Category Archives: DailyCreate

My Safe Haven

Posted on 19th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to make a collage of my safe havens. Most of mine are in the West of Scotland, either on or within spitting distance of the Isle of Mull. I grabbed a few from my albums … Continue reading →

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Anti Spam Poem

Posted on 7th February 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to visit Kevin’s blog and make a poem out of the anti-spam words that you need to enter in order to post a comment. Amusingly, Kevin has moved his blog to a new home over … Continue reading →

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13 years of the Daily Create

Posted on 8th January 2025 by NomadWarMachine

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the Daily Create I’ve been participating in this since around 2016, often uploading my responses to a Flickr album. Here they are as a slideshow. Here’s to the next 13 years!  You can participate … Continue reading →

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Predicate Calculus

Posted on 20th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to “write a poem formatted like computer code about natural networks”. As I started to think about how to do this, I wondered if a GenAI programme might help with philosophical logic, so I asked … Continue reading →

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Knightswood Pond

Posted on 18th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks for a time lapse poem “Knightswood pond” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-SA) license

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Weather forecast

Posted on 16th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks for a poem about weather forecasts. I look at many weather maps of Scotland, then write a haiku. October forecast: Rain, followed by rain, then rain Good weather for ducks “Ducks” flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under … Continue reading →

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Eagles and Doves

Posted on 15th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to Look out of your actual window and then open a nature webcam from somewhere in the world. (here is the home of nature webcams via the US National Park Service) Write a poem that bridges … Continue reading →

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Ode to Father Time

Posted on 14th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create is to write an ode to Father Time O silent keeper of all things, You move unseen through shadows cast, With footsteps soft, yet never still. The stars align, the tides obey, All yield to you—relentless, vast. … Continue reading →

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Ode to Mother Earth

Posted on 13th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create is to write an ode to Mother Earth. Oh gentle Earth, beneath our feet, Your patient pulse, your rhythmic beat, In verdant fields and oceans wide, You cradle all in arms so wide. From mountain peak to … Continue reading →

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N+ Sonnet

Posted on 3rd October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to share a poem in celebration of National Poetry Day, with this year’s theme being counting. I chose a Shakespeare Sonnet: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more … Continue reading →

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