Tag: #Ukraine

• NaPoWriMo Day 8 – There, I said it!

  

  Today’s prompt comes to us from this list of “all-time favourite writing prompts.” It asks you to name your alter-ego, and then describe him/her in detail. Then write in your alter-ego’s voice. Maybe your alter-ego is a streetwise detective, a superhero, or a very small goldfinch. Whoever or whatever your alternate self maybe, I hope this prompt…

  Smitha V

  April 8, 2022

  Poetry

  #alterego, #day8, #GloPoWriMo2022, #hijabrow, #India, #life, #NaPoWriMo2022, #Queen, #stateofaffairs, #truth, #Ukraine, #War, #worldtoday

• NaPoWriMo Day 3: Sleep, my baby, sleep

  

  Today’s prompt is to write a Spanish form called a “glosa” – literally a poem that glosses, or explains, or in some way responds to another poem. The idea is to take a quatrain from a poem that you like, and then write a four-stanza poem that explains or responds to each line of the…

  Smitha V

  April 3, 2022

  Poetry

  #CallforPeace, #day3, #death, #Destruction, #forukraine, #GloPoWriMo2022, #glosapoetry, #longpoem, #lullaby, #motherandchild, #NaPoWriMo2022, #news, #pain, #tribute, #Ukraine, #War

• Naveen – A tribute

  

  ‘Naveen’ means fresh, creative, bright ‘Naveen’ was my mom’s youngest brother’s name “He died when he was two,” my grandma told me with a tear in her eye. “A long, long time ago.” Yesterday, Naveen died once again This time, he was twenty-one A year older than my daughter is now He was studying to…

  Smitha V

  March 2, 2022

  Poetry

  #CallforPeace, #children, #conflict, #dreams, #families, #pain, #Sorrow, #tribute, #Ukraine, #War

• 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

• To Russia, with love

  

  You are strong, we knowYou don’t need to stoop lowTo prove your point You don’t need to sullyYour reputation. Don’t be a bullyCome on, Russia You can do so much betterBe the bigger person, play the good, ‘Big brother’.Remember the phrase ‘Love thy neighbour’? Nothing good ever comes from warsOther than deep, ugly, painful scarsWake…

  Smitha V

  February 27, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #againstwar #plea, #CallforPeace, #Russia, #stopwar, #Ukraine