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Official DU NaPoWriMo 2022 Discussion

slipalong
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Completely lost and the unatainable prospect of completion, unable to participate this year

Ahavati
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slipalong said:Completely lost and the unatainable prospect of completion, unable to participate this year

I really hate to hear that, Slip. If there is anything one of us can do to help, please reach out!

Wafflenose
Ellie
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Please talk to one of us if it will help.

Eerie
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slipalong said:Completely lost and the unatainable prospect of completion, unable to participate this year

Hey Slip. I hate to hear you are unable to participate this year. If there is anything to be done to help please let us know. I am willing to help in any way that I can. You will be sorely missed

slipalong
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I stood alone beside the gate
the fields were parched
the grain was waste
the crows they laughed, not soared the lark

On the page there grew no yield
`twas baren plain, untended field
and each day brought no sign of rain
no crop to harvest and sustain

Josh
Joshua Bond
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slipalong said:I stood alone beside the gate
the fields were parched
the grain was waste
the crows they laughed, not soared the lark

On the page there grew no yield
`twas baren plain, untended field
and each day brought no sign of rain
no crop to harvest and sustain


Your decision respected, slip -- sometimes it's right to take the plunge, sometimes not. All the best either way, Josh.

Ahavati
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slipalong said:I stood alone beside the gate
the fields were parched
the grain was waste
the crows they laughed, not soared the lark

On the page there grew no yield
`twas baren plain, untended field
and each day brought no sign of rain
no crop to harvest and sustain


And yet, such beautiful poetry was born. . .

You will be missed this year, slip. xo

cabcool
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slipalong said:I stood alone beside the gate
the fields were parched
the grain was waste
the crows they laughed, not soared the lark

On the page there grew no yield
`twas baren plain, untended field
and each day brought no sign of rain
no crop to harvest and sustain

I, too, will miss you, Slip. Remember 2021? That year, at the end of April, I invited a post-NaPo Challenge, and you were the only participant who had the fuel to take the plunge. You and I braved it together, and, at the end of May (we stopped 30 days in), we had both written an additional 30 poems.

That made it 60 poems in 60 days. So why should Zero be the new hero?

Ljdynamic
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cabcool said:
I, too, will miss you, Slip. Remember 2021? That year, at the end of April, I invited a post-NaPo Challenge, and you were the only participant who had the fuel to take the plunge. You and I braved it together, and, at the end of May (we stopped 30 days in), we had both written an additional 30 poems.

That made it 60 poems in 60 days. So why should Zero be the new hero?

I remember that.  I almost joined up on that but I was a bit busy and wasn't sure if I'd be able to complete it.

Also.. I'm itching to write my 1st napo poem.  I have had this prompt for about a month now and I want this it to be my 1st napo write for sure 😬.

Cipher_O
WarlordoftheWrittenWord
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Slip...

You're my Boy...

:)))

(Love that guy...)

Eerie
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Ljdynamic said:
I remember that.  I almost joined up on that but I was a bit busy and wasn't sure if I'd be able to complete it.

Also.. I'm itching to write my 1st napo poem.  I have had this prompt for about a month now and I want this it to be my 1st napo write for sure 😬.


I am low-key panicking this year. I have no theme and the muse has been MIA for a year. Lol it’s gonna be interesting to see what comes out.
I am super excited to read your first piece! I 🖤 the enthusiasm!!

brokentitanium
k.
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Eerie said:

I am low-key panicking this year. I have no theme and the muse has been MIA for a year. Lol it’s gonna be interesting to see what comes out.
I am super excited to read your first piece! I 🖤 the enthusiasm!!


Yeah, I'm with you. No theme, no plan, no ideas. Aaaaaaaaagggghhhhh!!!! If I spell out my mental screams in 50 unique ways, will that count as a poem?? 😬

Ljdynamic
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brokentitanium said:

Yeah, I'm with you. No theme, no plan, no ideas. Aaaaaaaaagggghhhhh!!!! If I spell out my mental screams in 50 unique ways, will that count as a poem?? 😬


Well, that sounds like a solid poem indeed.

No plan in hand,
I stand here with no themes.
I scream out words
Many not heard.
Is there anyone out here?
I fear I am alone
Do I even own rights
to my thoughts tonight?
....
And so on, right?

LJ

Eerie
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brokentitanium said:

Yeah, I'm with you. No theme, no plan, no ideas. Aaaaaaaaagggghhhhh!!!! If I spell out my mental screams in 50 unique ways, will that count as a poem?? 😬


You might be on to something 🤔

Eerie
Dangerous Mind
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Forum Posts: 889

Ljdynamic said:

Well, that sounds like a solid poem indeed.

No plan in hand,
I stand here with no themes.
I scream out words
Many not heard.
Is there anyone out here?
I fear I am alone
Do I even own rights
to my thoughts tonight?
....
And so on, right?

LJ


I think you’re going to shine this year!

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