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April 10, 2024

NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 10 – time to unplug

By Kat Myrman 
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.

Inspiration for today’s poem from Yesterday’s Print

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.

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April 9, 2024

NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 9 – Ode to a Pebble

By Kat Myrman 
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.

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April 8, 2024

NaPoWriMo 2024 -Day 8 – A Perfect Day Interrupted

By Kat Myrman
Background Photo Credit: https://pixabay.com/users/kalhh-86169/
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.

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April 7, 2024

NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 7 – Anniversary

By Kat Myrman
Photo Credit: https://pixabay.com/users/dungthuyvunguyen-5499796/ 
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.

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April 4, 2024

NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 4 – Lemmings

By Kat Myrman
Does this fellow’s face looking disturbingly familiar? ,,, nah! SMH! 🤣
The Suicide Marches of Lemmings

every four years or so, or eight
lemmings emerge and fall in line 
entranced, though certain death awaits 
undeterred, they lose their minds

resistant to all reasoning
when truth is plain, as plain as day
pressing on, it’s frightening 
to watch them sell their souls this way

and as each one succumbs to lies
their numbers dwindle as they go
over the edge, shutting their eyes
and ears to what onlookers know

how tragic is the lemmings’ fate
as if they never had a choice
deceived, thinking things could be great
they drank the koolaid, lost their voice

~kat

NaPoWriMo 2024 – Day 4 Challenge: write a poem in which you take your title or some language/ideas from The Strangest Things in the World. First published in 1958, the book gives shortish descriptions of odd natural phenomena, and is notable for both its author’s turn of phrase and intermittently dubious facts. Perhaps you will be inspired by the “The Self-Perpetuating Sponge” or “The World’s Biggest Sneeze.” Or maybe the quirky descriptions of luminous plants, monstrous bears, or the language of ravens will give you inspiration.

My inspiration:

The Suicide Marches of Lemmings

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