NaPoWriMo Day 4

 Hello!

The prompt for today is to write a poem about living with art.  I started by thinking about the art that I have on my walls.  I still have many things that I want to hang up, but one of the things I've had up since I moved a year ago are my Magic the Gathering cards.  I have a bunch where I really love the art and so they are framed and hanging on a wall as art, and not the collectable playing cards they are.  I decided to use that as the inspiration for my poem.  Enjoy!

Fancy Bits of Cardboard

Fancy little bits of cardboard
hanging on my wall,
A premium printed card game,
is it really art at all?

Many will collect these cards
to play a little game,
And while I do have cards like that,
these ones are not the same. 

The artists have spent time and care
to make these illustrations,
Of space and planets and strange new worlds,
new places from imagination. 

I hang this cardboard on my wall
so I can see all day, 
The beauty of these far off worlds,
these cards are art per se. 

Thanks for reading!

NaPoWriMo Day 3

 Hello!

Today's prompt is to write a poem that explains why you are something and not another thing.  Through work I have been reflecting on why I studied astronomy, when clearly I could have also made a good engineer. I decided to use that as the theme for my poem.  Enjoy!

I've always had a curiosity for how things work
Yet my mind wanders to space and what mysteries lurk.

What gears and springs and mechanics make this go
But what's hiding in our solar system, or beyond, I must know.

I love building with Lego, with blocks, and Meccano too
But in the mysteries of astronomy, my interest in them grew.

The path of engineering, a natural progression for my mind
But it would be in astronomy, my passion I would find. 

Thanks for reading!

NaPoWriMo Day 2

 Hello!

For today's prompt... well I was too tired and cranky to try and figure it out.  My brain is sleepy and the weather is miserable so I wrote about that.  In haikus because they are easy for me.  Enjoy!

Rain lulls me to sleep
It is warm and safe inside
Why am I at work?

What is one to do
When the wind blows and the rain falls
But you're far from home.

The comfort of sleep
My mind drifts away to dreams
Now is not the time. 

Thanks for reading.

NaPoWriMo Day 1

 Hello!

Today's prompt was to write a poem using inspiration from terminology from music or art.  I chose "Ostinato" which is a part that repeats the same rhythm or melodic event.  While looking through the list of musical terms that word resonated (pun intended) with me based on some personal experiences I've had lately. Enjoy!

Ostinato Legacy

When I was there I participated,
lead and planned so many things. 
To me it was fun, a passion,
Creating a rhythm to clubs and events. 

Years later I return, my part in it all long forgotten. 
but ostinato is present.
The same passion echoes through the students today. 
My hidden legacy in the rhythm repeated through time. 

Thanks for reading,