Day 21 Prompt: Take a poem from another language and translate it the way it sounds. Here’s my attempt with a Norwegian poem. Men når du er framme ved det som rører degrører det deg ikkjelenger likevel er det alltid noe som vilrøre ved deg I går stod du inneklemt i eit ordnesten uten å…
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Napowrimo 2020 Day 19
Gather objects from around your house and write about them. collectibles sit upon my shelves like the little mermaid’s treasure trove some date back to when I was 3 like the pig in overalls holding spare change I’d saved for so long dreaming of buying something nice like a grand piano for my parents until…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 15
Write a poem inspired by your favorite music/using music. dancing to Clair de Lune I dreamed of you choirs sing church bells ring waltzing in spring Debussy and Chopin mastered my childhood I loved them but I spent hours at the piano perfecting perfectionism a lesson my teacher made sure I’d never forget nightmares basked…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 14
Write a poem that deals with poets, poems, people who inspired you to write poems, who you strive to be like, or who you strive NOT to be like. I. I’ve always formed an instant bond with eccentric people the ones scorned for being weird by a society focused on coloring between the lines but…
The Journey of the Whimsical Wallflower Continues
The journey of a heroine is filled with peril and adventure, twists and turns, love and heartbreak. But through it all, what is most important is the heroine’s character growth through the hardships and stumbling blocks thrown in her path. She must not wait for the world to happen to her nor be resigned to…
Repost: Dear Taylor
I’m so excited for Taylor’s #reputationStadiumTour so I thought I would repost this letter I wrote a few years ago about why her songs mean so much to me. Dear Taylor, I was twenty-one, and it was my senior year in college. I was struggling to get over a guy who I’d liked for three…
The PEI Adventures, Part 1
Prelude. July 2016. I always said I wanted to visit Prince Edward Island, but there was always some excuse not to make it happen. Not enough money. Not enough time. Can’t go by myself. Too scared. But then my 31st birthday passed, and something in me sparked. I didn’t want to live through another birthday…
Untold Tales by a Whimsical Wallflower 