Write a poem about forgotten technology. made sure mama recorded the new episode of sailor moon every afternoon my eighth grade euphoria got me through homework love and justice were worth the wait couldn’t discuss my obsession of tuxedo mask with my friends until school the next day i had their numbers memorized but never…
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Napowrimo 2020 Day 16
Write a poem with over the top compliments for someone. my favorite book heroes are not the prince Charmings I prefer the Beast scarred and hideous Jane described Rochester as ugly but she loved him anyway for his strangeness the mysteries he kept locked away in his pining soul even when it almost broke her…
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 13
Write a non-apology for things you’ve stolen. we were still strangers my dear it was my words not I that grabbed your keys I already told you I was a cat lover fickle with her affections my wide-eyed innocence led you to believe you were safe in your safe made you easy to read like…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 12
Write a triolet. The first line is repeated in the fourth and seventh lines; the second line is repeated in the final line; and only the first two end-words are used to complete the rhyme. your warmth did vanish with the morning light I’m left to wake in a cold, lonely bed knowing your charm…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 11
in this modern garden I wander go find your red rose, they said turn left, turn right, it’s as simple as that but this rose hasn’t grown in years I once stumbled through a bed of yellow chrysanthemum then wasted time smelling gardenias enchanted by fake perfume the carnations soon showed their true stripes I…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 10
Write a haynaku. A 3 line stanza, 1 word in the first line, 2 words in the second line, 3 words in the third line. mondaymorning rainblankets the world tuesdaysays goodbyefor how long? wednesdayI wishfor the future thursdaybut maybeI’m only dreaming fridayfleeting ghostdisappears by monday
Napowrimo 2020 Day 7
Prompt: Write a poem based on a news article. in other news on his planet far from mine the rain is made of molten iron and male energy sweat not tears, make no mistake they vaporize by morning forged by the god of war he practices emotional distancing like a sport sharpening his strength and…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 4
Prompt: Write a poem based on an image from a dream. I jump on the train to the coast escaping the turmoil there’s a woman who looks like me I sit next to her and wonder at the mirror between our seats her hat is boho and bold the kind I’d wear if I didn’t…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 3
Prompt: Come up with a list of ten words, then look for rhymes to compile a word bank, and write a poem with those words. a handsome ghost did play her a fool a tragic romance a wild goose dance she played with the fantasies of imagined circumstance conjured in her mind brittle reality broke…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 2
Prompt: Write a poem about a specific place using concrete details. driving up the avenue named Anita, after a holy woman I assume she stretches her arms for a mile north of the 210 the peaks of the foothills press against the autumn blue sky I California curtsy at the familiar stop sign trees stand…
Napowrimo 2020 Day 1
Prompt: Write a self-portrait using an uncommon action as a metaphor for your life. I’ve always been the best at hiding invisibility’s my secret power no one will find me out as long as I make myself smaller my biggest fear is blowing my cover for what if when I show myself my presence is…
Untold Tales by a Whimsical Wallflower 