Not Just A Bunch of Words

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Poetry is not just a bunch of words
it's imagery of nature and bird-songs
it's a feeling watching wild water birds
poetry is not just a bunch of words
it's seeing a sacred buffalo herd
it's finding a place where our heart belongs
poetry is not just a bunch of words
it's imagery of nature and bird-songs

What's Going On 

For Susan's prompt  

Please write a poem on the theme of poetry, the topic "Why I write it" or "What it is" or "What it should be."

Writer's Digest 2024 April Pad Challenge Day 17 

For today's prompt, take the phrase "Not (blank)," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.

Thank you for reading! May poetry be a part of your life journey! It's everywhere...

Shake That Tambourine

courtesy of Pixabay

Release your inhibitions
shake that tambourine
be your own musician

Find your inner magician
create a poetic scene
release your inhibitions

Perform, a heartfelt rendition
dance in fields of mossy green
be your own musician

Take a lyrical expedition
travel to the land, in between
release your inhibitions

Dance where moonbeams glisten
and the night sky appears serene
be your own musician

Create a musical composition
rock that tambourine
release your inhibitions
be your own musician

 

Writer's Digest 2024 April Pad Challenge Day 16 

write a poetic form poem

Everyday Counts

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 Sometimes, on a Friday night
after a  week of craziness
I’m inclined to turn off the light
slipping into a bit of dreaminess
in the middle of golden twilight
fighting the weight of sleepiness
in my journal, these words, I write

“Tomorrow, is Saturday”

dVerse - Quadrille 199

Hosted by De writing a quadrille
of 44 words incorporating the word "Friday"

Writer's Digest 2024 April Pad Challenge Day 15

 challenge write a "middle" poem

Thank you for visiting - may you have moments of dreaminess

The Scream

by Edvard Munch

 

 

 

 

 

 

On an evening walk at sunset
there seemed to be a silent scream
as the sky turned a shade of blood red
my head began to pound…

Sometimes, nature screams louder
than the voices in my head. These
haunting whisper, will they ever
cease ….

Writer's Digest 2024 April Pad Challenge Day 14 

For today's prompt, write an ekphrastic poem

This artwork was chosen from a selection given

Finding a Way

Today, is a new day
A time to breathe and live
Listening to the blue jays
A time to give & forgive
On broken wings we find a way

Writer's Digest April Pad Challenge Day 13 

challenge to write a living poem

Memories

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 memories of us
stories from another time
stirring emotions

Writer's Digest 2024 April Pad Challenge day 11 

writing a memory poem

Dream Better

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I want to focus on better dreams
when I lay my head upon my pillow
in the storms of night, my thoughts billow

I want to focus on better dreams
take the helm and sail on a tranquil sea
free my mind from all accumulated debris

I want to focus on better dreams
navigate the stars in search of light
praying for peace in the dark of night

Writer's Digest 2024 April Pad Challenge Day 10 

For today's prompt, take the phrase "(blank) Better," replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.

My Heart Shaped Box

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My box is heart shaped
filled with words, love,
journey, dream and explore
it’s bursting with pieces of
life's stories, music and art
sometimes it is red or blue
depending on the mood
or if I am thinking of you

If you look inside my box
you will find love letters and poetry
never written or shared
if you look deeper, you might
find the secret treasures of
a dreamer…visions of the past,
present and possibly a glimpse
of the future

In my box, you will find love, loss
and everything in between
but, most of all you will find
the heartbeat of me

linking with dVerse - a box of poems

Hosted by Kim
Your challenge today is to write a poem about your own metaphorical box. It doesn’t necessarily have to be about a relationship, but I would like it to be autobiographical, free verse, and in three stanzas  

Thanks for reading

Writer's Digest April PAD Challenge day 9

challenge write about love

Thank you for reading