Doing It Again - NaPoWriMo April 2024 - 2. Chapter 2

Whenever you post your poetry I always have to read each one a couple of times. Most times I figure out what the theme is pretty quickly. Occasionally, it leaves me wondering. But that's what you've taught me about poetry.. it's subjective. So... here we go:

I am worthy of my own word
and love myself enough now
to keep it

❤️🩷❤️🩷

Eclipse... nicely done

Senryu- I never heard of this term. Loved it. Human inventions are not always a good thing.

Anxiety- true, there is nothing to fear, but try telling that to your brain when it won't stop spinning. Luckily, there is help. It will pass. 

Critter... do you have a Charlotte hanging out in a corner web somewhere?

Original/Rearranged... my favorite for the sole reason of having a reaction of... how the hell did he do that? Amazing. 

13... sad, but true. 

As always, my friend, you made me think... and for a Sunday morning that in itself is quite the accomplishment. Keep up the good work. 🩷

6 minutes ago, kbois said:

Whenever you post your poetry I always have to read each one a couple of times. Most times I figure out what the theme is pretty quickly. Occasionally, it leaves me wondering. But that's what you've taught me about poetry.. it's subjective. So... here we go:

 

I am worthy of my own word
and love myself enough now
to keep it

❤️🩷❤️🩷

 

Eclipse... nicely done

Senryu- I never heard of this term. Loved it. Human inventions are not always a good thing.

Anxiety- true, there is nothing to fear, but try telling that to your brain when it won't stop spinning. Luckily, there is help. It will pass. 

Critter... do you have a Charlotte hanging out in a corner web somewhere?

Original/Rearranged... my favorite for the sole reason of having a reaction of... how the hell did he do that? Amazing. 

13... sad, but true. 

 

As always, my friend, you made me think... and for a Sunday morning that in itself is quite the accomplishment. Keep up the good work. 🩷

Not Charlotte, but Harry lives in the bathroom at the moment. Before we had Robert, he got rather big (I have no idea what they are eating in there), and I had to ask Michael to either kill him or set him free. Michael set him free in the garden. I suppose we'll have to do that with Harry before long.

The rearranged one, i just followed their instructions. I simply wrote a poem and then alphabetized it and added a single word to the rearranged version.

Thanks for your comments on these two and the others. 

These were all wonderful.

I love the eclipse.

Thanks for these tim x

1 hour ago, chris191070 said:

These were all wonderful.

I love the eclipse.

Thanks for these tim x

Thanks chris.  Glad you liked the poem, the real thing was cooler than expected. 

13 is sadly thoughtful and apt. "We cannot find enough love"... a powerful and uncomfortable truth...

There is much to admire in this set. The first poem gave me a heart-rush; it was exactly what I needed to hear. Prompt 12 fascinated me; both arrangements were fine poems. That particular challenge, along with the Senryu, may be ones I might try too one day. Finally, I cannot help but agree that in these days, a host of angels would be welcome. 

All well done.  I liked the Senryu, gave me a chuckle.  The first makes me happy for you. I'm glad you feel you're worthy because you always have been.   Eleven also made me grin as well.  It's such an odd place for a spider. I'll take this one outside as well.  

22 hours ago, Headstall said:

13 is sadly thoughtful and apt. "We cannot find enough love"... a powerful and uncomfortable truth...

it is, but i still hope we can change it through our medium ... we can write about it and support each other.  i'm trying to do better in that department.  Thanks for your comments, Gary.

20 hours ago, Parker Owens said:

There is much to admire in this set. The first poem gave me a heart-rush; it was exactly what I needed to hear. Prompt 12 fascinated me; both arrangements were fine poems. That particular challenge, along with the Senryu, may be ones I might try too one day. Finally, I cannot help but agree that in these days, a host of angels would be welcome. 

Yes, try the Senryu. They are fun, and the alphabetical one you can use with any poem you've already written. I'd written the one for the 12th, but then I saw that prompt, I just did what they said. I did add the word 'to,' but that was the only change.

Maybe if we keep mentioning them, the angels will come. Thanks very much Parker!

11 hours ago, MichaelS36 said:

All well done.  I liked the Senryu, gave me a chuckle.  The first makes me happy for you. I'm glad you feel you're worthy because you always have been.   Eleven also made me grin as well.  It's such an odd place for a spider. I'll take this one outside as well.  

Thank you, Michael.  i'm glad you enjoyed this bunch and for rescuing spiders.  ❤️

I'm not looking to a magical God who can just step in and kiss the boo-boo and make it better.  As for angels, I do believe that at our core is a reflection of that Being some call God.  If that is true, we can be those angels if we get active and work towards a better society through our actions, words and being true to ourselves.

5 minutes ago, pvtguy said:

I'm not looking to a magical God who can just step in and kiss the boo-boo and make it better.  As for angels, I do believe that at our core is a reflection of that Being some call God.  If that is true, we can be those angels if we get active and work towards a better society through our actions, words and being true to ourselves.

Didn't God give humanity free will? Why should he make it better? We are reaping what we've sown.  I like your idea about being the angels we need.  Thanks for your excellent and thoughtful comments.