Category Archives: Poetry

War Pigs

Posted on 2nd October 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s TDC says Audrey Watters‏ said, “repetition of the word ‘masses’ in the first 2 lines of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs is the most disappointing failure of imagination in the history of rhyme.” So let’s give Geezer some help. What … Continue reading →

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A random word poem

Posted on 29th September 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Autumn Morning flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Today’s TDC says: Use this random word generator and write a haiku (5, 7, 5 syllables) about the first word you generate! The word I got was … Continue reading →

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Sestetle

Posted on 16th August 2026 by NomadWarMachine

During the month of August I will be participating in Blaugust, a month long blogging challenge. Sestetle flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Today’s TDC is a familiar one, though not a remix. The … Continue reading →

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Silly Solage

Posted on 4th August 2026 by NomadWarMachine

During the month of August I will be participating in Blaugust, a month long blogging challenge. Today’s TDC asks us to Make a silly solage A silly solage is a happy poem of three lines, two of them as long as … Continue reading →

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How do I complete thee (the TDC)?

Posted on 30th July 2026 by NomadWarMachine

A great TDC today – to write or change a poem so it contains instructions about how to do it. I don’t think I quite did that, but I had a lot of fun changing the words to Elizabeth Barrett … Continue reading →

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Cinquain

Posted on 23rd July 2026 by NomadWarMachine

A cinquain is a five-line poem. Line one has one word and is the title. Line two describes the title in two words. Line three uses three words to express action. Line four uses four words to express a feeling. … Continue reading →

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Geranium Haibun

Posted on 8th July 2026 by NomadWarMachine

July weather is unpredictable, from sweltering heatwaves to torrential rain. I take my chances where I can and step outside to enjoy my garden. At the moment my geraniums are glorious – shaded from the worst of the heat by … Continue reading →

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A poem about punctuation

Posted on 17th June 2026 by NomadWarMachine

For today’s TDC I take a pause To wash my paws As my human sighs At the length and size Of the nonsense she writes About all of the rites Around pauses and sizes of writing An ode to a … Continue reading →

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When life gives you sunshine

Posted on 23rd May 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Cotton wool clouds flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license When life gives you sunshine … Stand outside and drink it in Breathe it deep into your lungs And bask in the warmth of … Continue reading →

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Sock in a loch

Posted on 9th May 2026 by NomadWarMachine

For today’s TDC There once was a little striped sock Who went for a swim in a loch It swam and it swam To the edge of the dam That brave little sock in a loch Oona socks flickr photo … Continue reading →

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