Napowrimo Day 30. Uniquely Napowrimo

Napowrimo Day 30, Lockdown Day 44 Uniquely Napowrimo This year has been different, In many unique ways. I have done Napowrimo, For over several years, Thirty poems in thirty days. I usually use the prompts, To challenge myself, On the Napowrimo page. This year a pandemic has hit, My writing instinct engaged. I accessed it…

Napowrimo Day 29. Anticipation

Napowrimo Day 29, Lockdown Day 43 Anticipation Waiting, Watching, Alert. Updates, Cobra, Meetings, Press , Announcements. Little, Information. Phase, one, Into, Phase, two. When? Exit, Strategy, Imminent. Danger, Relapses, Cautious, Careful, Considerations. News, Will, Come. Keep, Waiting. Stay, Home. Save, Lives. By Katie Haigh ©K.Haigh 29/04/2020

Napowrimo Day 28. Days Like These.

Napowrimo Day 28, Lockdown Day 42 Days Like These The longest month of the year, When we all stayed home. The dangers were quite clear, Communicating through the phone. No one knows what day it is, As the weeks merge into days. No point getting in a tiz, While the lockdown stays. We’re living through…

Napowrimo Day 27. Compassion Not Comparison

Napowrimo Day 27, Lockdown Day 41 Compassion Not Comparison Lockdown is another circumstance, When grass isn’t always greener. We see each other’s photos and videos, Happy smiling faces having fun. Staring through our phone screen, At fantastic things people do. Parents building dens with boxes, Making marvellous creations. Like giant rainbows out of egg cartons,…

Napowrimo Day 26. Countdown

Napowrimo Day 26, Lockdown Day 40 Count Down The length of my lockdown, Over 1 month, 5.7 Weeks, 40 days, 960 hours, 57600 minuets. Time spent, Adjusting self, For the greater good. Rules followed, Shared with my husband, Son and 3 pets, Rick and Jake, Patch the dog, Sparkle the cat, Poppy the gecko. Ticking…

Napowrimo 25. Mixed Messages

Napowrimo Day 25, Lockdown Day 39 Mixed Messages The media tells lies, Creating chaos and confusion. Just to make their views rise, They’ll paint a very twisted illusion. How are we, the public, supposed to know, If what we read is truth or lies. They do not reap what they sow, They have many wealthy…

Napowrimo Day 24. Every Cloud

Napowrimo Day 24, Lockdown Day 38 Today’s piece is written from my prompt in my writing workshop on Lockdown. To see the full workshop and prompts please visit Langley Writers on Facebook or WordPress. This prompt was based on hope and inspiration. Every Cloud When the world is all but chaos, Life unrecognisable from the…

Napowrimo Day 23. Fear Itself

Napowrimo Day 23, Lockdown Day 37 Today’s poem is based on task 2 from my Lockdown workshop which you can find on Langley Writers Facebook page and Langley Writers WordPress page. The prompt is looking at Fear and its affects. Fear Itself COVID 19,Most of us fear it.Some choose to ignore it,Maybe through denial or…

Napowrimo Day 22. Tragic Creations

Napowrimo Day 22, Lockdown Day 36 Today’s poem is created from a prompt from my writing workshop on ‘Lockdown’ I’ve used Task 1’s prompt which basically ask, ‘Should we create art from tragic times?’ To get more information and try out the prompt please visit Langley Writers Facebook page to see my workshops and others…

Napowrimo Day 21. Limbo

Napowrimo Day 21, Lockdown Day 35 Limbo We are stuck, In a kind of limbo. The worlds stopped, We’ve had to adjust. It’s for the greater good, We know we must. Yet we still feel lost, Dazed and confused. Our routines changed, Anxiety’s risen. We yearn for normality. We all have our own bubble. The…