Poetry Writing Month | NaPoWriMo 2023
#NaPoWriMo2023
Poems forming part of our 2023 NaPoWriMo challenge (also known as GloPoWriMo). Poetry Writing Month takes place in April each year. Join us next year to write a poem a day for the whole month (30 poems in 30 days).
javalini
Poem Published
9th Apr 2023 11:43am
9th Apr 2023 11:43am
DYLAN IS PICASSO
dylan is picasso
scribbling
through the night,
wondering how
he wrote those songs
thinking those
were the days
when you didn't know
how good you had it
when you were still
climbing that hill
and the world
was malleable
and glory was only
a matter of hearing
with a young man's ear
and finding gold
bright as any angel's
and how holy
was it to write like that
and be like that
and make those sounds
rise like something foreign
from a young man's ...
scribbling
through the night,
wondering how
he wrote those songs
thinking those
were the days
when you didn't know
how good you had it
when you were still
climbing that hill
and the world
was malleable
and glory was only
a matter of hearing
with a young man's ear
and finding gold
bright as any angel's
and how holy
was it to write like that
and be like that
and make those sounds
rise like something foreign
from a young man's ...
#admiration
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Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
9th Apr 2023 1:01pm
9th Apr 2023 1:01pm
Betwixt & Between
9/30
Betwixt & Between
What good does this do me
to wake up in the soundless
wee hours of a deathly desert
morning
if no populated ideas pop in
aiding my brain to at least
vomit a title!!!
i KNOW it must be from
distraction after distraction
You know, those shiny
trinkets of trivia –
though factual, still promotes
no impact on life,
my life.
Went from searching for a title
to research on a leviathan vs a behemoth
to reading about the books
of Enoch………..
Hmmm, “...
Betwixt & Between
What good does this do me
to wake up in the soundless
wee hours of a deathly desert
morning
if no populated ideas pop in
aiding my brain to at least
vomit a title!!!
i KNOW it must be from
distraction after distraction
You know, those shiny
trinkets of trivia –
though factual, still promotes
no impact on life,
my life.
Went from searching for a title
to research on a leviathan vs a behemoth
to reading about the books
of Enoch………..
Hmmm, “...
#WritersBlock
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry #NaPoWriMo2023
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Viddax
Lord Viddax
Lord Viddax
Poem Published
9th Apr 2023 8:01pm
9th Apr 2023 8:01pm
Solar Ode - NaPoWriMo2023 #9
Oh how I have missed the wonderful Sun,
that shines above
and around
that shines above
and warms all around
and you and me
and for all to see.
The joy within my heart
for the Sun and shine has returned
with elation at the sensation
as if Beethoven's 'Pastoral'
is merrily plucking at my heart strings.
What more can I say?
For I embrace the day
for the Sun has returned
and Spring truly feels to have sprung,
that oh so wonderful Sun.
that shines above
and around
that shines above
and warms all around
and you and me
and for all to see.
The joy within my heart
for the Sun and shine has returned
with elation at the sensation
as if Beethoven's 'Pastoral'
is merrily plucking at my heart strings.
What more can I say?
For I embrace the day
for the Sun has returned
and Spring truly feels to have sprung,
that oh so wonderful Sun.
#sun
#spring
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Eerie
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 00:23am
10th Apr 2023 00:23am
Untitled IX
Months of unseasonably warm
weather has produced lush
green grass well before its time.
The blades, pleasant and thick,
warm beneath my bare feet:
the earth beneath still cool.
I slip off my shoes and socks,
tenderly walking into the wild
hinterland, feeling my spirit gasp
and then exhaling a deep
angst built up over some time,
when breathless was a simpler option.
Grounding my inner spacial
to the outer microcosm, feeling
vibrations raising tusk horns
in my legs, rippling and...
weather has produced lush
green grass well before its time.
The blades, pleasant and thick,
warm beneath my bare feet:
the earth beneath still cool.
I slip off my shoes and socks,
tenderly walking into the wild
hinterland, feeling my spirit gasp
and then exhaling a deep
angst built up over some time,
when breathless was a simpler option.
Grounding my inner spacial
to the outer microcosm, feeling
vibrations raising tusk horns
in my legs, rippling and...
#nature
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brokentitanium
k.
k.
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 3:19am
10th Apr 2023 3:19am
A prayer, of sorts
Fill my mind with joyful thoughts
I’m so tired of heavy ones
Help me to connect the dots
Show me life can still be fun
Bring some light into my mind
Fill my heart with joyful thought
Help the tangle to unwind
So my core can feel less fraught
As I’m stuck here in this spot
Where the shadows crowd my sight
Fill my head with joyful thought
Bring to close this soul’s dark night
Here I sit at end of day
Weary from the battles fought
Help me now to find my way
Fill my mind with joyful thought
I’m so tired of heavy ones
Help me to connect the dots
Show me life can still be fun
Bring some light into my mind
Fill my heart with joyful thought
Help the tangle to unwind
So my core can feel less fraught
As I’m stuck here in this spot
Where the shadows crowd my sight
Fill my head with joyful thought
Bring to close this soul’s dark night
Here I sit at end of day
Weary from the battles fought
Help me now to find my way
Fill my mind with joyful thought
#depression
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#prayer
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Gahddess_Worship
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 4:06am
10th Apr 2023 4:06am
Going Up
Welcome Spring, it’s rising time
dormant nature begins to grow
naked trees dress with leaves
snaking vines commence their climb
tender plants burst from melting snow
what once thought dead is now reborn
like brown, dry grass now needs be shorn
If in miracles one believes
that Jesus arose from the dead
then a simple thing it should be
to rise from the couch, get out of bed
exhausting one’s time
In the service of others
lifting downtrodden sisters and brothers
dormant nature begins to grow
naked trees dress with leaves
snaking vines commence their climb
tender plants burst from melting snow
what once thought dead is now reborn
like brown, dry grass now needs be shorn
If in miracles one believes
that Jesus arose from the dead
then a simple thing it should be
to rise from the couch, get out of bed
exhausting one’s time
In the service of others
lifting downtrodden sisters and brothers
#inspirational
#spring
#nature #NaPoWriMo2023
#nature #NaPoWriMo2023
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wallyroo92
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 5:11am
10th Apr 2023 5:11am
The Bridge
Walternate Universe LGAG-9395
I was still reeling, feeling feelings from the day before
Today some alternates are celebrating my father’s birthday
“You’ve got to help your daughter” this time TOTO advised
“She might commit murder so you better not go astray”
“What? How?” I asked as if waking up out of a trance
“Her abusive husband” he said “tonight she’s going over the edge
In this parallel world you’re currently in prison for embezzlement
But right now you need to save his life and that’s not a stretch”
“How am I in prison…” I...
I was still reeling, feeling feelings from the day before
Today some alternates are celebrating my father’s birthday
“You’ve got to help your daughter” this time TOTO advised
“She might commit murder so you better not go astray”
“What? How?” I asked as if waking up out of a trance
“Her abusive husband” he said “tonight she’s going over the edge
In this parallel world you’re currently in prison for embezzlement
But right now you need to save his life and that’s not a stretch”
“How am I in prison…” I...
#family
#universe
#NaPoWriMo2023
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Tallen
earth_empath
earth_empath
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 12:01pm
10th Apr 2023 12:01pm
Chook
10/30
Chook
If a jenny had a choice
pretty sure she’d rather
be in a rafter of hens
than a flock of jakes
Males get much larger
so prized throughout
the year – mostly in
November & December
Why would any self-respecting
Hen want that type of
Attention?!
ESPECIALLY,
When,
a hen,
does not
need
a rooster
(or a Tom)
to raise a poult!!
51 unique words
Chook
If a jenny had a choice
pretty sure she’d rather
be in a rafter of hens
than a flock of jakes
Males get much larger
so prized throughout
the year – mostly in
November & December
Why would any self-respecting
Hen want that type of
Attention?!
ESPECIALLY,
When,
a hen,
does not
need
a rooster
(or a Tom)
to raise a poult!!
51 unique words
#birds
#food
#funny #NaPoWriMo2023
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Wafflenose
Ellie
Ellie
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 2:22pm
10th Apr 2023 2:22pm
Demanding Demonic
Like a sepia smudge on the clear landscape,
pain hovers inconveniently,
right at the edge of the visual field
where it is never quite in focus
but cannot be ignored.
Despite attempts to scrub it away,
it lingers, demanding attention
and so I employ distraction.
Some bracing sea air,
good food and great company
fill the afternoon
and my consciousness.
Angry at being ignored,
the pain escalates;
poking and throbbing and provoking.
Evening falls and I give in;
pay it my full attention,
give in to its demands, ...
pain hovers inconveniently,
right at the edge of the visual field
where it is never quite in focus
but cannot be ignored.
Despite attempts to scrub it away,
it lingers, demanding attention
and so I employ distraction.
Some bracing sea air,
good food and great company
fill the afternoon
and my consciousness.
Angry at being ignored,
the pain escalates;
poking and throbbing and provoking.
Evening falls and I give in;
pay it my full attention,
give in to its demands, ...
#illness
#hurt
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javalini
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 3:40pm
10th Apr 2023 3:40pm
KINTSUGI HEART
how lovely
it sets,
broken
and mended
and broken again,
and i can trace
cracks sealed with gold,
a bright web
that tells of shards
and splinters gathered
and pieced and set
just so
and know the fragile
beauty
of mended hearts
and to touch
with loving care
and then this,
my own ancient vase,
scarred and fragile,
holding its contents
like a secret scripture
and all may crumble
in careless hands
so please,
be careful
my love ...
it sets,
broken
and mended
and broken again,
and i can trace
cracks sealed with gold,
a bright web
that tells of shards
and splinters gathered
and pieced and set
just so
and know the fragile
beauty
of mended hearts
and to touch
with loving care
and then this,
my own ancient vase,
scarred and fragile,
holding its contents
like a secret scripture
and all may crumble
in careless hands
so please,
be careful
my love ...
#love
#NaPoWriMo2023
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Eerie
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 5:42pm
10th Apr 2023 5:42pm
Untitled X
I think it’s fitting
that he gets the X spot.
A man of few but very
well chosen words, he never
fails to bring it BIG.
If he’s not throwing down
tough New Yorker attitude,
he’s entrancing us with
phenomenal works of art.
If you aren’t acquainted
with the rouge, the cowboy,
the long-standing essence
of all things good in the
Deep Underground, you should be.
A million pretenders could
attempt to imitate, but there
is only one PoetSpeak.
that he gets the X spot.
A man of few but very
well chosen words, he never
fails to bring it BIG.
If he’s not throwing down
tough New Yorker attitude,
he’s entrancing us with
phenomenal works of art.
If you aren’t acquainted
with the rouge, the cowboy,
the long-standing essence
of all things good in the
Deep Underground, you should be.
A million pretenders could
attempt to imitate, but there
is only one PoetSpeak.
#friendship
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Viddax
Lord Viddax
Lord Viddax
Poem Published
10th Apr 2023 5:57pm
10th Apr 2023 5:57pm
Why Should I Care About Evans? - NaPoWriMo2023 #10
I never particularly
cared
for the supposed
English obsession
with death and murder,
featuring stuck up
posh pricks
and
working class scoundrels.
All orgasming about death
and defiance of their
boring ordered lives.
And other class struggles,
I neither cared for
or was catered for.
I always preferred
the slow introduction
of the Outsider,
the overlooked investigator
with quirks and foibles,
fumbling their way ...
cared
for the supposed
English obsession
with death and murder,
featuring stuck up
posh pricks
and
working class scoundrels.
All orgasming about death
and defiance of their
boring ordered lives.
And other class struggles,
I neither cared for
or was catered for.
I always preferred
the slow introduction
of the Outsider,
the overlooked investigator
with quirks and foibles,
fumbling their way ...
#murder
#mystery
#NaPoWriMo2023
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