#poem a day challenge

[pinetree-poet]

2024 NOVEMBER POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 3 ~ HOW IT GOES

HOW IT GOES © 2024 G. Smith (BMI) ================== I got the word, Couldn’t believe what I’d heard, ‘Bout what happened to you down south. Didn’t quite know what to say. Next thing I knew I’d waited too many days. And my embarrassed heart sat firmly in my mouth.

And I wish I could’ve written that letter, Found the words, So you’d’ve felt better. The last thing I’ll forget, Is having this regret, After all that we’d been through, Not reaching out to you.

That’s how it goes, We had our highs and lows, And here’s what I remember; What started slow, Became a bonfire’s glow, That faded to a dying ember.

Still I wish, I could’ve written that letter, Found the words, So you’d’ve felt better. The last thing I’ll forget, Is having this regret, After all that we’d been through, Not being there for you.

That’s how it goes, We had our highs and lows, And here’s what I remember; What started slow, Became a bonfire’s glow, That faded to a dying ember.

[danalockhart411]

PAD Day #10

I Am Enough

Nobody can love me more than me, But maybe that's why I am lonely. I can see every reason why I should twinkle in someone's eye, Because I see it every day in mine. I treat myself with awe and respect And so I expect nothing less. I know why my love is worth risking it all Because I risked it all to love myself. I see how it might be hard to compete With someone who loves as much as me, But if you can't love me the way I do, Then there's nothing more to say to you.

[nwpoetariel]

fuck up better

draftfuck up betteron a day like today, when you fuck upeven before you wake upyou hope to at least fall forwardand miss getting it in the faceon a day when the morning alarmsweren't loud enough to rouseyou tell yourself that you are humanand this is likely fixable, with hat in handand so you go to take it on the chinconfess that it was all your faultand "what can I do to rectify this?" needs to…

[nikewrites]

Napowrimo 2024

It’s been a while since I participated in Napowrimo. There’s no specific reason. Just too many thing going on during the month (during all the months). But, I decided I’d give a go, this year. I started a day late, but committed to writing a poem a day for the month (which is the point of Napowrimo). I decided not to worry too much if I missed a day or couldn’t think of anything to write at the…

[loganslowdown4]

Sanderstober 2024 Day 5!

I can’t art but I can do a writing prompt!

October 5: This one’s a play off a prompt from last year AND it’s a writing prompt! Take any famous character from a horror film, and create a nursery rhyme about them. You can make it completely innocent, or, like many nursery rhymes, remain dark but disguised in pretty language.

I did the 5 friends from The Cabin In The Woods movie and wrote it in the style of Edward Gorey’s macabre nursery rhymes—

That- that still counts right? 😅

Hope to do more writing prompts if any come up! 😁-Erin (aka earlgreymylove)

@thatsthat24

[hearthpoetry]

the seasons change and suddenly

there's less skin in the world

there's more breath

exhaled beside snowbanks

rising up to the pitch black 5pm sky

the seasons change and I mourn

my favorite costumes

placed into a drawer

to be found again next year

the seasons change and I remember

there's more than one way

to feel like the skin I wear

is the skin that I've earned

the seasons change and I rediscover

ways to expose

the love i feel for myself

to the elements

costume change

hearth, 10/18/2024

[johnslittlespoon]

You're A Dog (I'm Your Man)

Ch. 3/7 – 'When I Call, You Come Home (A Bird In Your Teeth)'

[WC: 13K | Gale Cleven/John Egan, Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Requited Unrequited Love]

John Egan loves like a dog.

[AO3 LINK]

[fernthewhimsical]

Prayer for Cernunnos

Lord of the liminal, the in-between The place between life and death, man and woman, hunter and hunted Lord of the cycles of life, of both ancient moss covered forests, and hallowed burial mounds King to all who live in your realms, plant and animal, witch and Fae, and all that lies in between. I honour you

[madmansmisc]

Suicide risk, a firestorm in a pocket

Razor blades are hammer/star/sickle

A dancing mind races a rocket 

Chokehold fancies are tickled.

[karlkapri]

― Voting as Fire Extinguisher, Kyle Tran Myhre

Hockey Poetry Post 48/?

(Photo credit: Dave Sandford, Chase Agnello-Dean, link, Chris Sweda, Debora Robinson, Bill Smith, Jeff Haynes, Chase Agnello-Dean, Jeff Vinnick, link)

[bemyvalentinechallenge]

The Be My Valentine Challenge 2024

An event from @timecanalwayshealyou

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The Be My Valentine Challenge is a challenge for writers, artists, and just any kind of creator, from the first of February to the 14th!

The idea is to create thirteen smaller, lead-up pieces based on the prompts; for example, ficlets/drabbles/one-shots, couplets, small artworks, individual gifs, et. cetera - and finish the challenge with a larger work; a fic, a full poem, a gifset, a big artwork, whatever sparks for you!

They can be a series or separate, and you're free to change mediums or fandoms for different days. If you'd rather create fourteen small works, or all large ones, or a combination of both, that's completely up to you! Prompts can be used after the event, combined, just do whatever! Only "properly" used prompts will be reblogged to this page, however.

The catch; it's all romance prompts, in the spirit of Valentine's Day and because everyone on this site is single and lonely.

Each day has a quote from an iconic or relevant romance film (The Notebook, Red, White and Royal Blue, The Fault In Our Stars, Pride And Prejudice, etc.), an iconic love song, and a romantic cliché, act, or item.

This account will be reblogging a few works (art, drabbles, ficposts, etc.) from the event tag (bemyvalentine2024) each day. Full tagging rules, the transcribed prompt list, and other event details are under the cut. If you're unsure about anything, send in an ask! Happy Creating!

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There will be an ao3 collection open from the first of February to the fourteenth for submission. Artworks, gifsets, etc. posted to tumblr should be tagged appropriately to be seen as part of the event.

The official spotify playlist for the event can be found here.

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Anyone who completes this event is considered a Valentine, and anyone who participates is a Lover. At the end of the event, a form will be put out, so if you wish to be tagged in a masterpost, keep an eye out! I won't be fact-checking, it's an honour system, so please be honest.

There will be completion and participation badges, too! They're in the works as we speak!

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Tagging System:

event tag - #bemyvalentine2024

prompt tag - #bemyvalentineno1, #bemyvalentineno2, etc.

(Or #bemyvalentinealt1, #bemyvalentinealt2, if you use alt promtps)

the theme or specific prompt/s you chose - #love poems, #quote, etc.

fandom or oc - #stranger things, #original content, etc.

any trigger warnings/nsfw tags if needed

and then your own tags!

Only works tagged correctly will be reblogged to this page, so please take note!

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Transcribed Prompt List:

Day 1: "But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for." Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion | Love Poems

Day 2: "I want all of you, forever. You and me. Every day." A Thousand Years, Christina Perri | Growing Old Together

Day 3: "I fell in love with a world through her eyes." Ocean Eyes, Billie Eilish | Love at First Sight

Day 4: "I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you." Marry Me, Train | Wedding Vows

Day 5: "My love will keep me from being a lonely spirit." When I Look At You, Miley Cyrus | Long Distance

Day 6: "People do belong to each other, because that's the only chance that anyone's got for true happiness." Home, Edward Sharpe | First Love

Day 7: "It's so nice when you can sit with someone and not have to talk." Sweater Weather, The Neighbourhood | Snowed In

Day 8: "I never wish to be parted from you from this day on." Say You Won't Let Go, James Arthur | Love Letter

Day 9: "You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful." Lay Me Down, Sam Smith | Widowed

Day 10: "Hold on, are you writing a song?" I Want To Write You A Song, One Direction | Love Songs

Day 11: "To me, you are perfect." Perfect, Ed Sheeran | Kissing in the Rain

Day 12: "History, huh? Bet we could make some." Love Story, Taylor Swift | Historical Romance

Day 13: "I wish I knew how to quit you." All of Me, John Legend | Making Up

Day 14: "You don't step in love, you fall in. Head over heels." I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston | Valentine's Day

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[pinetree-poet]

2024 NOVEMBER POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 6

Because it's a Wednesday, and I've already broken with "tradition" by giving two prompts for the typical one from the Poetic Asides page, I'm gonna give three prompts like every other Wednesday...

ROBERT LEE BREWER/POETIC ASIDES: write an ADVICE poem. 

It's a common human activity: to give and/or receive advice... ...on everything from how to cook a nice chili to how to process emotions (or manage finances).  Some advice might be as simple as to bring an umbrella to as complicated as how to game the stock market.  So consider advice you've given and/or received and make it a poem.

SHERWIN-WILLIAMS: DAYDREAM

CHARLOTTE RAINS DIXON: THE BEST THING THAT COULD HAPPEN.

Remember: 

These prompts are springboards to creativity. 

Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.

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[danalockhart411]

Poem a Day #14

Distracted

How does one follow A train of thought? It seems as though I always get lost. Arrows lead in circles Or to nowhere at all; There’s cheat codes drawn On the subway walls. Too many signs, Too many routes, Making me question, Making me doubt. I don’t mind getting off track But only if I can get back.

[nwpoetariel]

headlines

draftheadlinesdetective stories are most often stolen from New York libraryI never return the luscious art books I've check outIt's okay, in December I bring in canned food to pay my debt is this charity? I don't knowwhen the wind blows my loose hair,it is never as alluring as novels sayneither are dresses.Sneakers the thing; best footwearfor the woods on account of comfortstill, i got furious…

[cy-gogglin]

2024 NOVEMBER POEM-A-DAY CHAPBOOK CHALLENGE: DAY 16

For today’s prompts:

From Poetic Asides:

take the phrase "Poem for (blank)," 

replace the blank with a new word or phrase, 

make the new phrase the title of your poem, 

and then, write your poem. 

Possible titles might include: 

"Poem for the Moon," 

"Poem for My Parents," 

"Poem for a Rainy Day," 

"Poem for Mike Tyson," 

and/or "Poem for Procrastinating on Folding the Laundry (Again)."

From Charlotte Rains Dixon:

"So what if I don't?"

And of course:

These prompts are springboards to creativity. 

Use them to expand your possibilities, not limit them.

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[goosec0id]

The lights aflame upon an inky night,

Slim lightning bugs against the murky sky.

While life’s great pounding din extends up high,

A match takes flame against his hands, so bright.

The flare emits a blare of brilliant white.

One deep inhale to hang his lungs to dry.

An exhalation, though more of a sigh.

A bitter thing before a glowing sight.

“I miss the grass of youth,” so whispers he.

“The lovely place where I did freely roam,

A stark contrast upon this urban sea.”

The words descend beneath the smog’s dark foam

And grow no grander than a broken plea:

An echo of a wish for home.