Category Archives: sonnet

May First, 2024

The still light of afternoon • shimmering with song, of • so many birds. I weep . . . (See more) Continue reading

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NaPoWriMo 2024 Day 27

Woke up this morning wanting to paint • Wanting to use the vacuum cleaner Continue reading

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Day 16 NaPoWriMo 2022

The NaPoWriMo prompt suggested we “write a curtal sonnet. This is a variation on the classic 14-line sonnet. The curtal sonnet form was developed by Gerard Manley Hopkins, and he used it for what is probably his most famous poem, … Continue reading

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Day 9 NaPoWriMo 2022

A quick grocery shop, some laundry, some dinner and then… Earlier today, the front window was full of rain and yet I said ‘the sun is out!’ and we ran into the back yard also full of rain silvery with … Continue reading

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The Eve of April

My tradition is to write an eve of April poem so here it goes. Maureen over at NaPoWriMo headquarters suggested a play on Emily Dickinson so that was a nice launching prompt. So without further ado: hope it’s a forever … Continue reading

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