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Doing It Again - NaPoWriMo April 2024 - 2. Chapter 2
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7:
My eyes are heavy, I cannot sleep
I force myself to rise, to write
to keep a promise made by me
and what I learn is weighty—
I am worthy of my own word
and love myself enough now
to keep it
8 Prompt: Eclipse (what else)
the moon slowly crawls
covering a patient sun
brief totality
Will it be the end of days
will tomorrow come?
Or will a door open
casting evil on the world?
Do science’s promises
hold the truth like water?
Or is the halo God’s
doorway to rapture?
9 Prompt: Write a senryu. Like Haiku, it is 5-7-5. They do not reference nature and are often darkly humourous or cynical.
human invention
dedicated self-torture
exercise is good
10 Prompt: Write about anxiety
He is new—his first visit
eyes show his distress
I call his name softly and smile
the doctor will see you now
there’s nothing to fear
11 Prompt: Write about a critter
You’re solitary, alone in your web
Spent carcasses lay below
Do you think about the day
or your hunger as you wait?
12 Prompt: Write a poem and then arrange in alphabetical order (with as few changes as possible). I added a single word.
Original
We are bound, we humans
In our daily realities, we’re tied
work, family and rest
Are we ever truly free?
Art restores flagging imagination
fueling our winged thoughts
tired souls are refreshed
questing spirits wander
Rearranged
Are we ever truly free?
Art restores flagging imagination
fueling our winged thoughts
tired souls are refreshed
In our daily realities, we’re tied
questing spirits wander
We are bound, we humans, to
work, family and rest
13:
I try to pray for our world
knowing there’s no God
no one to extend a hand
but a host of angels
would be welcome
We’ve come so far quickly
building things because we can
I fear this will be the end of us
as we cannot find enough love
to halt our own destruction
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