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Poetember Challenge - Start....

9/3/2018

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#Poetember ... For the poets out there, this month we are introducing the brand new poetry challenge, ‘Poetember.’’ We are challenging you to write and share a poem every day throughout September!

Guidelines:

Write a poem every day in September.
You can write a poem about any topic you like, but we’ll provide optional prompts if you need them.
If you choose to share your work on social media, don’t forget to link and tag us in your post (details shown below) We might even feature your work on our blog!

Prompt #1 - Calm

Stormy Weather

Crow caws the alarm,
Flapping ferociously.
Gales grab at fancy flyers;
End is nigh.

Thunder grumbles cuz it knows.

A calm and balmy, sultry breeze;
Allure of safety - falsely so.

A power-hungry forceful fork
Explodes its light upon
The dead still
Of a break in putrid heat.

Bird song resumes.

First round results:
Victory to the light.

Dark recedes, for now.
Though its presence duly noted
By the mammoth rain drops splatting on my screen.

Prompt #2 - violet

Violaceous Amethystine

I saw her there
in a room:
livid lavender in the canister
smells all purple and lilac-y
a plum petunia,
Violet vavoomed a violent viola
she, Violaceous Amethystine,
a mauve orchid, and
I, a hyacinth painted pansy magenta,
crouched next to the Spider lighter
sitting on the floor, fallen

a note on method - I looked up the prompt word in the thesaurus and combine words based on sound; ‘spider lighter’ is a random pleasant sounding object that was part of my physical world at the time; gradually an image appeared in my mind, and a mood...
Violaceous Amethystine is a viola-playing beauty. The narrator is a mere common man, crouched low on the floor, watching his love perform.
It is unclear as to whether she even knows he exists...

Prompt #3 (waiting)...

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#NaPoWriMo2018 - Poem 6

4/6/2018

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The One In the Window

In certain slants of light, she looks
like that dude from Metallica (in his younger years).
Everything was happening in Hollywood.
This ain’t Kansas anymore; it’s real,
And my favourite ruby shoes
have a broken heel.
I don’t like how it feels.
And nobody wants to
have anything to do
with a girl and her guitar.

It occurs to me I’m in a dead trade.
I can’t find work so I cant get paid.
And it seems to me,
Everybody does it all for free.

And you realize, as you roam,
that there’s no place like home.
But your home is someone else’s couch.
And it’s do, or don’t;
Not a question of won’t

Truth resonates
The universe inspirates.
Failing to find love and happiness;
Falling fully and flailing completely;
It’s all in the rewrites.
Through it all, you gotta keep on keeping on.

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Poem #10, NaPoWriMo, I'm texting on eggshells

4/13/2017

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You have nothing else to do but dwell
And twist mole hills into mountains
That rise into insurmountable peaks
If you seek conspiracy and dastardly deeds,
Then that is all you shall find
please,
don't forget the one you leave behind

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Poem #9, NaPoWriMo, "I wasn't worried about you, should I be?"

4/12/2017

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There are those days when you're just driven to daytime drinking...
You know those days, right?
It's worse when there is actually no drink to be drank;
When things go flying before you can even catch your breath;
You get beat upon by life and also fists;
Your best bud is mad at you;
You got assignments due at school
and two jobs to boot;
You gotta make time for the dentist to do his business.
(I'll have you all know - contrary to popular belief, I do not have a big mouth-
and so it really hurts afterwards, what with the fibro and all!)
My hair is atrocious and requiring attention and care...
You get the picture, I'm sure,
Because I know you feel it, too.

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Poem #2, NaPoWriMo

4/4/2017

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(Prompt: not today poem)

For today’s prompt, write a “not today” poem. Maybe it’s normal to give in to outside pressures, but not today. Or maybe you’re usually very disciplined in your health and wellness habits, but not today. Or maybe you struggle to write poems, but not today.
http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/2017-april-pad-challenge-day-2

Going up? Not today; today I'm down:(
Don't mind if I do;) Not today:(
But when?
The future shines bright:) Not today; it's a shadowy umbra of gloom & doom
Until light again
What goes up:) Must come down:(
Not today!

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Royal Botanical Gardens - Red, Green Train Show

12/31/2015

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Beauty Lift - My Dundas to Hammer Trail

7/17/2015

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Look to the Great BEAUTY that surrounds to LIFT you up when you are down

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Day 10 - An Exaggeration

5/30/2014

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Still worse than bad and badder than worse

Before it gets better, you can bet your purse!

Sun dogs and Solar halos may be heaven-sent

But all still part of a different argument.

Over and over for many an eternity;

So many cycles about the same shit patty.

Refractions down low and some way up high;

Reflections of the demon in the mirror lie.

Who is wrong? Who is right?

Does it matter? Why do we fight?

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The Day Before NaPoWriMo....

3/31/2014

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MARCH 31, 2014
Get set . . .
From: http://www.napowrimo.net

Tomorrow is the first day of NaPoWrimo. I hope you are feeling excited and inspired.

Today’s poetry resource is the Big Poetry Giveaway. Now in its fifth year, the Giveaway celebrates National Poetry Month by giving participants the opportunity to get books of poetry, for free!

I know that by the time I post the first “official” prompt, it will already have been April 1 for a while in some parts of the world, so here is an extra little prompt (totally optional — as all our prompts are) for those of you who are experiencing NaPoWriMo earlier than me.

The prompt for all you early birds is an ekphrastic poem – a poem inspired by or about a work of art. There’s no rules on the form for an ekphrastic poem, so you could write a sonnet or a haiku or free verse. Some well-known ekphrastic poems include Rilke’s Archaic Torso of Apollo and Keats’ Ode on a Grecian Urn. But ekphrastic poetry is alive and well today, too, as your efforts today will reflect.

Happy writing!

Day 0 - The First Day of MY New Year

5 down,
A countless many
left to go.
Just gotta start
with the first step.
ALWAYS START WITH THE FIRST STEP - because it just makes sense.

Happy #1, then keep going.
KEEP GOING! Stop writing and just DO IT!
There, 5 more.
Take a break.
Think about the next step.
There's always a next step,
Even if it's backwards.
But, can't take away what is already done.

Go backwards
sometimes - just for sh1ts & giggles -
Revisit,
Reflect,
Re-do.
Switch it up.
Look differently.
Start at the bottom, climb to the top, or start at the top and run to the bottom: FastStep sloooooow step big step little step

Look at what has been accomplished!
All those steps - well done!

Another 5 - should I stop or should I go?
I will raise my bar.... another 5...
The sky's the limit & the season is long.
Easy peasy.

There'll be time enough for counting when the stepping's done.

(60 steps up & 60 steps down,
20 times all together,
equals 1,200 steps & a 130 or so words, equals 1 poem & a happy body)

For a complete list of FAQs, visit www.NaPoWriMo.net, owned by
Maureen Thorson, a poet living in Washington, DC. She started writing a poem a day for the month of April back in 2003, posting the poems on her blog. When other people started writing poems for April, and posting them on their own blogs, Maureen linked to them. After a few years, so many people were doing NaPoWriMo that Maureen decided to launch an independent website for the project.

How do I participate in NaPoWriMo?
Easy! Just write a poem a day for the month of April. You can post them on the internet. You can hide them in a notebook. You can make up a special book just for yourself out of them. Really, all you need to do is write a poem a day for the month of April.

If you choose to post your work on the internet, you can submit your website for inclusion in our online roster of participants. See the “Submit Your Site” link above.

Poetember Challenge - Start....

#NaPoWriMo2018 - Poem 6

The One In the Window

Poem #10, NaPoWriMo, I'm texting on eggshells

Poem #9, NaPoWriMo, "I wasn't worried about you, should I be?"

Poem #2, NaPoWriMo

Royal Botanical Gardens - Red, Green Train Show

Beauty Lift - My Dundas to Hammer Trail

Look to the Great BEAUTY that surrounds to LIFT you up when you are down

Day 10 - An Exaggeration

The Day Before NaPoWriMo....

Day 0 - The First Day of MY New Year

Capturing Real Life

Today is a great day to create a great day.

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