On this, the twenty-fourth day of NaPoWriMo, I opted for another triolet (ABaAabAB) - must be the fault of all these Gothic texts I've been thinking about in my not-so-spare time. This House of Whispers In this house of whispers born and raised A gliding voice, I worship vastness In this house where hollow smiles …
Heartbeats/ Day 23
If yesterday I could only with difficulty bring myself to write a 'nature poem', irony has it that today I couldn't stop myself from doing so. Maybe I need to sleep on a topic before it germinates by itself? Heartbeats Heartbeats underneath the bark - Are they mine, sprung through my fingers Into its parched …
Twilight/ Day 22
Since today is Earth Day, our daily prompt suggested we come up with a nature-related poem of any kind. Well, I'm not very good at this sort of thing, since I don't often write poems with 'nature' in mind, but I gave it a try nevertheless. (At least I've kept on writing, and that's the …
Baron Samedi/ Day 21
I felt like writing a love poem today, so I did so. However, since my understanding of the 'love' bit in 'love poems' tends to be rather questionable, I named my lyrical attempt of the day after the Voodoo Loa of death and sex. (Which reminds me I definitely need to read up more on …
Daytime Moon Haiku/ Day 20
Today I came up with another haiku, and whilst you might think this was a clever way for me to avoid writing/thinking too much, I can assure you that it actually wasn't. Today, I was completely taken by the 'waxing gibbous' daytime moon I spied on an absolutely clear sky (such a rare sight in …
Days 14-19
So... once more I've spent some days without a decent internet connection, so here's another one of those 'catch up with the NaPoWriMo flow' posts. Day 14: An Imagined Affair The blisters of an imagined affair, Ugly and rough-edged: the ghost That never dared to live - How does one dig a grave for it? …
Hush/ Day 13
Today's NaPoWriMo prompt suggests that we simply - relax. Your prompt for today is simply to take a walk. Make notes — mental or otherwise — on what you see on your walk, and incorporate these notes into your poem. My whole day actually included a series of long walks (in intermittent rain), so I …
Making up for Lost Wifi – Days 9, 10 and 11
As you may well have imagined, I have been away and - alas! - out of the reach of a decent internet connection. Nevertheless, I got to meet some wonderful people and see some wonderful sights in Cardiff and Tintern, so I can't say I'm sorry for that. Actually, if you ever find yourselves in …
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Ascension/ Day 8
Phew! Long day today. Very long. And not over yet, as I've still much work to do. The day 8 prompt invites us to try writing in ottava rima — an Italian form that, in English, usually takes the form of an eight-line stanza of iambic pentameter, with a rhyme scheme of a-b-a-b-a-b-c-c. I can't …
Thirst/ Day 7
Here we are on day seven of NaPoWriMo - every time I realise a full week has actually gone by, I end up asking myself: where has it all gone to? what do I have to show for it? And I guess NaPoWriMo helps to make me feel slightly better about myself, because no matter …
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