Going super short today with the prompt “stray post-it.”
post-it life advice
revealed through a torn corner
‘Don’t forget to b’
PAD 2022 – Day 14
haiku
PAD 2021 – Day 26
I already wrote a moon poem earlier this month, but to hold true to the poetic stereotype, I have more to say about it. Today I used the 30/30 prompt “concentration moon” to come up with a few quick micros.
meditate
on the full face
of a super moon
but still come up
ordinary
***
pandemic thoughts
like phases of the moon
wax wan new repeat
***
when I lose
the day’s light
I try to remember
that it’s yet held
by the moon
PAD 2021 – Day 16
Both short on time and inspiration today, but tried to work the 30/30 prompt “dystopic diagram” into a micro.
apocalypse sketch a large circle in the dirt we trace for answers
PAD 2021 – Day 12
A klutzy accident and unexpected trip to one of my most anxiety-inducing destinations today — the hospital ER — served as inspiration for today’s poems. I tried to incorporate the 30/30 prompt calling for an “anticipation” poem, and the League of Canadian Poets prompt asking for connected haiku.
hospital thoughts is the opposite of anticipation, anxiety? hum of the air vent its whirring does not drown out my pounding pulse nurse asks for pain scale but there is no number for stress we screen fevers not people, says the nurse bring purse to x-ray rolling stool worn at the edges like this nurse exam 1 tired woman says to daughter it will be ok
PAD 2020 – Day 25
This weekend I’m participating in CV2‘s 2-Day poem contest, where poets have 48 hours to compose a poem using 10 given, and often challenging words. It’s the fifth time I’ve participated, and it never gets old. But it does mean I have a bit less time to devote to the regular poem-a-day challenge. So, today’s poem is a quickie inspired by the Stroll of Poets prompt to write about something “in the margins.”
The Wizardry of Some Poems
searching the margins
for the invisible ink
that makes them magic
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PAD 2020 – Day 14
A bit pressed for time today, which means I’ve gone with a compressed poem in my attempt to hit two prompts in one. I combined the NaPoWriMo challenge to write a poem that deals with the poems, poets, and other people who inspired you to write poems, with the Poetic Asides call for a form or anti-form poem. One of my favourite forms is the haiku or senryu, and of course that means appreciating the work of 17th-century haiku master Bashō. Since this is hardly a traditional haiku, maybe I have written an anti-form poem after all?
Bashō I am not
but I echo in honour
of his superb form
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PAD 2020 – Day 10
Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt called for a hay(na)ku, which is a three-line stanza, where the first line has one word, the second line has two words, and the third line has three words. I decided to chain several together into a longer hay(na)ku sonnet, like the one that poet Vince Gotera invented during 2012’s NaPoWriMo.
planning the day – a hay(na)ku sonnet
wanting
to wake
with less worry
hunting
good news
like Easter eggs
finding
big numbers
in brief headlines
baking
sweet buns
is some distraction
hoping spirits rise
like this dough
PAD 2019 – Day 24
Blending the Poetic Asides “free” prompt with the NaPoWriMo suggestion to write a poem about an animal. These haiku-ish thoughts are almost found poems, inspired by a search of free pets on Craigslist.
free to a good home
sweet Chinese water dragon
her name is Betty
black and white tegu
affectionate and pretty
if you love lizards
have to move for work
cannot take Mister Cuddles
cat who loves warm baths
five guinea pigs, free
but please keep them together
they are family
Honourable Mention in 2018 Soap Haiku Contest
A few months ago I stumbled upon this great haiku contest sponsored by Whole Life Soaps. Write a haiku for a chance to have your words printed on a line of soaps! How cool! Poetry in the shower, baby!
Well my words won’t be washing anyone this year, I was so pleased to see that I cracked the top 15 out of 500 entries, which earned me an honourable mention.
This is my poem:
House hunting
in a stranger’s bathroom
we kiss
To see the other honourable mentions, runner up, and the excellent winning poem, check out the Soap Blog here.
PAD 2017 – Day 7
Discovery is the theme of the Writer’s Digest prompt today. There’s a thick fog outside today, and one in my head too after a night of restless sleep, so not sure how coherent these mini efforts are, but maybe I can discover something bigger from them later.
treasure hunting
the robin
unearths the worm
*****
garbage day
crows uncover
leftovers
*****
spin class
revealing
new muscles
*****
discovery
the shadow
on the x-ray
*****
Edmonton poet Ray Rasmussen is a master of haiku, senryu, haibun and haiga. If you love the Japanese forms as much as I do, I encourage you to explore his wonderful website.
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