I wasn’t able to write every day. Tihar could have been an excuse, but Tihar could have been an inspiration too. Writing about places was hard. I stood there, surrounded by an imaginary aura, and I realized I lacked all the words to describe the lives running around me and in me. I have begun…
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The number 30 evokes strong emotions. Think about turning 30 – it feels like a big deal. 30 is the number of days of some of our months in the calendar. 30, being even gives off a sensation of roundness and completeness. Perhaps for these reasons, 30 feels like a transition point or a milestone…
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Theme #2: Colorsipration The theme for the second set of 10 days in 100 Days of Poetry was about getting inspired by colors, thus the name colorspiration. I was surfing unique color names on the internet when I saw many new ways to say yellow, orange, blue, and pink; like words reserved for special occasions,…
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When the idea to take on the challenge of writing one poem a day for 100 consecutive days struck me sometime during August 2022, it felt too big of a task to even attempt. I had been slacking behind in writing poetry for the last few months (a few months might be an understatement, it…
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The Wordcastle 