Day Seven
on APRIL 7, 2024
Happy first Sunday of Na/GloPoWriMo, all. Let’s give ourselves all a virtual round of applause for making it
through the first week of the poem-a-day challenge!
Our featured participant today is Oregano Oranges, where you’ll find a response to Day 6’s “weird wisdom”
prompt that places a unique spin on telling a lie.
Today’s featured resource is theheartofpoems, an Instagram account featuring both poetry and art.
And last but not least, we’re taking it easy with today’s (optional) prompt. Today, we’d like to challenge you
to write a poem titled “Wish You Were Here” that takes its inspiration from the idea of a postcard. Consistent
with the abbreviated format of a postcard, your poem should be short, and should play with the idea of travel,
distance, or sightseeing. If you’re having trouble getting started, perhaps you’ll find some inspiration in these
images of vintage postcards.
Happy writing!
Wish You Were Here
Where you travel I cannot follow
I’m not welcomed yet in the valley,
So I’ll gawk at the cherry blossoms
Recalling last year, oh, Lilly!
How I wish you were here with me…
As I regard the blooms heartbroken
My eyes catch a laced vapor trail
Promptly, the blue wind softens,
Opens the thin-laced veil
You’re here! Waving to me from heaven.
© selma
Thanks for reading my Day 7 poem.
I hope you can view and enjoy the sounds in this short video I took at the park.
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Your poem is so heartfelt and touching, Selma. I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend.
Thanks for saying that dear Kim. I appreciate you. 🥹
This is so moving and evocative poem Selma. Hugs dear friend
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Heart touching words written you.
Thanks dearly, Raj
Most welcome, dearest,Selma😍
Wonderful all nature beauty slide pic,(13). I like. Where’s places?
This is so heartfelt Selma 🙏
Hugs🙏
Thanks so much dear Maggie. Xoxo
My pleasure Selma xox
Beautiful, deeply moving words, Selma. I’m terribly sorry for your loss, my friend.
You’re special for saying. Thank you. Losing a friend is hard.
i’m sorry for your loss, but know you will always be connected in your heart
Such a tender poem. The video did not work for me unfortunately
A very tenderhearted poem. And heartwarming when the “blue winds soften, Opens the thin-laced veil”.
This is very lovely and quite poignant too 💖
An inspiring poem.
a beautiful and touching share, Selma.🤍🙏
wonderful images (unable to view the video)
How lovely, Selma. Sad with longing and beautifully peaceful and accepting of the mysteries of death – all that the same time. Happy Napowrimo!
So very lovely, Selma, especially liked these lines: “My eyes catch a laced vapor trail/Promptly, the blue wind softens” — blue wind, love it.
Full of wistful love. (K)
That’s so beautiful and moving, Selma!
Awww Selma. What a beautiful heartfelt poem. A beautiful way to remember your friend. 🥹🩷
Thanks for the video and photos. The sakuras are stunning! 🌸
Your opening line is beautiful and thought it was leading to the afterlife and there it was, exactly what I thought. Now I’m in tears!!! This was so beautiful!