NaPoWriMo day twenty seven. For poem number twenty seven I have gone with today’s NaPoWriMo suggested prompt to write a hay(na)ku. The hay(na)ku is, apparently, a variant on the haiku. To quote NaPoWriMo “A hay(na)ku consists of a three-line stanza, where the first line has one word, the second line has two words, andContinue reading “Going Out”
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Heartache
NaPoWriMo day nine and here’s poem number eight. I have almost caught up, what excitement. This one is called Heartache… I don’t want the sun to shine it won’t sit well with me today. I want to stand out in the rain and wash away this misery. Let the rain come cruel and fastContinue reading “Heartache”
Two Cuppas.
NaPoWriMo Day 14. Today’s poem is called Two Cuppas. It’s a sort of story in a poem and it’s written after after Roddy Doyle’s, Two Pints which is a very funny book about the conversations had between two men who meet regularly for a pint in a Dublin pub. Two Cuppas Did you hear about Christina’s eldest? WhichContinue reading “Two Cuppas.”
Boy with Pearl Earring
NaPoWriMo Day 12 and it’s Saturday so I’ve started early before going out for a long walk to get some fresh air and hopefully more inspiration. Today’s poem is called Boy with Pearl Earring. Boy with Pearl Earring For three mornings now you’ve passed us by tight leather jacket; hair perfectly set; scarf meticulously wrapped
Shit
Day 4 and the next instalment of NaPoWrimo. This is for everyone who wakes up to the reality that they’ve been sold down the line one way or another. There’s a lot of it about lately. Shit Sold on the false economy of your promises I believed you were true. Hooked on the desire for honestyContinue reading “Shit”
Turn it down
Day 3 of NaPoWriMo and here is poem number 3 – part rant, part poem & hastily pulled together between day job, visit to the hairdresser and daily commute. Turn it down The world is full of people so loud you wouldn’t believe how they invade my space with their hundred decibel voices like foghorns
Hazel Ward 