Saturday, October 10, 2020

OctPoWriMo Day 10

 A year ago this weekend I fell and tore my meniscus. A lot of things changed for me because of it, some good but a lot not so good and I'm pretty positive I still have stuff to let go of around it.  

Photo by MDragonwillow


One good thing that came from it was time for me to dive into art journaling. This is the first spread in my art journal after the accident.

Art by MDragonwillow

Poetry Prompts:

Write for ten minutes, or more if necessary, about what you want/need to let go of, what still triggers upset when you think of it, what turns your stomach. If you have your own way of letting it go, do so when you are finished writing. If you don't, one way I like to let go is to burn the page (in a safe container or outside in a firepit - be safe) and visualize myself letting it go as the smoke drifts away. 

Word Prompts:

Letting go
forgiveness
victory
smoke

Poetry Type:

Or

Music and Dance:


Remember, our prompts are only suggestions, you can find your inspiration wherever your muse leads you. Please visit the other participants, share the hashtag, #OctPoWriMo on social media, and share your link in the comments below. Let us know how this journey into poetry is going for you and if this is your first year or if you have been with us from the beginning.



Morgan Dragonwillow, author of Wild Woman Waking & Dancing within Shadow, is a Bodywork transformer, dancing poet, motivator of words, magical instigator and creatrix of #OctPoWriMo & #PoetsonthePage. Please visit her Patreon page 
to discover more of her words, art, and prompts, including her uncensored self.

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28 comments:

  1. Jennifer Ann Margaret Patino October 10, 2020 at 4:03 AM

    I love your art so much!

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  2. Angela van SonOctober 10, 2020 at 4:33 AM

    Day 10, the month seems to move fast this year! https://unassortedstories.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/booming/

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  3. rallentandaOctober 10, 2020 at 5:10 AM

    https://rallentanda.blogspot.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-2020-week-2.

    I wrote a poem in the Alouette form...Short but not so sweet

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  4. rallentandaOctober 10, 2020 at 5:14 AM

    https://rallentanda.blogspot.com/2020/10/octpowrimo-2020-week-2.html

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  5. Jennifer Ann Margaret Patino October 10, 2020 at 5:36 AM

    Day 10 -- "Someday There Will Be No Smoke Trail"
    https://thistlethoughts.com/2020/10/10/octpowrimo/

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  6. HiOctober 10, 2020 at 6:05 AM

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  7. RoshniOctober 10, 2020 at 6:08 AM

    A CinqTroisDecaLa Rhyme for Day 10:
    https://letsreadourwords.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/a-time-to-let-go/

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  8. Victoria StuartOctober 10, 2020 at 7:15 AM

    Such a great prompt! https://familymatters389367221.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/integrating-shadows/

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  9. Deepti AgarwalOctober 10, 2020 at 8:40 AM

    here is my take on todays Word Prompts..

    https://serendipityofdreams.blogspot.com/2020/10/simple-answers.html

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  10. ladyleemanilaOctober 10, 2020 at 9:33 AM

    have a lovely weekend :)
    https://ladyleemanilablog.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/octpowrimo-day-10-a-matter-of-mistakes/

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  11. payal agarwalOctober 10, 2020 at 10:03 AM

    It's Day 10 of OctPoWriMo, and I have written a free form with Tyburn in between.
    https://colorsofthefall.blogspot.com/2020/10/smoke.html?m=1

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  12. paeansunpluggedOctober 10, 2020 at 10:19 AM

    My take today.
    https://paeansunpluggedblog.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/chucking-away-dieting/

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  13. Amrita PaulOctober 10, 2020 at 11:05 AM

    Day 10: #OctPoWriMo2020


    It’s a Tyburn this time! A New Form for me and am really excited about it.

    Also the theme of “ Letting Go” is so known to me and I believe all of us go through certain phases in life where experiences are not so good. What I have learnt is to let go and move on since each time the mind thinks about that unpleasant moment, the heart suffers . Life is too beautiful to be spent in the arms of what has happened in the past.Let bygones be bygones but the lessons learnt must never be forgotten. My poem talks about this journey of healing and thriving.
    https://amritapauls.blogspot.com/2020/10/its-new-page-and-new-day.html

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  14. Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost October 10, 2020 at 11:28 AM

    Mine did not go gently into the good night.
    No Forgiveness

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  15. Esther JonesOctober 10, 2020 at 11:46 AM

    I tried the CinqTroisDecaLa today: My Rainbow

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  16. SunitaOctober 10, 2020 at 12:55 PM

    Day-10

    https://musingssurvive.blogspot.com/2020/10/letting-go.html

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  17. Steph Beth NickelOctober 10, 2020 at 1:54 PM

    http://stephbethnickel.com/2020/10/10/flinging-joy/

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  18. AlexandraOctober 10, 2020 at 3:14 PM

    I already knew I'd be writing about gardening today, so I'm offprompt, but I like this prompt (as it's one of my own perennial themes), so I'll get back to it on a later day! Here's what I wrote today, about the garden:

    a sonnet; https://xanhaiku.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/autumn-gardening/
    and a tanka: https://xanhaiku.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/a-gardeners-complaint/

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  19. AlexandraOctober 10, 2020 at 3:31 PM

    Here's an older poem (or "spit" really) on the theme of letting go. Can't resist posting it here, as it's one of my favorites.

    https://xanhaiku.wordpress.com/2020/03/11/move-on/

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  20. Kathleen AllenOctober 10, 2020 at 3:59 PM

    I'm really enjoying stretching myself to try all these forms that are new to me - thank you so much for putting this together, Morgan! My CinqTroisDecaLa

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  21. SarpadeonOctober 10, 2020 at 4:21 PM

    I "let go" in the sense that I let go of the compulsion of trying to use the prompts and here we are.

    Title: "Black Tar"
    https://spiralartist.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/black-tar-day-ten/

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    1. Annis CassellsOctober 11, 2020 at 12:03 AM

      Good job. Sometimes the prompts just don't fit us that day. xoA

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  22. Kay Shapiro - www.soapboxbykay.comOctober 10, 2020 at 4:54 PM

    No Regrets: https://soapboxbykay.com/2020/10/10/no-regrets-octpowrimo-10/

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  23. mkvecchittoOctober 10, 2020 at 5:58 PM

    Day 10. These were new forms to me. I love them!

    Détente

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  24. Maria L. BergOctober 10, 2020 at 7:17 PM

    I found the Tyburn much more challenging than expected https://experiencewriting.com/2020/10/10/october-10-letting-go-octpowrimo-writober-and-nanoprep/

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  25. Annis CassellsOctober 10, 2020 at 11:59 PM

    Day 10 - "Where There's Smoke"

    https://heyannis.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/where-theres-smoke/

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  26. MarkOctober 11, 2020 at 4:17 AM

    Burning tyburns

    https://hittingthemark-jones.blogspot.com/2020/10/forget-frozen-smoke.html

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  27. Dawn D McKenzieOctober 11, 2020 at 8:29 PM

    Yesterday was a tough day for me, I just couldn't go on prompt, it hit too close to home. So instead, I used Morgan's beautiful picture as inspiration to take my mind off things. I was exhausted and couldn't finish the poem until tonight, but here it is. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNZBipDdAb/

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