April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 18 Today’s prompt is to write an ekphrastic poem, which is a piece based on another work of art, whether a painting, photograph, sculpture, mixed media, etc. (I know, I’ve never heard of this, either).…
Waiting For Food, A Parent’s Story
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 17 Happy Saturday! Normally I would have already published my daily poem but today just got away from me and now I’m exhausted and have no brain power. Is it bedtime yet? Anyway, the prompt…
Positano
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 16 We’re writing a city poem today. Now, usually when I see or hear the word “city,” my mind immediately conjures New York. But the past few days I’ve been reminiscing about another city that’s…
Same Old Story
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 15 I really wanted to title this post “Same Sh*t, Different Day,” but then it wouldn’t fit with the prompt: Take the phrase “(blank) Story,” replace the blank with a word or phrase, and make…
I’ll Be Waiting Among The Cherries
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 14 I’m going to blur the lines a bit on today’s challenge, which is to write a poem inspired only by stimulus from where I’m sitting. We have two cherry blossom trees right outside our…
My Cup Runneth Over
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 13 Let’s write a lucky poem! My Cup Runneth Over Opportunity comes with each new day It’s all about perspective Too often I fall short of grace But today I’m full of happy I was…
Wind Song
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 12 These poetry challenges are getting … well, challenging! Today we’re writing a poem using at least three of the following six words: convict, great, play, race, season, and voice. We get extra credit for…
The Fairy Girls
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 11 Interesting idea for today: to write a “prime number” poem, meaning incorporate a prime number somehow. I chose the suggestion to use a prime number of lines per stanza (in this case, 2). Yesterday…
Get Back In That Bed
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 10 The prompt for today: Take the phrase “Get (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, and make the new phrase the title of your poem. My piece pretty much sums up how…
Sidewalk Chalk
April 2021 Poem-A-Day Challenge, Day 9 Today we’re tasked with penning a persona poem for an inanimate object. The timing here was perfect because I just bought my kids a big box of colored chalk and we’ve spent the past…