Poems – Page 39 – Another Fearless Year

April 27, 2015

Nepal

The Day 27 prompt at the NaPoWriMo site is to write a hay(na)ku, another short form poem I’ve never heard of. But I do love short form poetry, especially in the final days of a 30-day poetry challenge. Here’s my timely poem, a hay(na)ku time...

My Simple Life

The Day 26 prompt at NaPoWriMo today (where incidentally my post of yesterday was featured) is to write a persona poem, which is a poem in the voice of someone else. I chose to write in the voice of John, the disciple whom Jesus loved,...

Poetry Comments: 15

April 25, 2015

My Clerihew for NaPoWriMo

The prompt Day 25 of NaPoWriMo is to write a Clerihew, which I had never heard of before. But I thought I’d try it. Even though they are apparently usually written about famous people, the prompt gave permission to write about someone not famous. So I decided...

Poetry Comments: 7

April 24, 2015

She Hates Purple

She hates purple simply because it was my favorite color or maybe it’s because I stole her coveted role as baby of the family Who knows why I only know it’s hard to be resented for something you can’t control Yet I must let it...

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April 23, 2015

What Shall I Do?

Shall I watch you drink the Kool-aid when the nectar’s free for all Shall I watch you peer into the abyss when I can see you’ll surely fall Shall I watch you pour water in your tank when I’m certain it’ll make you stall Shall...

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April 22, 2015

Wandering Sheep

The prompt today at NaPoWriMo for Day 22 of the challenge is to write a pastoral poem. Although I had another poem already in the works for today, I decided to keep that one for tomorrow and go with the prompt. The description of a...

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April 21, 2015

Where This Road Leads

I know full well where this road leads The end is my desire and goal But I know not how long it be Or what lurks beyond the next knoll My Companion knows, but won’t tell I must trust that He’s in control He’ll never...

Poetry Comments: 20

April 20, 2015

Some of What I Know

Today I decided to write my poem-of-the-day based on the NaPoWriMo2015 prompt, which is to write a poem that states things that I know. This could be a really long poem, because my head is full of all kinds of trivial knowledge, but I’ll just...

Poetry Comments: 5

April 19, 2015

A Conversation with My Fearful Self

This poem was inspired by the April 16 prompt from The Daily Poet by Kelli Russell Agodon & Martha Silano. The prompt was to write a conversational poem in which alternating stanzas were two speakers in a conversation. I decided to write a conversation with...

Poetry Comment: 1

April 17, 2015

Iris

Purple Iris bloom Standing tall, fragile My favorite garden flower Beauty To finish out my NaPoWriMo2015 commitment, I suspect I will be relying a bit on my favorite little form, the elfje.

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Another Fearless Year

Tag: Poems

Nepal

My Simple Life

My Clerihew for NaPoWriMo

She Hates Purple

What Shall I Do?

Wandering Sheep

Where This Road Leads

Some of What I Know

A Conversation with My Fearful Self

Iris

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