#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 13: Hugging a tree
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Hugging a tree. I took the picture above in an old military cemetery outside of Orting, WA. The giant fir has grown completely around the headstone in an eternal hug. To get the full experience, I went out in the yard and hugged a couple trees. The first was aContinue reading “#Writober Day 13: Hugging a tree”
#Writober Day 12: Shadows
The colors this morning took my breath away. My world was, for a fleeting moment, this beautiful. The image above has not been altered in any way other than cropping. #OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Black. Absorbed Shocking color around the mountain I jump to action must capture the moment the first time I thinkContinue reading “#Writober Day 12: Shadows”
#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 10: Touch
#OctPoWriMo Today’s OctPoWriMo theme is Touch. Today was my first prompt for OctPoWriMo. I hope it inspired. I wrote a post about touch back when I started this blog and did a series on exploring the senses. Here are a couple exercises I created to explore touch, if you’re interested in exploring your senses forContinue reading “#Writober 2019 Day 10: Touch”
#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”
Experience Writing 