NaPoWriMo

National Poetry Writing Month Challenge

  • NaPoWriMo Day 17

    Being off work at the moment, and unable to do much, I’ve had a lot of free time on my hands. So I’ve been reading, watching movies, watching documentaries and…. reading some more. This poem is about that. Enjoy Friends I’ve Never Met I’d like to say a thank you to, Some friends I’ve never…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 16

    Ducky really is the perfect dog for us. He is super chill and laid back. He isn’t perfect, but then neither are we. I guess that’s what makes us all perfect together! Enjoy! Ducky I have a little puppy who, Is my best friend no doubt, Whenever I am doing things, He follows me about.…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 15

    Last week saw me writing about a late season ice storm. Today when I walked my dog, it was in the mid-twenties (that’s the high seventies for my American friends 🙂 This poem is about the joy of Spring. It truly is my favourite time of the year. Enjoy! Spring Poem Redux Oh, glorious Spring,…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 14

    I have suffered all my life from anxiety, stress and anger issues. Over time, I’ve learned to manage them or at least to sort of cope with them. With one thing and another, not so much lately. Today’s post is about those issues and what it’s like living with them from my side. My Curse…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 13

    No April would be complete without at least one poem dedicated to my incredible wife Lynn. She is inarguably the best and most incredible thing to ever happen to me! This poem is for her… Enjoy! For My Angel If thirty years ago you’d asked, Me to forecast my life, I’d not have thought to…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 12

    I have been living with diabetes for years now. For the last year of so, I’ve been doing much better at controlling it as I’m well aware of the potential consequences if I don’t. Dealing with other health issues and the stress of being off work, I’ve been eating my emotions lately and for me…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 11

    I’m the deputy supervisor of my team at work and I’ve been off for a while for health reasons. During that time, several of my staff have reached out to see when I’m going to be back, or if I need any help. One of them even offered to shovel my driveway during the winter.…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 10

    Between poetry and drawing I’ve been a bit of a creative roll lately. It got me thinking about why I do these things. I’m pretty sure that if you put me in a cave with the necessary tools and no contact with the outside world I’d still create. Nonetheless, I don’t live in a cave…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 9

    Again today, I allowed my mind to wander off and write this without too much direction from me.  Sometimes it surprises me with what it comes up with.  Enjoy! Something To Think About As I sit down to write this verse, My mind goes wand`ring free, Then it returns, comes back at last, It seems…

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  • NaPoWriMo Day 8

    I moved away from my hometown 25 years ago. I left behind my family and almost everyone I knew. I made a new start and haven’t regretted that decision for a minute. But that doesn’t mean I don’t miss them. This weekend, my brother and his wife were in the area visiting her family so…

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