Tag Archives: poetry

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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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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Posted on 20th April 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Today’s TDC is about earthquakes. Here’s my response The world shakes At the mess man makes Earthquakes flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license

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Poem Portrait

Posted on 7th April 2026 by NomadWarMachine

For todays TDC I headed over to Google’s Poem Portraits, as the prompt suggested, and gave it the word breakfast. I let it take my photo while it generated this poem. Our breakfast stems were drowned with the stars, My … Continue reading →

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I live my life as a …?

Posted on 26th March 2026 by NomadWarMachine

I am busy this week, and wishing I could switch off all of my work notifications and hide. So here’s my response to today’s TDC. I live my life as a …? If I lived my life as a cat … Continue reading →

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The Feeling of Silence

Posted on 25th March 2026 by NomadWarMachine

A poem for TDC5185 Silence is: Watching the reflections of clouds dance over a calm loch Sniffing petrichor through an open window after rain Unsalted butter spread thickly on a toasted crumpet And clean cotton sheets on a summer night … Continue reading →

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Acrostic

Posted on 8th March 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Cat on a lap flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license Loudly shouting for food and treats Always in the way during Zoom meetings Creating havoc when the bathroom door is closed Eyes looking … Continue reading →

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A Daily Snippet

Posted on 26th February 2026 by NomadWarMachine

Overheard on the radio this morning: “What’s the secret of feeling young?”. Here’s my response for TDC4148 56/365 Cagney, guardian of the landing flickr photo by NomadWarMachine shared under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license What’s the secret of … Continue reading →

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