Day 4- Write a haiku. They’re often about nature, but yours can be about anything.
Autumn has arrived.
The world explodes in color.
These leaves are crunchy.
Month: January 2014
Day 3- Find the nearest book (of any kind). Turn to page 8. Use the first ten full words on the page in a poem. You may use them in any order, anywhere in the poem.
The book I picked up is “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad. The words: mind, he, began, again, lifting, one, arm, from, the, elbow. Below is my poem.
I began from darkness,
Lifting myself, my mind, my heart,
You never knew the pain.
He never knew the suffering.
I guess I kept it hidden,
Perhaps in my heart, deep down,
Or somewhere as conspicuous as the crook of my elbow.
But now my heart is too heavy – or perhaps my arm just shakes from the weight.
Digging my way out,
And for today, I am free.
Though I may have to begin again tomorrow, and the next day,
I’ll take it one step at a time.
30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 3
(Apologies for these next few posts being late, ahhh. That wonderful thing called “life” got in the way…)
Day 2- Who was the last person you texted? Write a five line poem to that person.
The fun times we’ve had,
I’ll never forget.
The road trips, the games, the restaurants, all of it.
You’ve been a great friend and for once,
I look forward to the future.
30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 2
Today, I’m beginning the 30-Day Poetry Challenge (instructions found here.) I used to absolutely love writing poetry but have fallen away from it in recent months/years; I’d like to work on picking it back up and hope that this challenge will help me get started!
Day 1- Write a poem where each line starts with a letter from your first name (an acrostic). It can be about anything, but it should not be about you or your name.
Morning breaks, the sun suddenly interrupting the horizon.
Each drop of dew on the grass shrinks, fades, falls.
Last night was the ending, this morning a new beginning
In every way, we start anew, we start anew.
Since the day breaks, the world turns upside down.
Soon, everything will change, everything will change.
A new beginning.
30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 1
What’s Your Passion?
Our friends at Merriam-Webster define passion as: “a strong feeling of enthusiasm or excitement for something or about doing something.” I’d say that’s about right, and today, passion is something I’d like to write a little bit about. A lot of the time, when someone has a passion for something, others who are unable to understand or grasp that concept see it in a negative light; they say the person is a nerd, a geek, weird, strange, etc. But having a passion related to some sort of interest is one of the greatest things you can have in life.
It fuels you, drives you. It can open so many new worlds, introduce you to new people, new places, even new opportunities. Being passionate about something is not a crime; it doesn’t make someone strange. Passion invigorates a person and allows them to have something special in their lives that a lot of people might be missing out on. Passion gives people the chance to have a special interest that allows them to escape from everything around them in their daily lives. Through passion, we thrive.
So what are you passionate about? For me, I’ve got hockey and writing; to a lesser extent, I’ve got interests in going to the theater and Civil War-era history, but I’m not quite sure those have fully blossomed into passions just yet. But whatever your passion is – a hobby, a sport, a genre of movies or books or what have you – go with it. Let it drive you, let it move you, and let it bring you to new places, people and opportunities in life, now and in the future.
As Aldous Huxley said: “I want to know what passion is. I want to feel something strongly.”
thoughts of Melissa 