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Part time poet, full time librarian, student of the delights of milk chocolate. Likes books, milk, paddling, poetry, scribbling, chocolate, notebooks, sea, piers. Not necessarily in that order. All work copyright cih.

NaNoWriMo versus NaPoWriMo

Last November I took part in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) but instead of writing a novel, I wrote a poem every day and posted them all on this blog. Hence NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month). This year I intend to do same.

As they (don't) say: "Remember, remember, the first of November..."

"Nothing is terrible except fear itself"*

Muddled words
Jumbled thoughts
Clouded comments
Failed retorts
Overtiredness
or brain on strike
Something to frighten
or merely dislike?
©cih16, 22:19, 26/10/16

*(from Essays by Francis Bacon)

Gatekeeper

Be careful.

If you keep shutting me out
one day I will take a key
and lock the door
behind me
©cih16, 19:47, 11.10.16

Uninvited guest

If you wanted me
I'd be there for you
Heart bare for you
I'd care for you

But I know you better
And I guard myself
Tightly reigning my smile
I'll linger, just a while
©cih16, 21:51, 10.10.16

Contactless

Hardly the word that springs to mind
when crammed on the Tube
©cih16, 21:01, 07.10.16

Iron pyrite ticket

It could have been you..
..but it would never have been me
©cih16, 8:52, 5.10.16