Day Twenty-Nine on APRIL 29, 2024
Happy twenty-ninth day of NaPoWriMo/GloPoWriMo, everyone.
We have two featured participants today: Frank Bekker, who brings us a sweet
sijo about a cat, and Brittany Mishra, whose poem in response to Day 28’s sijo
prompt explores the concept of value.
Today’s daily resource is Poems for These Hours, an Instagram account that shares
new poems regularly.
And now for our optional prompt. If you’ve been paying attention to pop-music
news over the past couple of weeks, you may know that Taylor Swift has released
a new double album titled “The Tortured Poets Department.” In recognition of this
occasion, Merriam-Webster put together a list of ten words from Taylor Swift songs.
We hope you don’t find this too torturous yourself, but we’d like to challenge you to
select one these words, and write a poem that uses the word as its title.
Happy writing!
Inside Love Incandescent
darling dove
I shall sing a lullaby;
the moon mothers from above
brave and bold
may you waft o’er still waters
I commend you to His hold
when night wilts,
welcome the warmth of morning
brimmed with brains– build or bequeath
the crescent
may it care and conserve you–
inside love incandescent
© selma
Ireland: Treochair – NPM, Scavenger Hunt –
Poems from Around the World!…
Thanks, Val…
- An Irish form consisting of tercets (3-line stanzas) of any number.
It is syllabic with 3/7/7 syllables per stanza and a rhyme scheme
where the 1st and 3rd lines of a stanza rhyme.
Heavy alliteration is expected with all 3 lines within a stanza.
You may find inspiration in Lies versus Truth…
Thanks from the bottom of my heart for being here as I worked on these first drafts.
It wouldn’t have been the same without you.
THANKS AGAIN, MAUREEN–YOU ROCK!
God willing, I’ll see you all here again next year.
Hi Selma, This poem is so you. It’s incandescent, beautiful, warm and loving. Thank you for this lovely poem. XXX
Aww. Thanks dear Smitha. Glad you enjoyed it. Xoxo
sweet wishes for all
Sweet wishes for all 👏🏽 ❤️
Selma, this poem must make it in your future collection. Such a delightful read of tender care.
So grateful for the comment.
Selma, this poem must make it in your future collection. Such a delightful read of tender care.
I appreciate the comment, Gloria. So is the mystery solved I wonder—about the anonymous comment—it’s you? Well maybe.
Anyway thanks so much for saying what you said. Xo
Beautiful Selma 💕
Thanks dearly Maggie. Xoxo
My pleasure always Selma xo
Lovely poem. Nice collection,Selma. Delightful.
I appreciate your comment, Raj. Blessings.
You tooo. Thanks,Selma
Such a beautiful poem Selma. Bravo 👏🏼
I’m thrilled you think so, Sadje. Thank you.
You’re welcome my friend
Beautiful, Selma! I love the first stanza, especially “darling dove.” “Love incandescent” has a heavenly feel and sound, appropriate for the poem. Peace! Stephanie
So grateful to know your thoughts dear Stephanie. Peace 🕊️
I love your beautiful descriptions, Selma. 🙂
Your comment makes me happy dear Kitty. Thanks.
Oh, that last stanza!
“the crescent
may it care and conserve you–
inside love incandescent”
So beautiful, Selma. Of course, all of it is glowing, shall we say?
Glowing… 😜 yes let’s say … thanks for the comment, Anonymous.
Love and lullabies, a moonlit poem, Selma, especially the moon mothering from above and the wilting night.
What a delight to read this comment. Thanks, Kim.
Happy end of NaPo—I hope to see you around. Bless you.
My pleasure, Selma, and I’m sure we’ll bump into each other on the poetry trail.
This is beautiful, Selma. I could imagine reciting it to a child at bedtime.
Yes. To a child. I love that you came to that conclusion. May the prayer go out to all children of the world. Thanks, Ken. Bless you.
I like this form, and you have used it well. (K)
Thanks
Thanks so much dear K. Glad you liked it.
Oh Selma I’m torn – as I read I kept thinking ‘this is the stanza the speaks to my heart’ but then the next stanza just as good! I have to say this one is solid and just so beautiful! 🥰
I’m so pleased with this comment dear Val. Thanks for the lovely prompts you put together. Wowed me and beautified my world more. I’ll try them all out during the rest of the year. Bless you for bringing so much joy to April. Thank you.
Perhaps I’ll try the last one later after I get my head together. Xoxo 😚
So beautiful, Selma!