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Fluffy white Bichon Frise in green and blue striped jumper and with brown lead, on grassy background

NaPoWriMo: Small

13 April 202213 April 2022

I’ve given up dating each poem. It’s too confusing. What will be will be and as long as I keep …

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Distant view of moon against night sky

NaPoWriMo Day 12: Giant Leap

11 April 202211 April 2022

The latest challenge: write a poem about something large. So I chose memories of watching the Apollo 11 moon landings …

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NaPoWriMo Day 11: Love

10 April 202210 April 2022

NaPoWriMo’s latest prompt: ‘Love.’ I’ve had a go at a Shadorma: a Spanish 6 line syllabic poem, with lines of …

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Sunset over the Clwyd Valley as seen from the terraces at St Beunos Jesuit Spirituality and Retreat Centre

NaPoWriMo Day 10: Nonet: Imagine

9 April 20229 April 2022

Day Nine Prompt – write a Nonet: a nine line poem, with an opening line of nine syllables, the next …

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NaPoWriMo Day Nine: More Paint Chips

8 April 20228 April 2022

I’m off-prompt today with another paint chip haiku. In the Black Forest Wedgwood Green Leaves Smudge Scotch Mist Skies of …

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Bridge winding through mountain range in Austria. Image by Florian Bernhardt on unsplash.com

NaPoWriMo Day Eight: Proverbs

8 April 20228 April 2022

Today we were challenged to take a proverb or saying and somehow question it; put a new twist on its …

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Full moon silhouetted against shadowy darkness

NaPoWriMo Day Seven: Acrostic

6 April 20226 April 2022

Today’s prompt was one with a twist: write an acrostic poem, but rather than spelling out a word with the …

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St George and the Dragon by Paolo Uccello

NaPoWriMo Day Six: Here Be Dragons

6 April 20226 April 2022

Yesterday’s prompt was to write a poem about a mythical creature or person doing something unusual or out of character. …

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Two panini on wooden board with a cup of tea or coffee alongside. Image by Bert Christaens on Pexels.com

NaPoWriMo Day Five: Poem Prompt

5 April 20225 April 2022

Image by Bert Christaens on Pexels.com 1. Run ravenously to the bread bin and pull out a piece of putrefying …

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Ferns made into letters ABC image by Agnese Lunecka on Pexels.com

NaPoWriMo Day Four: Alphabet Poem

4 April 20224 April 2022

Image by Agnese Lunecka on Pexels.com I’m back to my own prompts today with an Alphabet poem on the changing …

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NaPoWriMo Day Three: Unusual Words

3 April 20223 April 2022

I decided to follow today’s (optional) prompt: to base my poem round one of the many weird and wonderful words …

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Moon against night sky

NaPoWriMo Day Two: Paint Chip Haiku

2 April 20222 April 2022

Soon After Midnight The Moon Cloud, dark and Hazy Whispers…”‘Dazzle Me!” Paint Chip poetry; now you know what to do …

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