Tag: writing

NaPoWriMo Day 9: Egg Hunt

Time to get cracking Climb out of sleep bagging Put down all the packing And get on the hunt! The Easter Bun’s been And we’ve already seen A gold-blue silver sheen Glinting out of the grass. Little hands take the lead Running hard through… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 9: Egg Hunt”

NaPoWriMo Day 8: A Naming

Image copyright Mabh Savage 2023. Image ID: Green grass and bright blue sky with a few small white clouds seen through the mesh window of a tent. We stood before the gods and named him Parents, sponsors, family, friends, and tribe They held him… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 8: A Naming”

NaPoWriMo Day 7: Finding Tribe

Image copyright Mabh Savage 2023. Image ID: Trees silhouetted against a starry night sky. We come together in the great field Some linked by blood Many not But all in joy And canvas And love of the fire We laugh and cry and hold… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 7: Finding Tribe”

NaPoWriMo Day 6: Pizza

Her intensity

Practically melting the cheese

Before the oven is even on..

NaPoWriMo Day 5: Salsa

Cailleach peering through the window

But get this tapping

Rhythm in the soul…

NaPoWriMo Day 4: Listing

Have you tried a notebook?

Have you tried keeping lists?

Have you tried a planner?

NaPoWriMo Day 3: Moon Shock

Walking along the front

We chatter like magpies

Black and white in the evening light

Caught between sea spray and coal dust…

NaPoWriMo Day 2: Chicken

He plays chicken with the ocean

Calmly strolling along the promenade

While waves beat a samba…

Lessons from NaNoWriMo

I rather ambitiously decided to participate in NaNoWriMo this year. I’ve never done it before. It’s now the end of November and I am nowhere near the 50,000 word target. I guess I’m disappointed, but I definitely have learned a few things. Here goes:… Continue Reading “Lessons from NaNoWriMo”

Platinum Crumbs

I shower then dry off My armpits carefully Soaking up each drop of moisture With a scratchy towel Ready for more moisture Drying and soothing Only to be rolled over With wet, smelly goo, Designed to keep my Sweat at bay Roll over my… Continue Reading “Platinum Crumbs”