#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Father Time and the suggested form is Blitz. I have enjoyed the blitz for in the past and Morgan’s right, it does have a bit of a running out of time, ticking clock feel to it. Let’s see what happens when I put some time into it. 😉 Time To TimeContinue reading “#Writober Day 16: Father Time”
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#Writober Day 15: Mother May I
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Mother May I. And the poetry form suggested is a Ballad. “Mother May I” makes me think of a domineering, strict mother. Definitely something for a Halloween themed poem. She Keeps Me Digging Refrain: Dig a hole, a deeper hole Oh, Mother, Mother may I? This time I doubt theContinue reading “#Writober Day 15: Mother May I”
#Writober Day 14: Mother Earth
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Mother Earth. Mother earth → Earth mother Mother earth Earth mother Plentiful creator dark and warm deep and cool I rock onto my heels then back to my toes which curl into the dirt I feel her → squishy I feel her → grit I am grounded but will IContinue reading “#Writober Day 14: Mother Earth”
#Writober Day 11: Silence or noise
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Silence or noise. I like today’s suggested poetry form Loop poetry. I tried a loop poem, but didn’t like it as much as the free form poem I wrote first. It was inspired by silence or noise, so here’s that one instead. Writing In Silence I write in theContinue reading “#Writober Day 11: Silence or noise”
#Writober 2019 Day 9: Sight
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Eyes or What do you see? I wrote a post about vision back when I started this blog and did a series on exploring the senses. A sight What a sight a sight for sore eyes a vision out of sight out of mind in the mind’s eye or theContinue reading “#Writober 2019 Day 9: Sight”
#Writober Day 8: Scent
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Scent. I wrote a post about smell back when I started this blog and did a series on exploring the senses. Passing Thyme Passing the pots on the porch, I fondle the herbs Thyme lingers on my fingers surprising me later with a trip to my past a pizza partyContinue reading “#Writober Day 8: Scent”
#Writober 2019 Day 7: Tongue
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Tongue, Tasting and Speaking. I wrote a post about taste back when I started this blog and did a series on exploring the senses. Today’s poetry form is Tongue Twister. Bitter, Sour, Sweet Flitter glitter emitter jitter critter transmitter spitter embitters sitter knitter Deflower willpower scour our shower devour cauliflowerContinue reading “#Writober 2019 Day 7: Tongue”
#Writober 2019 Day 6: Blue
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Blue. I liked all the different ways blue is used, especially “bluing the air.” I don’t remember hearing that before. Blue Sidewalk You yelled ’til you were blue in the face while the blue clad woman just won the race and the blues man played his bluest blues without hittingContinue reading “#Writober 2019 Day 6: Blue”
#Writober 2019 Day 5: Doorways
#OctPoWriMo Today’s theme is doorway- open or closed. Bop poetic form Crossing the threshold Inside Flannel pajamas covered in blankets heating pad on my belly alone in thoughtful silence imagining a better world Need a push to cross the threshold Outside People, places, things aspirations and collaborations, beauty, love fresh and new expectations, disappointments, togetherContinue reading “#Writober 2019 Day 5: Doorways”
#Writober 2019 Day 4: Escaping the Cage
#OctPoWriMo Today’s theme “Cage – Pewter, Silver, or Gold” has to do with feeling caged, even in a beautiful, shiny cage. The poetry form Tetractys looks like fun. It is a form of counting syllables that can be used forward and backward. Hem No More Hem inside expecting available Not this time: without respect: IContinue reading “#Writober 2019 Day 4: Escaping the Cage”
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