Tag: Poetry

• Dhaka diaries: The first fortnight here

  

  As of today, we’ve finished a little more than a fortnight. I have been procrastinating writing this post as I find the hotel room uninspiring. It doesn’t matter that the writing table overlooks the canal or that the big French windows give me an unhindered view of the sky, the brick-red rooftop of the American […]

  Smitha V

  October 30, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry, Travel

  #bangladesh, #dhakadiaries, #diary, #furniture, #life, #people, #restaurantsindhaka, #shoppingindhaka, #travelogue, #truth, change, Poetry

• NaPoWriMo : Day 25 – Goddess of the Sea

  

  Today’s (optional) prompt is based on the aisling, a poetic form that developed in Ireland. An aisling recounts a dream or vision featuring a woman who represents the land or country on/in which the poet lives, and who speaks to the poet about it. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that recounts a dream […]

  Smitha V

  April 25, 2022

  Poetry

  #aisling, #day25, #GloPoWriMo2022, #goddess, #India, #mumbai, #NaPoWriMo2022, #sea, #tributetothecity, Poetry

• 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

• We were just dreamers

  

  I wrote this ABECDEarian poem in April as part of the NaPoWriMo challenge based on a prompt given by TSL, a Facebook group. All that we wished for Big or small Clouds of fantasy we floated upon Dreams we saw Eyes opened wide and shut tight- From dancing on the square at the Eiffle tower […]

  Smitha V

  June 26, 2021

  Poetry, Travel

  #blogaday, #blogger, #blogging101, #bucketlist, #dreamers, #inspiration, #life, #love, #poem, Abecedearian, Poetry, Travel

• 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 […]

  Smitha V

  April 23, 2021

  Poetry

  #answertoapoem, #beauty, #Day23, #GloPoWriMo2021, #miracles, #NaPoWriMo2021, #waltwhitman, Poetry