Category: NaPoWriMo
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Words Words Words (#poem #NaPoWriMo)
Words words words My head screams in silence Sounds of music soothe me But the night demands the quiet My mind reels from nighttime reading Searching for answers in visual cues The photos lure me as they see me The screen blinks in shadowy hues Counting down to the first light of dawn As the […]
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Old Houses (#poem #NaPoWriMo)
This is one of those times when you wake up during the night filled with confusing thoughts and emotions and the next thing you know, you’re writing a poem that may make very little sense, but then, and only then, you fall back to sleep. The funny thing is, I’ve mostly lived in brand new […]
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Seen vs Heard (#poem #NaPoWriMo)
It’s the 8th day of NaPoWriMo (yearly poetry challenge in the month of April), and I’d forgotten all about it until I sat down to write my feelings down and it turned into a poem of sorts. To be honest, I’ve been struggling about which art to focus on this month, so maybe I should […]
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The Chair (#poem #NaPoWriMo)
Tears silently fall on cheeks so small Memories flow as tales unfold Satin caresses on aqua robes Brown padded comfort as warm as hugs Golden child who squeezes and purrs Offering gifts of strings of pearls Far more valued that rarest gold Holding on to folds of love Moving on means leaving behind Tenderly held […]
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Life of an Indie Artist (#poem #NaPoWriMo)
Drums pounding in my brain Will I ever fall asleep again? Plots simmer in my thoughts Telling stories I’ve yet to write Dreaming to be read like the books on my shelf Music hammers all night long Composing melodies and scheming rhymes Verse and chorus climb the ridge Leading me to the dreaded bridge Thus […]
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Inside/Outside (#poem #NaPoWriMo)
On the outside where everything is fine Smiles and happy faces reassuring others making them feel better Halfway on the inside is okay, if not sublime Sipping coffee, thinking pleasant thoughts of things that seldom matter But look deep down on the inside where our true selves live The self we try to deny As […]
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Is This Love? (#poem #NaPoWriMo #lyrics)
I don’t know how to say what I mean Whenever I’m around you I feel myself blush and my cheeks grow hot Whenever I’m near you I can’t eat my salad when we meet for lunch Sitting across from you I dream of you late at night I can’t keep my eyes off you when […]