  #circleoflife, #death, #life, #memory, #newspapers, #nostalgia, #obituary, #people, #poetry, #tribute, Published