Flower-a-day #9 Pensitivity 101’s Three Things Challenge inspired me this morning. The three things to include in my post were: CREASE, BLEND, FRONT. I recently started doing daily inkblots again. Writing about faces in the clouds in my Nephelococcygia post the other day got me thinking about drawing faces over inkblots. However, I like theContinue reading “Nemesia: looks like a baby snapdragon to me”
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Ode to a red rose #SoCS
The Stream of Consciousness Saturday prompt is “Ode.” Last week I was inspired to start my daily flower drawing practice and it made me draw every day which is amazing to me, and I love the black and whites photographs that I never would have thought to try before seeing zombie flamingos’ post last Saturday.Continue reading “Ode to a red rose #SoCS”
So Many Questions
The NaPoWriMo prompt for today is to write a poem that poses a series of questions. The PAD prompt is to write a remix poem. These should work well together. It’ll be interesting to look back through this month’s poems and see which questions spring to mind. My Janus for the A to Z challengeContinue reading “So Many Questions”
To Believe or Not Believe in Obscure Sorrows
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to find inspiration in The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows . Both “sonder” and “occhiolism” made me think of the same thing, so I guess that’s the inspiration. The Poem-a-Day two for Tuesday is: Write a believe poem and/or… Write a don’t believe poem. At the A to Z Challenge they areContinue reading “To Believe or Not Believe in Obscure Sorrows”
It’s Not Easy to Eagle a Mergansered Verb to a Terrible Appointment
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is to write a response poem to another poem. The PAD challenge is to write an appointments poem. My Janus word for the A to Z Challenge is terrible which can mean formidable, or lousy. Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt inspired me to head over to ModPo on coursera to listen to and readContinue reading “It’s Not Easy to Eagle a Mergansered Verb to a Terrible Appointment”
A Feather in His Cap
Today NaPoWriMo,s challenge is a metonymy prompt: “write a poem that invokes a specific object as a symbol of a particular time, era, or place.” The Poem-a-Day prompt is to write a nature poem. Today’s Janus word for the A to Z Challenge is screen which can mean to conceal with or as if withContinue reading “A Feather in His Cap”
Get into the Junk Drawer Song
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt called “Junk Drawer Song” is an interesting juxtaposition of thoughts on a song and the stuff in the junk drawer. The April PAD Challenge is a “Get (blank)” title poem. Over at the A to Z Challenge they linked to a bunch of random generators in hopes to inspire. My Janus wordContinue reading “Get into the Junk Drawer Song”
What the Inanimate Need to Do
The NaPoWriMo prompt for today is to write an unusual character’s to-do list. The PAD challenge is to write a persona poem for an inanimate object. Over at A to Z the word is “hustle.” I’m feeling that. My Janus phrase for today is hold up which can mean to support or aid, or toContinue reading “What the Inanimate Need to Do”
Squares in Motion
Today’s Poetics challenge at the dVerse Poets Pub is to write an ekphrastic poem. I chose Laura’s third option and began my poem based on the title of an image by an artist I wasn’t familiar with, Bridget Riley, before I looked at the piece. Then I looked at the piece and finished the poem.Continue reading “Squares in Motion”
October 29: Exploring the Tracks #OctPoWriMo #Writober
Today’s prompt inspired a new bokeh filter and photography project. I used wire and tape to create “tracks” on a square-cut bokeh filter. Then I put lights over paintings in my office to put those tracks into and through spaces where no tracks had been before. OctPoWriMo Spotlight Poem from OctPoWriMo Day 28 Sci-Fi FableContinue reading “October 29: Exploring the Tracks #OctPoWriMo #Writober”
Experience Writing 