NaPoWriMo Day 3

 

 

Carol A. Stephen

 

 

 

Today we are to write a wedding poem, and it’s supposed to celebrate the wedding, I know. But I just wasn’t feeling quite that way:

 

Un-Epithalamium for an Unwedding

There could have been a wedding.
There was a certain meeting of the minds,
both living in worlds of word and rhyme,
a hum of language, clever tongue riffs.
We might have written our collaboration poem,

1893 wedding

1893 wedding (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

a later-life unfolding, celebration and ceremony,
a song in the key of nurture and safe haven.

There could have been a wedding.
There were painted wooden roses,
two plain gold bands, the dress.
The list of guests was ready,
the invitations bought.
There could have been a wedding.
There was not.

Carol A. Stephen
April 3, 2012

NaPoWriMo 2012 Day 1

Well, today I combined the prompt from Poetic Asides’ PAD challenge to write a communication related poem with NaPoWriMo’s triolet challenge. I will be the first to admit my triolet skills are rusty indeed.

End Notes

These words must say what there is left to say
to end this thing that changes love to hate.
At start who’d know that we would see this day
these words must say what there is left to say?
Such trite regrets and sorrow and dismay
we’ve left so little now it is too late.
These words must say what there is left to say
to end this thing that changes love to hate.

National Poetry Month Writing Challenge 2012 NaPoWriMo

 

I haven’t officially registered this blog as a participant, as I am not sure that I will be doing the challenge this month, but I wanted to note it to any of you poets out there who may not be aware, and might be interested in participating yourself.

You don’t need to register to participate. That’s of course up to you.  But there are some great writing prompts over the course of the next 30 days, going by the ones from last year. I got a lot of good drafts to work with.

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Work titled "Machine For Writing Poetry" by Rita Boley Bolaffio circa 1953. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Here is a link to the website: http://www.napowrimo.net/

I thought this artwork interesting; looks like some of my poems in progress…lol

 

Carol

 

 

 

One Day at a Time through a River of Stones: January 2012

Would you a 2012 with more colour, more juice, more clarity, more deliciousness?

During January, Kaspa and Fiona Robyn from ‘Writing Our Way Home’ will be encouraging you to pay attention to one thing every day and write it down.  Here are the links:

http://www.writingourwayhome.com/p/river-jan-12.html or http://bit.ly/vHJkKM

You don’t have to be a writer to take part. You just need to have three minutes spare a day, and a notebook or a blog, and the desire to slow down and fall in love with the world a day at a time.

Do jump here to find out more, and Kaspa and Fiona hope to see you in the river. Here’s how last year’s small-stoners found the experience:

“I have to tell you, readers, I have loved writing a small stone every day for the last 31 days. It’s the most glorious exercise in mindfulness, in pulling yourself into this moment, and if you haven’t tried it yet please give it a go, if only for a week.”

~Rachel Hawes, writer of small stones

“My father was recently put into Hospice care and dealing with the imminent loss and pain and joy of his journey has become sweeter for me because I am paying attention. That is no small thing.”

~Lisa Haight, writer of small stones

“…I keep finding that [writing a small stone] doesn’t eat up time or mental space; on the contrary, time stops and a new space is created.”

~Jean Morris, writer of small stones

“Writing small observations daily was like a spiritual experience for me. I felt happy, joyous and free. I looked forward to my daily meditation. As a result, I feel awakened and alive; and I am truly thankful.”

~Laurie Kolp, writer of small stones