Category Archives: Poetry

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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On death

Posted on 8th October 2024 by NomadWarMachine

She slips away gradually Retreating from the trivia of everyday life The daily paper resting, unread, upon her lap – Sometimes she notices and is surprised to find it still unopened – No more Suduko, no more politics (This latter … Continue reading →

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Haikus for learning

Posted on 30th October 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Over the last month I’ve been participating in the Active Learning Network (ALN) CPD Series. This has consisted in a set of webinars with each one facilitated by a different members of the ALN CPD organising team, and three presenters … Continue reading →

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Ode to Starlight, the Eternal Dancer

Posted on 16th October 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s Daily Create asks us to write a poem or piece of prose about this image and also what she is dancing to if we like. This statue reminded me of a statue of Shiva that lives in a local … Continue reading →

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Ode to the Moon

Posted on 14th October 2023 by NomadWarMachine

By ChatGPT #tdc4292 #ds106 #WriteOut  Ode to the Moon, celestial queen of night, In your gentle glow, we find pure delight. With silvery beams that softly grace the skies, You reign in splendor, a sight to mesmerize. Your tranquil face, … Continue reading →

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A Haiku for ETMooc2

Posted on 21st May 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Sitting on a Sunday afternoon, wondering what to do that is vaguely ETMooc2 related, I open up Chat GPT and ask it to write me a haiku about writer’s block. Then, inspired by Kevin’s blog post, I put the haiku … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to me

Posted on 26th April 2023 by NomadWarMachine

Today is my birthday. As I’m currently playing with AI with #ETMooc2, I asked ChatGPT to write me a poem. I also asked NightCafe for ” a birthday card with cats and prog rock”. “Today is my birthday. I like … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Silence

Posted on 12th March 2023 by NomadWarMachine

I am reduced to silence Promising ideas dance at the edge of my mind Quietly vanishing when caught on paper Inky moths, stilled by a lepidopterist’s pin Dying, dissolving, leaving me bereft Exhausted by the effort of achieving nothing, I … Continue reading →

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Pentimento (Aletheia)

Posted on 27th May 2022 by NomadWarMachine

Does a sculptor chip away To uncover the image within? Or is structure created As marble is shaped? The age old question: Does Science discover Truth or create it? Is beauty innate, or in the eye of the beholder? (And … Continue reading →

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JOMO

Posted on 1st February 2022 by NomadWarMachine

No early morning alarms, no dashing to the station No overcrowded trains, no soulless hotel rooms No buffet lunch tables, groaning with murdered animals, smelling of dead fish No late nights home: hungry, headachy, tired The joy of staying home, … Continue reading →

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