Tag Archives: Na/GloPoWriMo

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17: Wrapped Around Her Little Finger

Posted on April 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 17 challenge is to “write a poem re-telling a family anecdote that has stuck with you over time”. There is not a person on this Earth (or any other for that matter), who knows me and … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Children, Daughters, Family, Father, Little Finger, Love, Magical, Na/GloPoWriMo, Perfect Fit, Poem, Poetry, Wrapped | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 15: Dental Plan

Posted on April 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 15’s challenge is to attempt to take the perspective of a bad or evil character from a positive spin. I’ve never really thought of something like that as a subject for a poem. But, hey, why not, right? … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Dental Plan, Evil, Hell, Hell-Being, Lucifer, Minions, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Primeval, Sign On Bonus, Spell | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 14: Sipping Tea From A Dirty Cup

Posted on April 15, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for Na/GloPoWriMo Day 14 amounts to writing a poem based on the dream meanings of some or all of certain words chosen by the person who run this thing. The words we are to select from are: Teacup … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Ballet Slipper, Dentist, Dreams, Hammer, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photographs, Poem, Poetry, Renewal, Rowboat, Seagull, Shark, Teacup, Wobbly Table | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo 12: Pukka Shell Haibun

Posted on April 12, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Na/GloPoWriMo Day 12’s challenge is to write a Haibun based on the environment we grew up in. I came up with this: Pukka Shell Haibun by Michael Romani A shark’s tooth attached to pukka shell necklace becomes replaced by a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Califoria, Coastal, Culture, Dependent, Geography, Global, Haibun, Hawai'i, Military, Na/GloPoWriMo, Ocean, Poem, Poetry, Pukka Shell, Scotland | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo 11: Solo Deo Gloria

Posted on April 11, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 11 challenge is a nebulous subject of what might my state of the union be about my life in the future. I live a lot in the moment. I suppose that I nearly always have. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Daddy, Daughters, Family, God, Living A Prayer, Na/GloPoWriMo, Phototgraph, Poem, Poetry, Solo Deo Gloria, Tomorow, Yesterday | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo 9: In the Big of the Small

Posted on April 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo Day 9 poetry challenge, the goal is to write a poem that either joins the big with the small or the small with the big. I propose to do both using the bringing of comic books to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Big Screen, CGI, Comic Books, Golden Age, Graphic Novels, Heoes, In the Big of the Small, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Stories, Video Games, Zeroes | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo 8: The Magic of Words

Posted on April 10, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Na/GloPoWriMo challenge on day 8 is to write a poem based in some way on magic. I will catch up with these poems eventually. If anyone is following along, I apologize for the lack of timeliness. The Magic of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Corresponding Hearts, Dreams, Imagination, Logic, Love, Magic, Na/GloPoWriMo, Photograph, Poems, Poetry, Points of Light, Soul, Truth, Words | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo 7: Backsliding Blues

Posted on April 9, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Having to backtrack just a little bit to keep up with the site’s challenges. I will admit that I have found this year’s challenges more than a little weird. I don’t do weird very well. But, I guess that makes … Continue reading →

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Na/GloPoWriMo 4: To Make You Whole

Posted on April 4, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The challenge for day four is to create a poem making an abstract concept concrete. I was thinking of my brother in law lately anyhow. So, I chose to embody the grief felt by both he and I regarding my … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Acceptance, Bargaining, Blackness, Connection, Console, Crater-Sized Hole, Family, Grief, Happiness, Joy, Loneliness, Loss, Na/GloPoWriMo, Pain, Passing Years, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Ponded Tears, Sister, To Make You Whole, Whole | Leave a comment

Na/GloPoWriMo 3: Comes In Threes

Posted on April 3, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The Day Three challenge is to compose a poem based in some way on a list. Someone suggested things that come in three. Why not? Comes In Threes by Michael Romani Like three books in a triology I read as … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Coins, Comes In Threes, Faith, Haiku, Lady, Na/GloPoWriMo, Neapolitan, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Three Penny Opera, Three Point Landing, Trilogy, Trinity, We, Zen | Leave a comment