Thirty Long Days
I knew that I had seen the worst
When poetry became a curse
For thirty days preceding May
A poem written every day
The well ran dry too many times
In both free verse and simple rhyme
But now it seems the end is nigh
I can relax and breathe a sigh
It’s back to writing when inspired
No daily written word required
And when at last my head has cleared
I’ll try this once again next year
~ Day 30 ~
Shared with Open Link Night: We are listening at dVerse Poets Pub
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You met your challenge!
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Barely! Thanks. 🙂
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I like the notion that we write when we’re inspired, but in my case the 3 d’Verses prompts are a delicious reason to be inspired thrice each week. I would never try a month long marathon for just the reasons you outlined.
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I did 30 days straight per prompt of poetry in 2018 and 2019 (OctPoWriMo.) The first time it was a challenge and exhilirating. The second time, as BBKing sings, “The thrill is gone.” Like you said, the 3 poetry prompts in dVerse each week is plenty.
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For me, it’s back to my normal routine – if it’s a day for writing, then fine. If not, fine.
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I spent too much timing thinking, “I need to write something today.”
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This made me laugh. Well done! 😀
I will probably try it again next year.
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🙂 I need to stress less over not writing something on any particular day.
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A poem every day is a lot of writing. Congratulations on getting through the month.
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Thanks, Frank.
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Beautifully rhythmic and rhyming. I admire the poem-a-day people. I’ve always been an extemporaneous kind of poet, responding to midnight epiphanies when my brain, for whatever odd reason, filled with words that fell into order and rhyme. One day I might be brave enough to attempt to write a poem a day!
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I enjoy it – until I start worrying about writing something that day.
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Ya done good, Bro. Conga Rats. (I’m surprised I muddled through as well)
Back to reg biz tomorrow: I’ve got a poem gonna be published 5/1 at 50-Word Stories. I know you’ll see the link at Scrambled, Not Fried.
Meanwhile, I’m recovering from NaPo, and licking my Almost-A-Winner wounds: https://rlavalette.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/finalista/
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Almost-A-Winner is still something to smile about. 🙂
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This year was harder for me too. But I’ll be back next year I’m sure. (K)
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🙂
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Three cheers Ken, you made it!
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Thanks, Dwight!
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The flow of this poem is wonderful! Congo on completing the challenge.
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Thank you. 🙂
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It was nice doing the poetry challenge with you and so many others!
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The Die Hard Crew!
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I like the idea of writing/posting once a day. If I lived alone, maybe I could do that. Maybe. I am awed by those of you who do this every April.
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I need to think of it less as a challenge and more as an opportunity.
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Congratulations on reaching day 30, Ken! It certainly is a marathon, but it took my mind off isolation and connected me with other poets throughout April, the strangest NaPoWriMo yet. Well done for the jaunty rhyme, which took the edge off the curse of writing a poem every day. Some of us do that anyway, although I’m glad of the break from it today, which allows me to read and comment on everyone else’s poems!
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If a prompt doesn’t suit me I ignore it. The same for goes some forms. I have nothing but kudos for those who rose to the prompt every time. I’d be terrible in a poetry workshop.
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Well done – I couldn’t do it.
Anna :o]
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Thank you. I enjoy the challenge, but I’m glad it’s over.
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The poem a day-thing never inspired me. I’ll try and go through the process perhaps next year. One surely learns a lot in that time, having to dig for ‘inspired’ words on a daily basis! I laughed at your effort here it was so heartfelt!
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Thank you. Writing about writing – how to be a lazy poet and still write a-poem-a-day. 😉
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Oh, I have been there! But your wistful rhymes make it sound like you got your game back.
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Thank you. I needed to have some fun.
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