A crazy thing happened this week…I was on television! I was invited to be on a local TV station, BLAB-TV Pensacola to discuss the April 2015 Writers Digest Poem a Day competition I participated in. I was also able to talk about writing as a discipline and what inspires me. This was a wonderful opportunity …
Woo hoo! Hip hip Hooray!!! I made it through an entire month of the April Writers Digest Poem a Day challenge. Sure, it may not seem like much to some folks to write a poem for 30 days in a row. However, making time to write a poem daily while also raising a family, working …
The challenge is reaching the end. There are just a few days left of this April Writers Digest Poem A Day competition. This past week had some strange and a few normal, expected topics. Below are the poems I wrote for days 20 through 26. For Day 20, it was a fill in the blank …
I’m keeping up with my April Writers Digest Poem a Day (PAD) Challenge. For week two, we were given a variety of diverse prompts each day. Below is my poetry written from day 6 through 12. For Day 6 we were prompted to write “Things Not as They Appear” I thought about reflection in a …
I’m continuing my journey in the Writers Digest Poem a Day (PAD) Challenge. I went out of town for a few days so I was composing poetry from the car or a hotel room but I’m still working toward the one-a-day for a month goal. I write my poems daily but I’m posting them here …
I am always up for a new challenge. I have been known to even create my own challenge in the past. When I saw that Writers Digest is having a Poem a Day (PAD) Challenge for the entire month of April, I thought…Hell yes, I’m doing this! The contest encourages all participants to write a …
Perhaps I was on my computer too much this week. Or maybe it’s just that I’m becoming a true nerd. I’ve been married to one for over twelve years now. But I was moved to write this poem tonight. I know I don’t quite cover all the Microsoft programs but I hit the highlights… MICROSOFT-inspired …
Today is World Poetry Day. How cool is that? I never knew this day existed. That is terrible since I love to write and read poetry. I’ve been a poet since age ten. That’s when I wrote my first poem. I entered it into a school contest and won first prize. I still enjoy writing …
Time Jumper (A short poem) In the stories I write Often my characters jump back and forth in time Like in life and writing I find it difficult To live in the present moment To not think back To not look ahead To wonder “What if?”
I wrote this poem around 10:30 p.m. on a weekend. I was inspired to write it after forcing myself to work on a book project for a solid hour. The day had been long and full of activities. Sitting my butt in a chair to create writing after 9:00 pm (and my children sleeping) was …