Today’s napowrimo.net prompt is to answer a questionnaire about a place (real or imagined), then write a poem based on one or more of the answers. I ended up writing about my immediate surroundings—more specifically, in the context of my decision to make this what I call a ‘quiet day’. That means no unnecessary conversation, and no devices whose purpose includes producing sound (e.g., telephone, stereo, TV).
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Sleep (A poem)
More or less self-explanatory…
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Waiting for someone outside the door at the end of the hallway (A poem)
A scene from last night’s activities…
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Quiet fog (a poem)
Another day of slim pickings—I got to writing too late in the day…
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Time to grab a pick and start digging… (a poem)
It was a much quieter morning for me today than yesterday, even though I am still sneezing plenty. At least I had enough relief to enjoy some coffee and watch the first season of Girls (which I had not seen before) on Amazon Prime.
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NaPoWriMo 2015, Day 10: Tangled threads (a poem)
Ugh! This was one of those days when I found it hard to get going. I was going to write an abecedarian poem, but I didn’t want to force anything, or have to resort to the ‘X marks the spot’ cliché.
Black-and-white foreign film (with subtitles) (a poem)
I wrote three poems last night while watching a Japanese film (ももいろそらを, a/k/a About the Pink Sky). They all had parts I liked, but none of them quite worked on their own. This morning, I combined and edited them into a single poem…
Inside (a poem)
I didn’t work from a prompt this time, but I did try to imagine someone other than myself… Continue reading
Why I Opted Out of Thanksgiving This Year
I spent Thanksgiving alone this year. By choice. Continue reading