napowrimo #9: paradise
by Carolee Sherwood
Describe your version of paradise. Is it a physical location? A mental state? A religious concept? You can write today’s poem as an ode, if you like. An ode to paradise itself or an ode to whatever takes you there: a plane, a faith-based practice, a lover, a dessert. Imagine the joy of paradise! The elation!
It’s OK, too, if you’re not feeling joy or elation. You’re working hard on this poem-a-day business. Your energy may be flagging. If paradise itself doesn’t pack a jolt of inspiration for you, choose a different path. Write about the stereotype of paradise: Why is it always assumed to be a warm, remote tropical place? Write about finding paradise in a place contrary to the traditional images. Do you delight in Manhattan? Or Antarctica? Or a classroom full of preschool children?
You may also turn and run in the opposite direction: Where is hell for you? What tortuous small town or big box store or reality television program sends you spiraling into despair? Take us there with you. Show us around.
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A note from “admin”: This month, since we’re all trying to write every day, we’re leaving the comments open with each prompt so you can post links to your poems as you write them. So, go ahead and write your poem, post your poem (with a link to Read Write Poem and a Read Write Poem tag, if you would) and come back to this very spot and share your link with us.
Of course, if you’re a creature of habit, you can always post your links at today’s “Get Your Poem On” post. Who are we to mess around with what works for you?
And don’t forget to go read the poems of others in this wonderful writing community. We’re all in this NaPoWriMo “mess” (ha ha!) together; let’s support each other in the insanity that is writing (every day)!
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Not a paradise prompt, but a one I had fun making for my day 8 on the West Coast:
Poem Factory:
http://brokeness.blogspot.com/2009/04/napowrimo-8.html
http://poemsotherwise.blogspot.com/2009/04/p-is-for-paradise.html
and here was me thinking i was back in early today…
Dante’s Short Catechism
[...] Passage For napowrimo #9 [...]
Here is mine:
Passage – http://bitchyangel.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/passage/
wrote my poem too early to use the prompt
http://littlemisscatterbrain.blogspot.com/2009/04/not-so-big-deal-101.html
I’ve only just seen this prompt, and have used another prompt today, but it’s too good to miss so I will use it later.
Here we go! I can’t believe I’m doing this still!
Wanderlust
Spring – not yet here on a subzero cold morning…My paradise
This is my NaPoMo poem #9: Rapt in paradise
[...] prompt from Read Write Poem is to consider paradise. My version of paradise? Spending time with my [...]
Here we go: Paradise
This is Paradise
http://a-mus-ing.blogspot.com/2009/04/paradise.html
Day 9… two prompts combined into one poem… plus an extra write for fun!!!
On my facebook notes
and Here:
http://dash30dash.ning.com/profiles/blogs/movie-paradiso-napowrimo-9
I took the prompt in a different route
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http://lori102870.blogspot.com/2009/04/oasis-in-midstnapowrimo-9by-me.html
Today I used the paradise prompt, it fit my mood!
http://vixensden.com/?p=1203
I’m still working on #8. My brain won’t let go of it Here is #9:
http://page247.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/napowrimo-9/
Dreams, Too Sweet
todays #9 is posted….
also yesterdays
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I have been inspired today by Speaking of Faith on American Public Media, “Exodus, Cargo of Hidden Stories” and the prompt of paradise:
Exodus
Starting to feel a little spent! How many days of madness left?!!!
Grey Matters
spring for sale ~ http://djkreutzer.com/moments/archives/398
Surprisingly, this prompt inspired a very dark poem.
http://cannedoriginality.blogspot.com/2009/04/paradise.html
This one took on a life of its own, becoming much longer and more singsongy than I planned. But I’m finding poetry doesn’t obey my plans well (though this one does follow the prompt, sort of).
http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/04/dissection-or-poetry/
I took my Nature Journaling kids outside today and we climbed the base of Mt. Jasper until we found a sunny spot to settle down and write. It was warm and quiet and paradise.
Oh Paradise!
http://paperdreams-jgc.blogspot.com/
You can’t go back to Paradise, you know:
http://antarcticamag.wordpress.com/
ahhh this paradise or that paradise… shangrila
I didn’t think this poem was going to happen until it just sort of did at the end of a post reflecting (so I thought) on something totally different.
(For poem only scroll to bottom of the post.)
http://leftturnatjoy.blogspot.com/2009/04/beautiful-feet.html
I took this prompt in a whole different direction, I think:
FLIPPING OUT – THE BIRD
Of course, I had to write about hell.
Other People
I combined this prompt with one of the earlier posts on different forms, specifically the Villanelle:
Villanelle on Paradise: http://melstra.livejournal.com/236757.html#cutid1
I’m not too sure about it, but it was a good challenge.
Right, this is it.
I liked this one.
http://cassandralee.tumblr.com/post/94731417
http://birdswordpoetry.wordpress.com/2009/04/09/napowrimo-day-9-2009/
day 9 with a few days break due to unexpected visitors and holiday cooking
http://alotus-poetry.livejournal.com/70361.html
Thank you, Carolee, for another great prompt!
12 KM to Paradise
It is still Thursday in the Northwest, so I am getting this one in just under the wire:
http://freckledwriter.blogspot.com/2009/04/psalm-ii.html
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[...] This is a response to Carolee’s prompt, Paradise, at Read Write Poem. It is very much a work still in [...]
You’ll find mine in this post:
http://beyondtheblog.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/govt-targets
Enjoy.
[...] NaPoWriMo #9 [...]
Paradise
if only it were balmy.
this one was ehh. enjoy!!
Here is Paradise compliments of prompt #9. I want to turn this into an ode, so this just the begining.
Paradise
For the prompt, Paradise. Easter Sunday–Happy Easter to those who celebrate.
wow all the poems are amazing
been busy so no poem from me yet but do drop by anytime
take care (^_^)
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