Category Archives: poetry

Alphabetical April

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Maggie C

Day Eighteen of National Poetry Writing Month! Today’s prompt from NaPoWriMo.net: write an abecedarian poem – a poem in which the word choice follows the words/order of the alphabet. You could write a very strict abecedarian poem, in which there … Continue reading →

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Beyond Compare

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Maggie C

Day Fourteen of National Poetry Writing Month. The muses at NaPoWriMo.net have given us this prompt for today: …write a parody or satire based on a famous poem… take a favorite (or unfavorite) poem of the past, and see if … Continue reading →

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Dog Walk on a Drizzly Day

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Maggie C

The gray sky is low, pushing down on me as my dog and I sidestep puddles in our path. A sense of sadness seeps onto me, settling like heavy mist on a wool coat. Unexplainable loneliness rises up as though … Continue reading →

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Sea Shanty

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Maggie C

It’s Day Ten of National Poetry Writing Month, and today’s challenge from NaPoWriMo.net is to write a sea shanty. these are poems in the forms of songs, strongly rhymed and rhythmic, that sailors might sing while hauling on ropes and … Continue reading →

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Sonnet Sunday

Posted on April 9, 2023 by Maggie C

Day Nine of National Poetry Writing Month! Today’s prompt from NaPoWriMo.net: We’re calling today Sonnet Sunday, as we’re challenging you to write in what is probably the most robust poetic form in English. A traditional sonnet is 14 lines long, … Continue reading →

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Tap Dance and Termite Jig

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Maggie C

My brain is a jigsaw puzzle, with gangly termites jigging on the pieces. I saw it with my own ears! So puzzling. Fred Astaire and the six jiggers. Tap shoes on high volume, jackhammer cane dance on my frontal lobe. … Continue reading →

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List

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Maggie C

Day seven of National Poetry Writing Month. NaPoWriMo.net prompt: “…write a poem that plays with the idea of a list.”

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seasonal conflict

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Maggie C

new buds drip cold rain birds trill between high wind gusts no spring in my step

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Funeral

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Maggie C

Little cherub on mama’s lap, surrounded by strangers, crammed into narrow pews in a room she does not know. No color, no toys, no talking. No joy. She squirms, but just a little. Everyone stands in unison. An organ plays, … Continue reading →

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Violets (a triolet)

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Maggie C

Sweet violets in the garden grow in dappled shade and summer breeze. Such vibrant beauty to behold!  Sweet Violet’s in the garden. Grow strong and wise and free and bold!  May laughter always flow with ease. Sweet! Violets in the … Continue reading →

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