Poem A Day...NaPoWriMo 2025...

An early bird prompt for those who lead the world in time ...PORTRAIT POEM

lonely times
a young traveller starting out

knew no one

visited you almost daily
in the national gallery

on my lunch break

derived some solace

from your lovely gentle face

left and went elsewhere

forgot about you

until years later when

i saw you in that hong kong bar

Portrait of Man With A Quilted Sleeve....Titian. 1510... National Gallery London

DAY 1......MUSICAL TERMINOLOGY

'Rallentanda'

with age is not as 'sharp'
as she used to be
sometimes a little 'flat'

moves mostly to an 'andante' tempo
these days

plays bach daily 'dolce expressivo'

mainly 'lento' 
on occasion she tackles an 'etude' by chopin
the 'A minor' winter wind is her favourite

'con brio accelerando'
then takes a long 'pause '
for the 'rest' of the day

 

 DAY 2......GREEK GODS....NARCISSUS

from where i'm sitting

you are delusional narcissus
your curse still infects

endangers the world 

a rose is a rose is a rose

of all the flowers methinks

the rose is the best 
gertrude and will know best

DAY 3

 

SHADORMA

they were tired
wanted to go home
haydn fixed 
the problem
wrote the farewell symphony
the prince took the hint

Friday Writings # 170

no not for me it aint

tis the month of writing

a poem a day

keep them short

don't faint

tis the month of easter

with hot cross buns

and chocolate eggs

 hardboiled red painted ones too

which the greeks crack open 

end to end...a game on easter sunday 

 traditionally pursued

Tsougrisma....the red Easter egg game

Moonwashed Musings Weekly Prompt

CINQUAINS

problems
we all have them
big ones and  little ones
i would prefer not to have any
at all

suppose
reaching for stars
might be a solution
stop the world i want to get off
ok

don't go
baring you soul
folk will think you're crazy
tis true you need to keep it a
secret

What's Going On

 

we are the dancing whales
couldn't resist an audition
for an opera house  performance

please don't kill us
you tried to before 
when you attempted to enter
sydney harbour eighty years ago
but fortunately failed

we are performing sea creature artists
so please protect us and we will
keep on dancing for you

 

W3...Emotions as reimagined objects

 

this was your chair
you found it and cherished it
so i love it too
you have been gone
a long time
but nothing...nothing
not even your rhododendrons
can alleviate such unimaginable 
ongoing grief
i knew it would be hard
but nothing could prepare me
for anything like this

Tanka Tuesday Challenge no 5

so they met on line
they were inseparable
together always
a sheet tried to intervene
but it did not last for long

it's your birthday soon
so here's looking at you kid
shame i can't be there
even though i've not met you
after many years i know you

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !

FRIDAY WRITINGS # 169... POETS AND STORYTELLERS UNITED

oh
no john no john no john
NO
far too faded
far too jaded

she took the bait
with silver hooks
sealed her fate
with his good looks
too many wines
too many times
beguiled by words
now not heard
will walk the golden sands alone
romance the sea and write some poems

Moonwashed Musings...Weekly Prompt....Whats Going On...

 

discovered 

the rich counter tenor voice

of alfred deller 

when she was sweet sixteen

in spring time 
in spring time

the only pretty ring time 

when birds do sing 

hey ring a ding a ding
sweet lovers love the spring

and thus 
a classical music nerd was born

thankyou miss pinwill
for the introduction
thankyou alfred
for touching my heart

What's Going On....https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com
Moonwashed Musings...https://amanpan.com

Tanka Tuesday...Challenge no 4...Hexastitich Form

summer
forgot to leave
still hanging about here
no one is complaining
autumn can wait
awhile

climate
change here to stay
the world is hotting up
in more ways than weather
the future will
tell all

Melissa's FFFC # 312

SHADORMA

A Trip Through The Photo Album

remember 
how it used to be
no white sand
no big surf
now we have a new country
white sand lots of space

What's Going On ...Beauty... W3 Prompt # 150....Poets and Story Tellers United # 168

BEAUTY

CINQUAIN 

there is
so much beauty

in this wonderful world
cats an important part of it

enjoy

 my cat

marmalade boy
sweet when he is asleep

a great companion and fun when

awake

SHADORMA
beautiful
cat and kiddie wink

a lovely
cute duo
so much love and affection
in a hostile world

bogey hole

where i learned to swim
bronte beach 
a great spot
our beaches are beautiful
finest in the world

Whitehaven Beach

beauty abounds everywhere
in the natural world

the magnificence ever present

in spite of what we have

already  managed progressively
 to destroy

Moreton Bay Fig Tree

Eastern Spinebill

music

a lifeline to joy
a healer and comforter

a connection to the Divine
exhibiting the beauty of

human creativity

 

finally

the beauty of language
the beauty of words
the beauty of french

c'est merveilleuse

the beauty of poetry

to all the living poets

and creative artists
messengers of hope

messengers of truth 

bearers of joy

the most important cog
in the wheel of civilisation

thank you

Whats Going On    https://newwhatsgoingon.blogspot.com

Poets and StoryTellers United #168  https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com
W3 Prompt #150

Reenas Exploration # 372

diversity
absolutely not
rainbow music  banned
we are unified in our
ignorance
a symphony of hate
and destruction.

Tanka Tuesday Challenge #3 ...Mode

after  pink blossoms

cover us with their blankets
are they sad to go away

each year it's the same
they wait longing for summer

preparing for her return

IN Memory OF My Grandparents (WW2  immigrants )who used to play this music on

an old  vinyl record when I  was a small child

why is life so hard
so much pain and suffering

don't know how we get through it

writing a poem helps
plus fine  beautiful music
will forever sustain us

 

 

what must it be like

having two talented sons
both performing pianists

the parents must be

so proud and so delighted
gifting these treasures to us

FRIDAY WRITINGS # 167....Self Empathy

 

she gives gives gives
they take take take
they all come first
she puts herself last
and so it goes
in certain families
for generations

even with friends
they don't think twice about
a cancellation at the last minute
because a better offer came along
she's so nice
she wont mind

the penny drops
she breaks , cuts the cord and realises
she does not miss any of them
a weight that she has carried 
her entire life has been lifted

now
no bitterness
no rancour
no regrets
just peace
no going back
finally experiencing the joy
of treating herself like the best friend
she never had

What's Going On....Heroes

 

an unpretentious leader

a strong leader

he will not yield

he will not sell his country 

to the powerful traitors

in spite of public humiliation

threats insults the lies  and slander

hurled at him by the axis of evil

Volodymyr Zelensky is a true hero

SLAVA UKRAINE

Moonwashed Musings Weekly Prompt

 https://amanpan.com/2025/03/04/moonwashed-weekly-prompt-march-4-2025/

Leisure
by
William Henry Davies

What is this life if, full of care
We have no time to stand and stare


always busy
no time to sup with friends
let alone stand and stare
like the lucky cows 
in the paddock

Elioth Gruner

AXIS ...FOWC with Fandango

 the axis of evil
darkens the world
God Help Us

Tanka Tuesday... Challenge 2...Senryu Cinquain...Synonyms Create Bright

Henri Matisse

dazzling super star
painting magical moments
minouche adores him

 

no way

would he give up

painting his brilliant gems 

bedridden or not a trooper to
the end

W-3 Challenge... Weekly Prompt

AFTERMATH

there are years that ask questions
this is one of them
what will  the consequences be 
of electing president psycho
a disgrace and embarrassment
to the nation
already talking up WW3

 

there are years that answer
this is one of them too
an insight into  flawed humanity
so many  voted for and support
the pestilent inflamed orange scourge
about to wreak havoc and unleash
more suffering on the world

there is a familiar ring
|to his petulant outbursts
baying for blood
zelensky's blood i.e.

backing his bro buddy
the terrorist putin

ALL TOO

prescient perhaps
good friday is approaching soon

WEEKLY PROMPT

"There are years that ask questions and years that answer."

    - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale