Poetry Prompts Day 31 - OctPoWriMo 2016

OctPoWriMo year five is coming to a close. I'm so glad you took this journey with us. I hope you will come back during the year and play with your words until you breathe life into them!

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Photo by Morgan Dragonwillow

Day 31 Prompt: Eternal

When I think of eternal, I think there isn't much that is eternal, at least not on this earth. When I wrote this prompt, I believe I was thinking how even though OctPoWriMo is coming to an end, our words are forever - what we wrote during this month and beyond. What does eternal mean to you? 

Suggested poetry type: What new poetry type did you enjoy learning the most this month? Choose your favorite poetry type from this month and write your heart onto the page.

Word Prompts:

eternity

light at the end of the tunnel (I know that's a lot of words:)

open door

bright light

heartfelt

Remember to let your inner child come out to play.

Music for your Muse:

Thanks so much for playing along with us at Poets on the Page for our fifth annual OctPoWriMo, we hope to see you throughout the year and for OctPoWriMo 2017.


Peace from both of us,
Morgan Dragonwillow and Amy McGrath
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow, author of Wild Woman Waking & Dancing within Shadow, is a writing rebel, foodie, urban gardener, recovering perfectionist, facilitator of magical circles and poet who (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. When she isn't working with clients, writing or dancing, you can find her encouraging and supporting her writing community at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo, #PoetsonthePage, and  Playing with Words on her blog.

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Poetry Prompts Day 25 - OctPoWriMo 2016

I can't believe we are in the last week of OctPoWriMo, it always goes by so fast. I hope you've enjoyed writing your poems this month and are stilling hanging in there to the end.

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Day 25 Prompt: Red

When I was growing up I extremely disliked the color red, not sure if the fact I had red hair had anything to do with it or not. It wasn't until a few years back that I started to enjoy red and now I love it. I completely embrace red! How about you? Love it? Hate it? Don't feel anything about it?

I have always enjoyed big red barns though, I think it is because my great grandparents lived/owned/worked on their ranch with a big red barn and farmhouse. I loved having family gatherings out there.

Here are a couple of other things that I love that are red;

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Possibilities:

Free write for ten minutes about the color red and see what comes up for you. Childhood memories or...?

Suggested poetry type: Harrisham Rhyme

Word Prompts:

dark

tantalizing

sensations

tempting

taste-buds

(Okay so those words are some of my feelings around red, you can choose those or make up your own.)

Happy Writing!

During OctPoWriMo, if you want to make sure that we know you have written something new, comment in that day's post with your link to your blog and/or share your link on Twitter with the hashtag, #OctPoWriMo.

If you would like to leave an active link in the comments:

<a href = "your link">your title</a>

You have to put the link to your post (same link you would put in the comment section) in the, "your link" space within the quotations and the title to your post in the, your title, space.

Our link would look like this:

<a href="https://poetsonthepage.blogspot.com/">OctPoWriMo</a>

Once you hit publish on your comment it would look like this (only with the name of your post):

OctPoWriMo

I hope that helps. You don't have to do this, it is only if you would like to make your link an active link.

Remember to visit two or more OctPoWriMo participants and leave encouraging and supportive words along the way.

Peace,
Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow, author of Wild Woman Waking & Dancing within Shadow, is a writing rebel, foodie, urban gardener, recovering perfectionist, facilitator of magical circles and poet who (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. When she isn't working with clients, writing or dancing, you can find her encouraging and supporting her writing community at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo, #PoetsonthePage, and  Playing with Words on her blog.

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Poetry Prompts Day 21 - OctPoWriMo 2016

Let's get right to it...

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Day 21 Prompt: Nature's Calling

Possibilities:

When was the last time you were out in nature? A nature walk? Lake, ocean, river? If you are able, get outside for a little while today, smell the air, listen to the birds, see what animals are nearby and then sit down to write. If you aren't able to get out for whatever reason, free write for ten minutes about the last time you were out in nature.

Suggested poetry type: Terzanelle (I'm feeling the t's this week.)

Word Prompts:

rocks

water

birds

trail

sand

For your Muse:

Remember, our prompts are only suggestions, where you find inspiration for your poetry is up to you.

During OctPoWriMo, if you want to make sure that we know you have written something new, comment in that day's post with your link to your blog and/or share your link on Twitter with the hashtag, #OctPoWriMo.

If you would like to leave an active link in the comments:

<a href = "your link">your title</a>

You have to put the link to your post (same link you would put in the comment section) in the, "your link" space within the quotations and the title to your post in the, your title, space.

Our link would look like this:

<a href="https://poetsonthepage.blogspot.com/">OctPoWriMo</a>

Once you hit publish on your comment it would look like this (only with the name of your post):

OctPoWriMo

I hope that helps. You don't have to do this, it is only if you would like to make your link an active link.

Remember to visit two or more OctPoWriMo participants and leave encouraging and supportive words along the way.

Peace,
Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow, author of Wild Woman Waking & Dancing within Shadow, is a writing rebel, foodie, urban gardener, recovering perfectionist, facilitator of magical circles and poet who (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. When she isn't working with clients, writing or dancing, you can find her encouraging and supporting her writing community at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo, #PoetsonthePage, and  Playing with Words on her blog.

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Poetry Prompts Day 16 - OctPoWriMo 2016

Whenever I decide to do something new I read everything there is to read about it - gardening, writing, poetry, having babies/children and I know there is more than that but my brain is mush right now. It's been a long day and even though I had a terrific massage, my back is killing me. What are you doing this weekend as we head into the second half of our poetry journey?

Day 16 Prompt: In-depth

Possibilities:

Have you ever researched a subject to the point that you were practically a master in it and it was only a hobby?

Have you ever done anything deeply? Fallen in love, gone into business, tried something with such relentless determination that you barely came up for air?

Write for ten minutes about any of the above, discover how deeply, or not, you have dived into what stirs your passion.

Suggested poetry type: Nonet - I chose this as it seemed like it was diving down with its shape. Or, you could do a shape poem of an upside down triangle.

Word Prompts:

meticulously

assiduously

methodically

perfectly

deeply

Music for your Muse:

Yes, in the past I fell this hard.

Remember, our prompts are only suggestions, where you find inspiration for your poetry is up to you.

During OctPoWriMo, if you want to make sure that we know you have written something new, comment in that day's post with your link to your blog and/or share your link on Twitter with the hashtag, #OctPoWriMo.

If you would like to leave an active link in the comments:

<a href = "your link">your title</a>

You have to put the link to your post (same link you would put in the comment section) in the, "your link" space within the quotations and the title to your post in the, your title, space.

Our link would look like this:

<a href="https://poetsonthepage.blogspot.com/">OctPoWriMo</a>

Once you hit publish on your comment it would look like this (only with the name of your post):

OctPoWriMo

I hope that helps. You don't have to do this, it is only if you would like to make your link an active link.

Remember to visit two or more OctPoWriMo participants and leave encouraging and supportive words along the way.

Peace,
Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow, author of Wild Woman Waking & Dancing within Shadow, is a writing rebel, foodie, urban gardener, recovering perfectionist, facilitator of magical circles and poet who (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. When she isn't working with clients, writing or dancing, you can find her encouraging and supporting her writing community at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo, #PoetsonthePage, and  Playing with Words on her blog.

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Poetry Prompts Day 13 - OctPoWriMo 2016

“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” ― Alan W. Watts

Change is usually difficult and you'd think by now I'd know that the best way to maneuver it would be to stop fighting the changes and just go with the flow, but it seems it is my life's mission to learn the hard way.

Photo by Morgan Dragonwillow at Anna Ruby Falls

Day 13 Prompt: Flowing

Possibilities:

Where in your life do you need less struggle and more flow? 

Show us a time when you allowed yourself to go with the flow.

Free write for ten minutes around one of the two sentences above or what flow/ing means to you.

Suggested poetry type: Monorhyme

Drawing and coloring help me feel in the flow. 

Word Prompts:

slide

emanate 

continuation

pressure

rhythm

Music for your Muse:

Remember, our prompts are only suggestions, where you find inspiration for your poetry is up to you.

During OctPoWriMo, if you want to make sure that we know you have written something new, comment in that day's post with your link to your blog and/or share your link on Twitter with the hashtag, #OctPoWriMo.

If you would like to leave an active link in the comments:

<a href = "your link">your title</a>

You have to put the link to your post (same link you would put in the comment section) in the, "your link" space within the quotations and the title to your post in the, your title, space.

Our link would look like this:

<a href="https://poetsonthepage.blogspot.com/">OctPoWriMo</a>

Once you hit publish on your comment it would look like this (only with the name of your post):

OctPoWriMo

I hope that helps. You don't have to do this, it is only if you would like to make your link an active link.

Remember to visit two or more OctPoWriMo participants and leave encouraging and supportive words along the way.

Peace,
Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow, author of Wild Woman Waking & Dancing within Shadow, is a writing rebel, foodie, urban gardener, recovering perfectionist, facilitator of magical circles and poet who (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. When she isn't working with clients, writing or dancing, you can find her encouraging and supporting her writing community at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo, #PoetsonthePage, and  Playing with Words on her blog.

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OctPoWriMo 2016 Begins!

This is our fifth annual OctPoWriMo! Every year since 2012 you have joined us in everything poetry and we are so glad that you do. Of course every year we also have a few people join us for the first time as we have this year. If you are new to OctPoWriMo, don't hesitate to ask questions as we are more than happy to help you maneuver this poetry journey.

The people behind the curtain this year are, myself - Morgan Dragonwillow and Amy Phelps McGrath. We can't guarantee to get to every participating blog every day but at least one of us will try to get to your blog at least once a week

Remember, our prompts are only suggestions, where you find inspiration for your poetry is up to you.

During OctPoWriMo, if you want to make sure that we know you have written something new, comment in that day's post with your link to your blog and share your link on Twitter with the hashtag, #OctPoWriMo.

Coloring in, Inspirations: A Coloring Journal. -MDragonwillow

Day 1 Prompt: Time

Possibilities:

Time is such a constant in our lives, racing the clock, wishing it would go faster or slower. Rarely do we get off the train of time and focus solely in the moment. What does time mean to you?

Write for ten minutes about an instant that time stood still, with as much detail as you can.

If you choose to, write a shape poem.

Word Prompts:

age

generation

stretch

shift

moment

Music to stir your imagination and connect to your muse:

If you haven't signed up yet, there's still time. =)  OctPoWriMo link up. Remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words to come check it out by sharing the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!


Peace,
Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow, author of Wild Woman Waking & Dancing within Shadow, is a writing rebel, foodie, urban gardener, recovering perfectionist, facilitator of magical circles and poet who (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. When she isn't working with clients, writing or dancing, you can find her encouraging and supporting her writing community at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo, #PoetsonthePage, and  Playing with Words on her blog.

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Fantasy - OctPoWriMo 2016 Countdown

Sometimes I like to escape into the world of Sci-fi/fantasy, both in reading fiction and in writing poetry. In writing fantasy poetry, the only limit is the imagination. One of my all time favorite poems is, Phantasmagoria by Lewis Carroll. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend you do.

Do you write ever write Sci-fi/fantasy poetry? If you did, what inspired you to do so?

Photo courtesy of PublicDomainPictures.net by George Hodan

Posts to Explore:

• Finding Inspiration
• "Fire on Her Tongue" 
• Finding Words When They Feel Lost 

Have you signed up yet? Take a moment and click on over to OctPoWriMo link up, and sign up today. Remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words to come check it out by sharing the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!

9 Days and Counting! 

Peace,
Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, encourager, and facilitator of magical circles. She is team leader at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo and #PoetsonthePage You can find her Playing with Words and dancing on her blog.

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Being in the Moment - OctPoWriMo 2016 Countdown

I'm trying... so hard to "embrace and appreciate the present moment of 'what is.'" but that isn't always easy. In fact it seems darn difficult most of the time. Why do you think that is? Oh yeah, I remember, it's because I'm a bit of a perfectionist control freak. I have this way of seeing how I think things should be, should be. Ugh! I've tried to shrug that piece of me off but it is always there in the background.

With poetry and art, I let go of it. I let go of the shoulds and the shouldn'ts and just let the words flow. It is the only time I really feel I can be right here, right now. Of course that has taken me awhile but in that one moment of creation, it's all good.

Art by Morgan Dragonwillow

Are you able to be in the moment of "what is." while you are writing poetry?

Posts to Explore:

• Where Does Poetry Hide?
• Companionship
• Poetic Family Tree

What do you think, will you be joining us and diving into all things poetry in October? Have you signed up yet? Take a moment and click on over to OctPoWriMo link up, and sign up today. Remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words to come check it out by sharing the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!

20 Days and Counting!

Peace,

Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, encourager, and facilitator of magical circles. She is team leader at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo and #PoetsonthePage You can find her Playing with Words and dancing on her blog.

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Issues, Writing, and Poetry - OctPoWriMo 2016 Countdown

The last few days I've been getting ready for out of town guests arriving tomorrow. I'm currently staying with my daughter and granddaughters and it is my daughter's dad and wife of 20ish years coming to visit. All kinds of issues have been coming up for me. Normally I wouldn't be part of the visit but living here, and unable to go anywhere at this time, I'm going to be here.

Poetry is a great way to deal with past issues that pop up unexpectedly. Free writing can help you get it all on the page and somewhere in the middle or so, things start to come together. That's why my poetry prompts often start out with free writing on whatever the topic of the day is, it helps get things moving. Once you see a thread of possibility, that's when you can decide if you want to create a specific type of poem or continue with free form and play with the words and spacing until you have it the way you want it.

Do you vent through poetry?

Photo courtesy of PublicDomainPictures.net by George Hodan

Haiku:

Pulling out the thread

unraveling the story

reweaving the web

Posts to Explore for OctPoWriMo:

• The Thing with Feathers
• Poet Brains
• Poems about Life, Real or Not

What do you think, will you be joining us and diving into all things poetry in October? Have you signed up yet? Take a moment and click on over to OctPoWriMo link up, and sign up today. Remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words to come check it out by sharing the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!

22 Days and Counting!

Peace,

Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, encourager, and facilitator of magical circles. She is team leader at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo and #PoetsonthePage You can find her Playing with Words and dancing on her blog.

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Keeping Poetry Simple - OctPoWriMo 2016 Countdown

I like to keep things simple for OctPoWriMo, if there are too many rules or things get too complicated within a poetry form, I tend to move on to something else. For me keeping things simple with poetry means that I often choose a word from a book to write a poem or work with my magnets like I did again this morning.

Playing with my magnets. 

I tend to write free form though I've been known to write Haiku, The Blitz, Rhyme (self explanatory), Shape poetry and I do favor the Acrostic, oh and for some reason I seem to love counting and playing with syllables. I've experimented with others but for the most part those are where I tend to play with words.

Do you have a favorite poetry form and if you do, what is it?

Posts to Explore for OctPoWriMo:

• It Doesn't Have to Rhyme, But...
• Spoken Word Poetry
• Remember to Breathe

What do you think, will you be joining us and diving into all things poetry in October? Have you signed up yet? Take a moment and click on over to OctPoWriMo link up, and sign up today. Remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words to come check it out by sharing the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!

23 Days and Counting!

Peace,

Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, encourager, and facilitator of magical circles. She is team leader at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo and #PoetsonthePage You can find her Playing with Words and dancing on her blog.

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Poetry is Emotions... OctPoWriMo 2016 Countdown

I decided to re-post this one from September 2014, it follows along with the post from yesterday.

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Writing poetry everyday can be a challenge, which of course that is what OctPoWriMo is about. Well at least to some degree. It's about poetry and word awareness. It's about inspiring and sharing poetry with the world. It's about understanding that writing poetry really can be for everyone.

Poetry is emotions transferred to the page. We all have emotions, we all feel pain, love, loss, caring, and more.

Writing poetry can be a traditional form, a made up form, or free form. It can make sense, or not.

Gather your tools, your list of words, your magnets, your books, open to your senses, open to your feelings and give yourself permission to write a poem everyday.

Keep it simple.

What are you feeling?

What are you seeing?

To write poetry everyday, is to relax into the words, to not make it complicated, to allow yourself to write whatever comes up for you.

Come to the page at the same time everyday, or not.

Write in a notebook, on your blog, in Evernote, 750words.com, Yarny or even on Twitter as micropoetry in 140 characters or less.

There is no right or wrong way to participate in this challenge. You can write 31 poems in 31 days, we can do it together.

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What do you think, will you be joining us and diving into all things poetry in October? Have you signed up yet? Take a moment and click on over to OctPoWriMo link up, and sign up today. Remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words to come check it out by sharing the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!

24 Days and Counting!

Peace,

Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, encourager, and facilitator of magical circles. She is team leader at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo and #PoetsonthePage You can find her Playing with Words and dancing on her blog.

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Magnetic Fun - OctPoWriMo 2016 Countdown

I needed a dash of inspiration today and I pulled out my little box of magnetic fun, magnetic poetry. As some of you know, I went through a break up earlier in the year. The last five months, though creative in other ways, I haven't written much poetry. You could say that I need OctPoWriMo to kick start my poetry as any of you.

OctPoWriMo is for everyone and anyone; young or old, new to poetry, poets that write everyday, and poets who may have forgotten the love of words for a time. No matter what brings you here, you will find bits of gold among the prompts that will stir the fire within that is always there waiting.

My Playful Poem:

life brings wisdom
you can
explore the
blush
and
magic of romance
or laugh and make cake

Posts to Explore for OctPoWriMo:

• Creative Play
• Stream of Consciousness
• Stirring Your Passion 

Have you signed up yet? Take a moment and click on over OctPoWriMo link up, to sign up today and remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words to come check it out with the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!

27 Days and Counting!

Peace,

Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, encourager, and facilitator of magical circles. She is team leader at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo and #PoetsonthePage You can find her Playing with Words and dancing on her blog.

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Finding Inpsiration - OctPoWriMo 2016 Countdown!

OctPoWriMo is here to help jump start your poetry with others that understand the journey.

Sometimes the words are jumping out of you and you can't write fast enough to get them onto the page. Other times your Muse seems to be on a sabbatical.

Photo by Morgan Dragonwillow

If you are open you can find inspiration in the most unlikely places, like this interesting pothole cover that I found in St. Augustine, Fl.

Posts to Explore for OctPoWriMo:

• Getting Ready for OctPoWriMo
• Schwaaaa Schwaaaa Schwaaaa
• Cozy Spaces to Write

Quote from a previous participant:

Hey, Things are going pretty amazing thanks for asking. You're a wonderful OctoPoWriMo host, Morgan. And yes, I am writing poetry every single day. Your prompt seem to hit the right spot because words are just flowing like a stream! Keep 'em coming. ~The Abbie regarding Wild Writing

Head on over to the OctPoWriMo link up, sign up today and remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words with the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!

Where do you find inspiration?

28 Days and Counting!

Peace,

Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, encourager, and facilitator of magical circles. She is team leader at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo and #PoetsonthePage You can find her Playing with Words and dancing on her blog.

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Countdown to OctPoWriMo 2016!

Are you missing NaPoWriMo? Then you are in the right place! OctPoWriMo: 31 Poems in 31 Days, is October Poetry Writing Month, a poetry challenge to write a poem a day (on your blog, in your journal, in our Facebook group, or on other social media) during the month of October and link up your poetry here for all of us to share and support each other on this poetry journey. You can find inspiration through our daily poetry prompts or write from your own prompts.

In September 2012 I decided it was time that we (poets and lovers of words) had another poetry month besides April. Hence OcPoWriMo (October Poetry Writing Month) was born.What I didn't know was that it is actually poetry month in England in October, happy coincidence.

In the previous years we have had volunteers, and myself, posting daily tips during the countdown in September and the daily prompts in October. This year I am facilitating OctPoWriMo differently.

During September I will be posting countdown fun leading up to OctPoWriMo and asking you to sign up on the Link Up page. On the last day of September I will be posting the FULL LIST of poetry prompts for October.  Yes I will still be posting daily here for the OctPoWriMo adventure, but in the past many asked if they could see the prompts ahead of time. I also wanted to make sure that I had a list to share on Instagram.

Still lots of poetry fun to be had by all!

So hop on over to the OctPoWriMo link up, sign up today and remember to tell all your poet friends and lover of words with the hashtag #OctPoWriMo across social media!

Peace,
Morgan Dragonwillow
Read, Dance, Write, Repeat.

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, encourager, and facilitator of magical circles. She is team leader at @StoryDam, #OctPoWriMo and #PoetsonthePage You can find her Playing with Words and dancing on her blog.

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Poetry Prompt 31 - The OctPoWriMo Journey

“It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” ― Ernest Hemingway

Image by Morgan Dragonwillow

The last day of OctPoWriMo has arrived. It always seems to go by so fast. How has your journey been for you? Have you discovered new ways to write poetry? Were you able to dive deeper into the words and uncovered new/old truths?

I want to thank Bev and Tamara for helping out this year, I couldn't do this without our loving and compassionate voluteers!

I want to thank you for showing up, reading our prompts, and writing your poetry whether you used our prompts or not. I am just glad you came along for the ride and explored poetry with us.

Photo by Morgan Dragonwillow

Poetry Prompt: 

Write for ten minutes about your journey with poetry this month, ask yourself some of the questions I posed up above.

Word Prompts:

trip
expedition
excursion
trek
voyage
cruise
ride
drive
jaunt

Sentence Starters: 

The journey isn't ending...
exploring my depths...

Thank you so much for joining us, I hope you decide to join us again next year. Remember you can share your poetry all year long in our facebook group, Writing Poetry Group. I will also share with the group any prompts I write during the year within the group.

Oh and for those that would like to do some catching up with their poetry, the links will be open until Nov. 7th at the end of the day EST.


Peace to you,
Morgan Dragonwillow

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, foodie, urban gardener, and recovering perfectionist, that (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. She is team leader at @StoryDam, creatrix of  #OctPoWriMo You can find her Playing with Words on her blog. She lives in Marietta, Ga. with her loving and patient partner, their dog that thinks she's a princess, and the cat that reminds her that she isn't.

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Poetry Prompt 28 - Will You Accept This Challenge?

“I have accepted the challenge of life, to be all that I can possibly be.” 

― Lailah Gifty Akita

Photo by Peter Hager at PublicDomainPictures.net

Poetry Prompt:

It is that time of year again... Every year I post this challenge. Choose your favorite poem and record yourself reading it, either an audible recording or video. Remember, all of our prompts are only suggestions, but I hope you decide to take the challenge.

Word Prompts:

confident
positive
pessimistic
sanguine
inauspicious
buoyant

Sentence Starters:

Flying into the wind...

It's a bright new day...

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, foodie, urban gardener, and recovering perfectionist, that (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. She is team leader at @StoryDam, creatrix of  #OctPoWriMo You can find her Playing with Words on her blog. She lives in Marietta, Ga. with her loving and patient partner, their dog that thinks she's a princess, and the cat that reminds her that she isn't.

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“After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.” ― Philip Pullman

Photo by Bobby Mikul at PublicDomainPictures.net

Several years ago I was searching through the photos on PublicDomainPictures.net and came upon the above photo. I immediately started hearing a story poem that I ended up writing called Blind. Most of the time my poetry tends to be either how I am feeling or something from my life but sometimes, I enjoy writing story poetry.

Poetry Prompt:

Search through the photos at PublicDomainPictures.net until you find one that sparks a story poem for you.

Word Prompts:

Imaginary

tale

adventure

drama

fantasy

Poetry Type: 

With my poem, Blind, I chose to count syllables (I chose 4) and every line the same amount of syllables with the rhyming abcb format. You can choose to do the same as I did or you can go and choose a different type at ShadowPoetry.com 

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, foodie, urban gardener, and recovering perfectionist, that (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. She is team leader at @StoryDam, creatrix of  #OctPoWriMo You can find her Playing with Words on her blog. She lives in Marietta, Ga. with her loving and patient partner, their dog that thinks she's a princess, and the cat that reminds her that she isn't.

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Poetry Prompt 20 - Love Poetry

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.” ― Maya Angelou

Photo by Morgan Dragonwillow

Poetry Prompt:

Time to write a love poem. Now just because it is a love poem doesn't mean it has to be between lovers, it can be the love you had for your favorite pet when you were growing up (or now), it could be for your kids, it could be your best friend. Or, you could do something fun from a prompt I shared in the 2013 OctPoWriMo, Love Letters, Not What You Are Expecting.

Word Prompts:

fondness
tenderness
warmth
intimacy
attachment
endearment

Possible Poetry type: Loop Poetry, an invented form at Shadowpoetry.com

I have discovered a new poet, at least a new poet to me, Andrea Gibson. Gibson's poetry speaks to me on many levels and if you haven't read Gibson's poetry I highly recommend it. I just bought, The Madness Vase and can't wait to dive into it. Have you discovered any new poetry books lately?

Morgan Dragonwillow is a poet, author, foodie, urban gardener, and recovering perfectionist, that (mostly) doesn't let her fears get in the way of her passion for writing and creating. She is team leader at @StoryDam, creatrix of  #OctPoWriMo You can find her Playing with Words on her blog. She lives in Marietta, Ga. with her loving and patient partner, their dog that thinks she's a princess, and the cat that reminds her that she isn't.

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