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NaPoWriMo/Poetic Asides Challenge April 6, 2011

Posted by Ronda Levine on Tuesday, April 12, 2011, In : Poetry

The NaPoWriMo challenge for day six involves incorporating an oxymoron using the Serendipitous Oxymoron Maker. I decided that I would use the results from the tool as the title for today's poem.

Putrid Miracle

Never was there a thought that freedom would be such bliss.
But now on the precipice of renewal,
I look toward my own salvation
Between pillowcase and sheets
Sleeping alone once again--
But I embrace it - never once was there a question
That I wanted to reach out
To help people
To lift others ...
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NaPoWriMo/Poetic Asides PAD Challenge April 5, 2011

Posted by Ronda Levine on Thursday, April 7, 2011, In : Poetry

Today's NaPoWriMo assignment asks participants to write a poem in response to another participant's poem. In order to do this, as there are many very talented individuals participating in this internet meme, I randomly selected a participant's site by scrolling through the list with my eyes closed. The site I selected was Cloaked Monk's Blog. The poem I'm responding to is http://cloakedmonk.com/2011/04/02/april-2-challenge-postcard/.

It Must Be Beautiful

It must be beautiful to sit
at the base o...
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