Sunday, April 22, 2018

#NPM18 - 22/30 Petal


April is #NPM18 - National Poetry Month.

"Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket."
 ~Charles Simic
           
         Be sure to see the page on the bar above for the Progressive Poem's schedule of poets, hosted by Irene Latham at Live Your Poem.  
        And, see what many are doing for Poetry Month, by looking HERE at Jama Rattigan's post at Jama's Alphabet Soup.
          
              My goal for Poetry MonthA haiku diary that may include other forms related to haiku, like haibun, haiga. monoku or renga. My first poem speaks of why I am handwriting the poems.

April’s garden,
growing poems 
on lined pages
                    Linda Baie
links:
       Poem one
       Poem two
       Poem three 
       Poem Four
       Poem Five
       Poem Six  

       Poem Seven
       Poem Eight 
       Poem Nine 
       Poem Ten
      Poem Eleven
      Poem Twelve
      Poem Thirteen
      Poem Fourteen
      Poem Fifteen
      Poem Sixteen 
      Poem Seventeen

      Poem Eighteen
      Poem Nineteen
      Poem Twenty

      Poem Twenty-One

          Here is poem twenty-two - a monoku You can read what Robyn Hood Black says in her post here about this form.































8 comments:

  1. This compact verse offers hope, a promise that life goes on. Love it.

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    1. It was truly a gift yesterday after having snow, and now warm again. Thanks, Glenda.

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  2. Beautiful! The monoku is new to me.

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    1. I first learned about it from Robyn, trying to figure it out!

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  3. This little poem packs a wallop! Those little things give us so much hope.

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  4. Short, but sweet and filled with promise. "Monoku" - going to have give this form a go. Thanks for sharing, Linda. =)

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    1. Another 'brief" poem form for you, Bridget. Thanks!

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