Poetry Practice: Word of the Day “Gale”

Poetry practice: create a list of words with a theme, pick a word of the day and write an impromptu poem. For today, I have chosen “gale”.


Gale strong dancing across

An ocean. a torrent whirls underneath

the surface, a pelican-struck wave crests

White foam frothing, a fish squirms, captured

Inside gullet. Feathers skim the water

And rise, up, up, higher disappearing into

A thin mist. A forceful wind whips 

And twirls toward the shore.


This practice is used to push the boundaries of a poem. Have a word suggestion? Leave a comment below.

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Best,

Alina

Poetry Practice: Word of the Day “Evergreen”

Poetry Practice: Pick a word for the day and write an impromptu poem. You can also create a list of words and write a poem for each. This practice is used to push the boundaries of a poem and force you to flex your writing skills.

For today, I have chosen the word “Evergreen”. Have a word suggestion for future poetry practices? Leave a comment below.


Tall, spiney

a twirl of ivy,

evergreen touching

frosted blue skies

a soft down of

snow below.


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Word of the Day “Arctic”: A Wintry Poem

Poetry practice: pick a word of the day and write an impromptu poem. For today, I have chosen “Arctic”.

Poem “Arctic World”

Iceberg crumbles

depths below reaching dark blue

abyss. Circling aquatic creatures

and arctic world among

worlds. Desolate

beautiful

cold.

This practice is used to push the boundaries of a poem and the process in which I write. Have a word suggestion? Leave a comment!

Have a wonderful day and thank you to all of my subscribers!

Best,

Alina

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Word of the Day “Icy”: Poem “Kissing Sun”

Poetry practice: pick a word of the day and write an impromptu poem. For today, I have chosen “icy”.

Kissing Skin

Hold the words, close to barren lips

chapped and broken, bleeding

icy air kissing skin. A cloud of breath

under the starry winter sky.


This practice is used to push the boundaries of a poem and the process in which I write. Have a word suggestion? Leave a comment!

Want more poetry? Check out this poem or this one here!


Word of the Day “Glacial”: A Chilling Snowman Poem

I’m rusty and haven’t been writing as much poetry as usual. So I thought I’d start a poetry practice where I pick a word of the day and write a poem with it. Here goes.

Today’s word of the day is “glacial.”

Poem “A Snowman”

Sunk low, eyes lift and

linger across

a wintry gale.

Wandering limbs reach

to embrace a glacial

figure, carved out of,

molded into, warped,

assumed, a person,

a body?

A snowman.


What do you think? Let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment. Have a word suggestion? Suggest away!

Have a wonderful day and thank you to my subscribers!

Best,

Alina