I've been struggling with some dizziness and balance issues lately. This Haiku is a tribute of sorts: Image courtesy of Stuart Miles at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Dizzy Vision blurs, wavers The ground moves with every step My consciousness fades
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NaPoWriMo: Playing Catch-up
After my three-day-long absence, I'll bet some of you thought I'd forgotten all about National Poetry Writing Month. Not so! I had to choose between getting enough sleep and posting poetry. I chose sleep. I couple of nights ago, I had a fitful night of weird dreams and creepy nightmares. I wrote this poem on … Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Playing Catch-up
NaPoWriMo: Fortune Cookie
I couldn't think of anything to write today, so I consulted the official NaPoWriMo site to see what the daily writing prompt had to offer. The challenge is to write a poem inspired by a fortune from a fortune cookie. Isn't is fortunate that my husband ordered Chinese food tonight? Yes indeed. The first line … Continue reading NaPoWriMo: Fortune Cookie
NaPoWriMo: A Lune
It's day ten of NaPoWriMo and I though I'd try my hand at writing a Lune. A Lune is similar to a Haiku, but instead of the traditional 5-7-5 format we all know and love, a Lune is 5-3-5. I'm sorry today's offering couldn't be a bit more uplifting, but I'm using NaPoWriMo to work … Continue reading NaPoWriMo: A Lune
NaPoWriMo Day Eight
This week has been challenging in many ways. Most nights, it's been a struggle to write my daily poem. Tonight, I could barely string together the seventeen syllables necessary to to write this haiku. I don't think it will come as any surprise that tonight's poem is about sleep. Sleepy paradise My dream-life awaits Nestled … Continue reading NaPoWriMo Day Eight