Tag: #people

• NaPoWriMo Day 27 – Adapting

  

   “Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a “duplex.” A “duplex” is a variation on the sonnet, developed by the poet Jericho Brown. Here’s one of his first “Duplex” poems, and here is a duplex written by the poet I.S. Jones. Like a typical sonnet, a duplex has fourteen lines. It’s organized into seven, two-line […]

  Smitha V

  April 27, 2022

  Poetry

  #adapting, #change, #Day27, #forgetting, #GloPoWriMo2022, #humanpsychology, #life, #moving, #NaPoWriMo2022, #past, #people, #philosophy, #poemonhumannature

• NaPoWriMo : Day 23- ‘Home’

  

   Today I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in the style of Kay Ryan, whose poems tend to be short and snappy – with a lot of rhyme and sound play. They also have a deceptive simplicity about them, like proverbs or aphorisms. Once you’ve read a few, you’ll see what I mean. […]

  Smitha V

  April 23, 2022

  Poetry

  #death, #emotions, #feelings, #GloPoWriMo2022, #kayryan, #NaPoWriMo2022, #nature, #people, #redwoodtrees, #small, #tall, #wonder

• Travel: Benaras Part 3 – A little of everything – fun, history, pilgrimage

  

  This is the final post of my trip to Benaras. It’s going to talk about our visit to Sarnath and why our travel group works. I’ll share the unfolding of our last day in Benaras and then explain the latter. If you’ve read the last two posts, I may not even need to explain. Before […]

  Smitha V

  March 20, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #benaras, #Buddha, #buddhism, #explore, #Girlstrip, #history, #incredibleindia, #jainism, #lessons, #life, #memories, #people, #photography, #sarnath, #travelogue, #traveltips, #UttarPradeshtourism, #varanasitourism

• How easy to become a refugee?

  

  Mr President, Sir You taught me something new today I thought those who fled their nation were a different breed Forgive me, my ignorance But, I thought they came from nations ruled by zealots where violence was a norm; cursed countries gave birth to them – and I felt sorry for them As I watched […]

  Smitha V

  February 28, 2022

  Poetry

  #CallforPeace, #currentissues, #hope, #humanity, #irony, #people, #Refugee, #Russia, #Ukraine, #War, Poetry

• Published : Waiting

  

  I’m very happy to say my poem – ‘Waiting’ has been published by Silver Birch Press under the ‘I am waiting series’. Below is the first stanza of the poem. I waited for a callMy alkaline blood curdlingThe pungency burning my insidesI tasted harshness on my tongueAnd bitterness in my skinI was a wisp of […]

  Smitha V

  July 17, 2021

  Experiences, Poetry

  #blogaweek, #blogger, #blogging, #death, #healing, #inspiration, #life, #loss, #metaphor, #people, #truth, #waiting, Experiences