leafless
what worked in winter is not a good look for spring
…just sayin’ ~kat
NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 11 Challenge: write either a monostich, which is a one-line poem, or a poem made up of one-liner style jokes/sentiments.
It’s been a long day at work…opted for a Monostich. This form is harder than it looks folks! 🤪
time to unplug
no need to rise from bed today
it’s safer here, i think i’ll stay
and should i drift back off to sleep
obligations can wait, they’ll keep
they’re not as urgent as you think
sweet dreams await, i’m on the brink
rest is required, don’t you know
whence inspiration freely flows
as you can see it’s optimal
to let me snooze, it’s possible
and you should try it for yourself
sleep’s good for the soul, for your health
so have a day, good, bad, don’t care
i’ll see you where or when, i swear
but now I’ve better things to do
i’m off to dream, no thoughts of you
~kat…zzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZ
NaPoWriMo 2024 -Day 10 Challenge: write a poem based on one of the curious headlines, cartoons, and other journalistic tidbits featured at Yesterday’s Print, where old new stays amusing, curious, and sometimes downright confusing.
Poetry Form:
Rhyming couplets. Formal verse rhymes; the sequence of rhymes is called the rhyme scheme. AA BB is specifically four lines, the first two rhyming and the second two rhyming. And so on – a poem of whatever length which repeats this pattern AA BB CC DD . . . uses couplet rhymes.
Ode to a Pebble
i’m convinced you were once a giant boulder
centuries old, with eons of history
hidden inside, secrets of the universe
waiting to be found
over time you slowly eroded, boulder
to stone to gravel to pebble you faded
but despite your diminishing size it’s clear
your secrets still held
you may wonder how I know that this is true
I have found that you’re averse to being ignored
your boulder’s heart screams loud and clear, especially
when you’re in my shoe
~kat
NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 9 Challenge: Today, we’d like to challenge you to write your own ode celebrating an everyday object.
Poetry Form: Sapphic Ode
The Sapphic Ode consist of any number of stanzas. The stanza consists of four lines. Three of them are composed of eleven syllables and the last one is made up of five syllables. There is no requirement that the lines rhyme.
A Perfect Day Interrupted
It was a perfect afternoon.
The shopping mall wasn’t too crowded
and I found the perfect parking spot
near the Sears store entrance.
Was in and out in record time with
the perfect gift for the twins’ birthday.
It was a perfect afternoon until you
came barreling out of nowhere slamming
my car from behind as the light changed
yellow to red, when everything went black…
The screech of tires and car horns
jolted me back, having been propelled
into oncoming traffic. It could have gone
badly, it could very well have been…you know…
I remember thinking then, “when my time comes
I hope it’s quick, something I don’t
see coming, like being rear-ended
in a mall parking lot”…I remember
thinking that would not be a bad way to go.
-kat
NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 8 Challenge: write a poem that centers around an encounter or relationship between two people (or things) that shouldn’t really have ever met – whether due to time, space, age, the differences in their nature, or for any other reason.
Anniversary
I thought of you today, thought of us, at that little cafe.
You know the one, near that funky gift shop…has it been a year?
Ordered a tea. Wish you were here. Strange, I think in a way you are.
~kat
NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 7 Challenge: write a poem titled “Wish You Were Here” that takes its inspiration from the idea of a postcard. Consistent with the abbreviated format of a postcard, your poem should be short, and should play with the idea of travel, distance, or sightseeing.
Poetry Form: The Sijo
Sijo poems follow a structure familiar to fans of Japanese haiku and tanka: There are three lines in total, each with about 14–16 syllables, for a total syllable count of 44–46. Where haiku may encourage the briefest glimpse of feeling or scene, sijo has a touch more room to paint a picture. The first line sets the theme of the poem, say, with a 3-4-4-4 grouping pattern; the second line elaborates with a similar 3-4-4-4 echo, introducing more detail or perspective; the third line presents some kind of conclusion.
like mercury colliding... 