Tag Archives: western poetry

Demarcations (NaPoWriMo)

Demarcations They started out as stone, Iron and metal were later wrought, For as long as history’s known Humans have built, perfected, sought. So many different years And so many different kinds: Physical – allay or ignite fears Mental – … Continue reading

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Hay Burner (NaPoWriMo Day 18)

Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt was to write  a ruba’i which is basically a Persian form that is a four line stanza with the rhyme scheme AABA.

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Feel the Storm (NaPoWriMo Day 17)

Feel the Storm By, Donna M. Monnig   Thunder shakes the earthen floor, I hear the wind’s lonesome roar. I feel the rain upon my skin, I see the lightning flash again. I smell the storm in the air – Beautiful, … Continue reading

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Luny Questions (NaPoWriMo Day 14)

Luny Questions By Donna M. Monnig   When is the next eclipse? Why do we travel in an ellipse? How big is the northern star? Do you ever wonder where we are? How old is the moon? Will we be … Continue reading

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Wine, Love, and Chocolate (NaPoWriMo Day 11)

Wine, Love, and Chocolate By, Donna M. Monnig   Wine is like a sunset, burning bright for moments only, When the glow is gone it leaves us empty, leaves us lonely.   Love is just an ideal, an over romanticized notion, … Continue reading

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A Week for Cowboy Poets (NaPoWriMo Day 10)

A Week for Cowboy Poets By, Donna M. Monnig   Poetry is a great way to exercise one’s writing, And April Fool’s day begins a month exciting.   NaPoWriMo is the name that we all search for, It gives us … Continue reading

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What They Didn’t Know (NaPoWriMo Day 9)

What They Didn’t Know By, Donna M. Monnig   The search continued at the end of the track, Sixteen tons of gold had disappeared in the attack.   Geronimo would have been easier to bring in, Than the dancing girls … Continue reading

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The Ones I Love (NaPoWriMo Day 7)

The Ones I Love By Donna M. Monnig   It’s always said, when push comes the shove, That we hurt the most the ones we love. Knowing that is nothing new, I just never realized it was true!   They … Continue reading

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Hay Day Dismay (NaPoWriMo Day 6)

Hay Day Dismay By Donna M. Monnig   The horses chomp and munch the hay, I’ll have to buy more soon – to my dismay!   They’re eating me out of house and home, I need a prairie for them … Continue reading

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The Man I Didn’t Meet (NaPoWriMo Day 5)

  The Man I Didn’t Meet By, Donna M. Monnig   Once there was a little man. As often there is in stories such as I, but it’s hard to remember just who he was for I met him one … Continue reading

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