Here we go! An early-bird challenge on the eve of National Poetry Month. Today’s challenge for NaPoWriMo: to write a poetic self-portrait. And specifically, we’d like you to write a poem in which you portray yourself in the guise of a historical or mythical figure.
Self Portrait as Gaia
born of Chaos, the gaping
void; she who always was
and is, who in primordial
confusion, fashioned me
from the ooze, greening,
mountains rising from the
seas, caressing the shore
to fields a-flowering amidst
cool springs bubbling into
streams that swell into
rivers…I sigh and a million
stars light the sky as
darkness cloaks the
gloaming, come the dawn
~kat
March 31st, 2019 at 7:25 pm
Well done, Kat!
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April 1st, 2019 at 8:57 am
Thank you. Here we gooo! 🙂
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April 1st, 2019 at 9:20 am
Yep, engines roaring 🙂
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March 31st, 2019 at 9:03 pm
Cool. Good luck with the April challenge. You’re off to a great start!
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April 1st, 2019 at 6:58 am
Thank you D! 😊
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April 1st, 2019 at 7:18 am
Excellent Kat. I love the starry sigh!
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April 1st, 2019 at 8:56 am
Thank you Peter. I had to do a little research for this one. I actually research a good many poems before I write them. It’s not all brain dribble. 😉
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April 1st, 2019 at 10:11 am
Wow! This was awesome Kate! So beautifully penned
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April 1st, 2019 at 10:26 am
Thank you so much! 😊
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April 1st, 2019 at 5:11 pm
Absolutely fabulous 💜💜
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April 1st, 2019 at 10:54 pm
Thank you Willow. 🙂 ❤
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April 2nd, 2019 at 2:04 am
💜💜🙋
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April 2nd, 2019 at 4:43 pm
Fantabulous 😎🥀
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April 2nd, 2019 at 6:20 pm
My favorite goddess! 😊
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April 4th, 2019 at 1:12 pm
Oh my. I love this so much!
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April 4th, 2019 at 1:44 pm
Thank you. It makes the bit of research I did worthwhile. 😊
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