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NaPoWriMo day 19 – April 19, 2021

Hello All. The prompt today was to write a humorous rant, and one of the examples was about raccoons who get into garbage cans. Well my brain turned it into a rant from a raccoon. And only one line is … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo day 18 – April 18, 2021

Hello All. So the prompt today possibly took me astray. In quick terms, we were to look at the table of contents for Susan G. Wooldridge’s Poemcrazy: Freeing Your Life with Words. There are 60 entries, and we were see if … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo day 17 – April 17, 2021

Hello All. Today’s prompt, to write about the moon. And although my brain always begins with “The moon’s the North Wind’s cookie . . .”, I tried to come up with something today that was not based in my father’s … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo day 16 – April 16, 2021

Hello All. Today you get two for one. The prompt was to write a Skeltonic, or tumbling verse. So I begin with that, and then, because the inspiration was there, a bonus Haiku. Thank you for visiting. A Song for … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo day 15 – April 15, 2021

Hello All. Half way thru. Thank you for reading with me this far. The prompt for today was to think about a small habit that you picked up from one of your parents. I chose to use the Shadorma form … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo day 13 – April 13, 2021

Hello All. The prompt today, to write a poem in the form of a news article you wish would come out tomorrow. The prompt came from a site that has prompts everyday of the year, incase you need one,  Sundress … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day 12 – April 12, 2021

Hello All. Today we combined looking at Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.  There was a lot to dive into here. One was written in 1812, the other is still being written. It is a Past and Future style … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo Day 11 – April 11, 2021

Hello All. The prompt today, writing a poem in a letter to a historical figure or fictional character, and their letter in response. I wrote a letter to a hero of mine, and his charming reply. Dear Ogden Nash,   … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo day 10 – April 10, 2021

Hello All. Today’s prompt was to write a “Junk Drawer Song”. The prompt comes from poet Hoa Nguyen, and it asked us to take a memory invoking song, and combine it with a trip through our junk drawer. My song, … Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo day 9 – April 9, 2021

Hello All. Prompt for today, a poem in the form of a “to do list” for a an unusual person or character. And so…. Bo Peep – To Do List   Collect Eggs Milk Cows Mend Skirt Take care of … Continue reading

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