Tag Archives: Poetry month

I remember . . .

Posted on April 30, 2016 by Meg

The prompt for NaPoWriMo  for the 29th was to write a poem with lines that began with the words “I remember” and see where it takes you.  This is where it took me:

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Driveway Moment

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Meg

You never know what wonderful things you will hear on public radio.

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the black fly

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Meg

After a trip to New England recently, I began to remember black fly season.  Inspiration comes from strange places.

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NaPoWriMo 25

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Meg

The prompt for day 25 of NaPoWriMo was to write a poem beginning with a line from another poem.  I was going to skip it, and then all of a sudden, this popped in to my head.   Thank you to Ogden … Continue reading →

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Shakespeare Sonnet 2016

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Meg

The NaPoWriMo prompt for yesterday, in honor of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, was to write a sonnet.  So here is my first sonnet:

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The Sweetness of Dogs

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Meg

Mary Oliver is a Pulitzer Prize winning author.  This poem is a lovely example.  You can read more in her beautiful book, Dog Songs.

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In Flight

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Meg

Another Monday, another flight.  But because its Poetry Month, this travel day generated a poem.

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The Seagull

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Meg

Ogden Nash is one of my all time favorite poets.  Poems of his like this role around in my head all day long, every day.  So this is probably just the beginning of my treatments of Mr. Nash’s most brilliant … Continue reading →

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Happiness

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Meg

A.A. Milne helped define what my young mind thought of as poetry.  I think he still does.  This poem is called “Happiness”.  

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Comfort Food

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Meg

I was introduced to the poetic form of the “lune” today.  Like a haiku, but it has a 5-3-5 syllable pattern.  This is my first lune.

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