I wanted to close my month of #NaPoWriMo2016 in a very personal way. This post: comes full circle: I translate my first poem of the month into French shares with you one of my most favourite poems that has been set to a French Mélodie by several composers lists all 30 poets in translation adds a… Continue reading #NaPoWriMo day 30 | The full list of translated poets for April 2016
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#NaPoWriMo Day 29 | I remember … the pleasure of reading as a child
I remember when I used to sit on the verandah and read I remember that I'd wear short black shorts and an oversized white t-shirt I remember I'd sit with my hair out, and sometimes it was salty from the beach I remember peering over the blue and pink hydrangeas to the road beyond and… Continue reading #NaPoWriMo Day 29 | I remember … the pleasure of reading as a child
#NaPoWriMo Day 28
Tea, paper and a pen are an expectant morning gift to the self The kettle filled with fresh water whistles impatiently What happens behind the bathroom door is none of your concern Feet hit the floor gently, eyes searching for socks/slippers/thongs – anything but the cold surface Limbs stretch upwards and outwards, back arches,… Continue reading #NaPoWriMo Day 28
#Napowrimo day 27
The moth's wings are pressed flat underneath the glass in the shape of a heart. How did she slip 'twixt the painting and the frame, it bulges at the top. Did she spend much time trapped there, flying about? Or was she wedged quickly? Was death swift? Merciful? Or did she watch on as we… Continue reading #Napowrimo day 27
#Napowrimo Day 26
The Wild Rover has been stuck in my head all day long...No nay never... Thanks a lot Maureen. Sea Shanties were today's prompt and I had fun trying to look up some I once sang back in Sydney at The Dock, Redfern. By 'once', I mean just the once, I loved it, but Monday night… Continue reading #Napowrimo Day 26
#napowrimo day 25
Never shall a young man, thrown into despair By the release date of the next DC film, Be thought to give a care If the next Marvel film is running so late Chris Evans can't pass as an ageless Captain or the Hulk loses weight. That two households, both alike in dignity, should spark such… Continue reading #napowrimo day 25
#napowrimo day 24
Meet my three most favourite fancy words: a myriad of bobby pins fall into an inchoate pile an ephemeral chore to tidy This week's prompt was a mix and match poem. Take fancy words and match them with every day words. I won't make it any longer than this because I have had these three… Continue reading #napowrimo day 24
#napowrimo day 23
Okay - today is the sonnet prompt and I'm just way too intimidated by all the rules and possibly concussed for unrelated reasons ... So I'm going off-prompt... Lune by word count ... Sweet sonnets, songs and serenades Soothe the soft And sensitive souls of sisters
#NaPoWriMo Day 22
rivulets run in mazes across the surface of the riverbank sand air bubbles form, popping and sucking two beady eyes, like red LEDs peering a guttural croak from mouth unseen the insect legs rubbing together a ripple and flash of scales beneath there's more than eels in the lake says my my dad the current… Continue reading #NaPoWriMo Day 22
#NaPoWriMo day 21
From the POV of a minor fairytale character ... You water-lillies, you jumpin' 'bout like trained dolphins like silky seals bobbin' their heads for a morsel o' fish You lotus-blossoms, you beggin' her feminine favour dressin' yerself in pink bows and perfume-puffs You six dwarfs, you washing, for a girl! Ha! Mush!
