thirty poems written
one for each day of April –
now I need a break
Tag Archives: NaPoWriMo
napowrimo 2018 – day 29
raging stormy sea
a ship in danger of rocks
– a lighthouse’s lamp
~~
Sometimes life seems to throw more troubles at you than you can shake a stick at. But God is good!
written for napowrimo. Not following prompt
napowrimo 2018 – day 28
Although I’d said the bridge could stay
I asked how one could stop the night
He said, “a bridge, for I’M the Way,
and as for dark? I AM the light!”
“your former wall that touched the sky
would sooner harm than save your soul
for it was built upon the lie
that earthly things could make you whole”
“your wall was built on naught but chalk
and blocked not dark, but stopped the dawn
This bridge is built on solid rock
for I’M the rock it’s built upon
though now I might face fear and strife
Christ’s bridge has brought eternal Life
~~
my last two sonnets began a story, but I felt that the story remained incomplete. The story is still, perhaps, not complete, but I think that in these concluding 14 lines, I have more clearly said what was merely metaphor in the previous 2 sonnets.
napowrimo 2018 – day 27
my wall was now a crumbled mess
and to the world I was exposed
I thought that somehow I was less
“I must rebuild it” I supposed
but now, I thought, I’d try to find
a mason who could build the wall
to greater heights – a wall refined
and strong so it would never fall!
I found a man both kind and wise
who knew the craft – just o’er the ridge
He said, “a wall you would despise
so let me build, instead, a bridge!”
I had some doubts, I must confess
but with that bridge, I’m truly blessed
~~
off prompt again for napowrimo. Today’s sonnet forms a sequel to the sonnet I wrote yesterday.
napowrimo 2018 – day 26
day by day and year by year
I built a wall up stone by stone
each layer made that wall more dear
though I was weary to the bone
a wall to keep my loved ones near
to keep at bay the things that harm
to drive away the things of fear
and there I dwelt both safe and warm
but then one day I found a chink
a crack within my mighty wall
and quicker than a single blink
I saw the stones begin to fall
because in me I placed my trust
my fortress crumbled into dust
~~
for napowrimo.net (not on prompt today)
napowrimo 2018 – day 25
contents under pressure
be careful with this load
don’t bump or jostle, jar or jolt
or this jar might explode
don’t shake or rattle hit or bang
don’t place it under strain
my mind’s the thing that’s pressurized
so please don’t jounce my brain
but if you can, please, find the valve
that makes the pressure stop
please open it, ignore the hissssss…
it’s better than a POP
~~
our family has had a lot of things going on recently with our house. Today, one of those issues is (hopefully) going to be resolved…and hopefully will bring our stress level down at least a touch.
Written for the “warning labels” prompt at napowrimo.net
napowrimo 2018 – day 24
Winter, thou art dead
perhaps you think we should mourn
– but Spring is here now!
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an “elegy” (in the loosest possible meaning of the word) for napowrimo.net
PS…my elegy is in the form of a “haiku” (also in the loosest possible meaning of the word)
Napowrimo 2018 – day 23
flood and pestilence
pollen dust and allergies
– ah Spring I love thee
Napowrimo 2018 – day 21
Plumbing Woes
Hot water tap yields only cold
It’s true the plumbing’s getting old
It seems each pipe takes turns to break
Not sure how much more I can take
I hope the basement’s not a lake
Just make it stop for goodness sake!
napowrimo 2018 – day 20
At napowrimo.net, we have been encouraged to write “rebellious” poetry – that is…poetry that speaks of rebellion, OR…a form that in some way breaks rules. One common rule in English is to write your sentences from left to right. I’ve decided to reverse that. I couldn’t figure out how to make the letters backwards too…so a mirror won’t quite help with reading this. I hope you have as much fun reading this as I had writing it!
RORRIM
mrof ruoy eeS .rorrim eht dloheB
mron eht s’ees uoy tahw taht kniht uoY
ees uoy ecaf eht wonk uoy od tuB
?em yb nees sa ecaf ruoy ton sI
esrev siht ekil si ees uoy ecaf ehT
!esrever ni uoy setirw rorrim ehT
Quest for Whirled Peas 