Tag: #simplepleasures
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Carpe Diem #1826 – Magic of Monsoons
Today Chevrefeuille challenges us to writing a haiku in which we use “juxtaposition”. JUXTAPOSITION Any time unlike things bump up against each other, you can describe it as a juxtaposition. Imagine a funeral mourner telling jokes graveside, and you get the idea — the juxtaposition in this case is between grief and humor. Juxtaposition of…
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NaPoWriMo Day 18 2020 : Sweet pleasures
Our optional prompt for the day also honors the idea of Saturday (the Saturdays of the soul, perhaps?), by challenging you to write an ode to life’s small pleasures. Perhaps it’s the first sip of your morning coffee. Or finding some money in the pockets of an old jacket. Discovering a bird’s nest in a…
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NaPoWriMo 2018 : Secret Pleasure
Today’s challenge is to write a poem that is based on a secret shame, or a secret pleasure. When the world’s asleep, And there’s nobody looking, When all the lights turned off, And there’s just the night lamp glowing, Peace! When the room door’s shut, And there’s a sweet silence humming, When all…