Month: April 2020
Posted on April 19, 2020
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Following the NaPoWriMo prompt to write a poem inspired by music. I wish I could write a poem Like Williams wrote The Lark Ascending Those trills and furls of sheer beauty Capturing the essence of song The spring morn, The warmth of the sun… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Fifteen: Lark Transmogrified”
Category: Music, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: birds, birdsong, classical music, George Meredith, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Lark Ascending, music, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, National Poetry Writing Month, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, Ralph Vaughan Williams, romantic music, The Lark Ascending, Vaughan Williams
Posted on April 18, 2020
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Several times a day I make my husband groan Now that one’s not a euphemism, though it could be, I own… But he despairs of my wit, or my attempt at it The egg-cessive ingredients in the omelette Working it out with a pencil… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Fourteen: A Pun, My Soul”
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: comedy, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, humor, humour, marriage, marridl ife, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, National Poetry Writing Month, plays on words, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poetry month, poets, puns, wordplay
Posted on April 18, 2020
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Only in dreams do I feel The success of nostalgia The culmination of that homesickness For that place I’ve never been At least not in this life Or with this body Or maybe with this soul I don’t pretend to know How it all… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Thirteen: Only in Dreams”
Category: mental health, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: dreams, fernweh, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, homesickness, isolation, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, national poetry month, National Poetry Writing Month, nostalgia, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing, wanderlust
Posted on April 18, 2020
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I can’t stop thinking about it Living in my kitchen Sealed in its jar… Or so I thought. It crept out one night After we’d watched too much dark sci-fi And the bubbles were more meaningful than ever It crept out, right through the… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Twelve: The Starter”
Category: cooking, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: baking, bread, cooking, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, homemade, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, national poetry month, National Poetry Writing Month, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poetry month, poets, science fiction, Sourdough, Sourdough starter
Posted on April 18, 2020
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I love yeast I love the warmth of fresh baked bread The buttery silk of a sharp cut slice, Just cool enough not to crumble Under the knife I love the bubbling demijohn Or brew bin Singing in the night A watery siren That… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Eleven: Yeast”
Category: cooking, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: Beer, bread, brewing, cooking, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Home brew, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, Sourdough, Sourdough starter, wine, Yeast
Posted on April 18, 2020
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I describe myself as numb To others Because it’s easier Than describing The inexplicable drama Banality Humdrum hurricane Of feelings fraught with April frost Invisible beasts Cold sunshine Bubble-less yeasts Tasteless sweets Coffee that just makes you Sleepy A hiccup of anxiety Expelled like… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Ten: Numb”
Category: mental health, poetry, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, mental health, mental health stigma, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets
Posted on April 13, 2020
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She said What shape Should this poem be? Will it twist and turn and wind And cover me in thorns, barbed words To sting and recriminate, burning and cutting Before sneering away to hide behind smug curtains Of arrogance, cold and diamond-like, sharp and… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 9: Bright”
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: concrete poem, diamond, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, pain, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, shape poem, toxic people
Posted on April 12, 2020
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Content Warning: Blood, donating blood, sickness. Inspired by the NaPoWriMo Website’s prompt to take a line from a poetry bot on Twitter and turn it into a poem. And tales of human blood, Oh, dear digital Shelley, these are The tales for our times… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 8: And Tales of Human Blood”
Category: health, history, mental health, poetry, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, Crisis, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Legacy, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, nhs, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, politics
Posted on April 12, 2020
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Following the prompt for Day 7 from the NaPoWriMo site, sort of, as this poem is inspired by this news headline. Where the rain is made of iron And the sun is made of clay See the flowers made of music Fill the lava… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 7: Where the Rain is Made of Iron”
Category: poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, Imagination, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, nonsense, Other worlds, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, Poetry prompts, poets
Posted on April 11, 2020
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He came down the stairs In jeans and a smart t-shirt I’d almost forgotten What outdoor clothes looked like Didn’t we live in Comfies now? Loungewear and PJs? “Date night!” he exclaims! And I clap in delight. Such a thing, to be treated like… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 6: Date Night”
Category: childhood, health, mental health, parenting, poetry, UncategorizedTags: babies, Coronavirus, date night, datenight, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, isolation, kids, lockdown, marriage, married life, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self-isolation, toddlers