Prompt for Day 13 from NaPoWriMo:
Also, the short version below:
…here’s our prompt for the day (optional, as always). Donald Justice’s poem, “There is a gold light in certain old paintings,” plays with both art and music, and uses an interesting and (as far as I know) self-invented form. His six-line stanzas use lines of twelve syllables, and while they don’t use rhyme, they repeat end words. Specifically, the second and fourth line of each stanza repeat an end-word or syllable; he fifth and sixth lines also repeat their end-word or syllable. Today, we challenge you to write a poem that uses Justice’s invented form.
I found that the lines in Justice’s invented form varied from ten to thirteen syllables rather than always 12 syllables, soI did the same with my response and varied line length. Also, I wrote only one stanza of the required six lines as no length was set. Perhaps more to come!
Lunatics
Out from the rivered horizon the moon glows pink-gold.
We waited, yet nearly missed, as in silence it rose.
Across the way, the sunset in a sky of color,
a backdrop of azure splashed in red & rose.
On earth, our moods feel the presence of the moon.
All night, we cha-cha in the light of the moon.
Jacquelyn Markham© (4/13/2025)
Enjoy exploring the spiritual meaning, symbolism and astrology of the April’s pink moon:
How to Get the Most Out of April’s Pink Moon, According to an Astrologer by popsugar.com
Pink Moon Spiritual Meaning & Symbolism by wisdomofthespirit.com
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