NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015 – G is for…

by Laurel Storey on April 8, 2015

Poetry from A to Z *
(* NaPoWriMo + Blogging from A to Z Challenge)

G is for… Gaping
~ by Laurel Regan

(Pssst… new here? Welcome to Alphabet Salad! For background on how and why I got involved in both NaPoWriMo and the Blogging from A to Z Challenge, check out this post… and, if you’d like to catch up on my progress to date, my challenge posts are tagged with Poetry from A to Z. Glad you stopped by, and hope you’ll return!)

the words played coy today
refused to be corralled
skittered off to hide in dimly-lit corners
darted out teasingly, then retreated, giggling
leaving little more than a

vast

cavernous

gaping

maddening

emptiness

in place of what could have been
(should have been)
brilliant thoughts
pithy observations
wise reflections

perhaps they’ll behave tomorrow.

Are you participating in any April challenges?
Please share!

Blogging from A to Z April (2015) Challenge

Tagged as: Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2015, my poetry, NaBloPoMo 2015, Poetry from A to Z

Laurel Storey, CZT – Certified Zentangle Teacher. Writer, reader, tangler, iPhoneographer, cat herder, learner of French and Italian, crocheter, needle felter, on-and-off politics junkie, 80s music trivia freak, ongoing work in progress.

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Cat Graham
Twitter: writercat
April 8, 2015

This is clever and cute. Even when you think the muse has gone on vacation, you still whip up something like this. What fun!
Cat Graham recently posted… G is for Gumboots

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 9, 2015
  
  I actually ended up rather pleased with it, even after a day of word-seeking frustration!
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Urailak
Twitter: treasuredbyGod
April 8, 2015

Cool poetry! Playful. Fun to read.

This month, I am participating in the #AtoZChallenge, the Ultimate Blog Challenge, and the #fmsphotoaday challenge (I post my photos on my photo blog).
Urailak recently posted… God’s Principles to Live By

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 9, 2015
  
  Thank you very much, and all the best with your April blog challenges!
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Alice Gerard April 8, 2015

Love this poem. Gaping. That’s a great G word!
I am participating in the ultimate blog challenge and in the A to Z challenge this April. For me, G is for gardens!
Alice Gerard recently posted… G is for gardens

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 9, 2015
  
  Thank you so much! Good luck with your blogging challenges in April!
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Shonda
Twitter: abundantjourney
April 8, 2015

Brilliant. I love this poem and I have been enjoying reading your daily challenges this April. I look forward to the next installment.
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 9, 2015
  
  Thank you so much!
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elly stornebrink
Twitter: ellytreehugger
April 9, 2015

Brilliant is the word that comes to me immediately upon reading this poem Laurel: love it! 🙂 <3
elly stornebrink recently posted… #A to Z Challenge: G is for … Growth!

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 9, 2015
  
  Thank you very much!
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Francene Stanley
Twitter: FranceneStanley
April 9, 2015

Haha. I liked your playful comment on the lack of inspiration.

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 9, 2015
  
  Thank you! Glad you enjoyed.
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Liz Brownlee
Twitter: poetliz
April 9, 2015

Only the A-z, but I am writing a post and a poem a day, so not so different! I don’t have to worry about form, but I do have to do a lot of research! ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.com
Liz Brownlee recently posted… H is for Hummingbird

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 9, 2015
  
  Sounds like a challenging month to me! All the best to you!
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Diane
Twitter: Wordwrights, Ink
April 9, 2015

Brilliant! 🙂
Diane recently posted… More Than Just Lemonade

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 10, 2015
  
  Thanks, Diane!
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Lux Ganzon
Twitter: luxganzon
April 9, 2015

That’s a fun read, Laurel. You’re really good at this.
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 10, 2015
  
  Thank you so much!
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sulekha April 11, 2015

Words tend to do that occasionally 🙂 Yours wrote well today, loved reading them.

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 11, 2015
  
  Thank you very much!
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Rajlakshmi April 11, 2015

wow you are such a wonderful poet. Loved the way you have structured the poem too. Words tend to be coy sometimes.
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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 11, 2015
  
  They do indeed. Thank you for your kind words!
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Fab April 12, 2015

We all have those days!! Still, I think you did a great job!

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- Laurel Regan
  Twitter: alphabetsalad
  April 12, 2015
  
  Thank you!
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