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R. R. TolkienBram StokerhorrorSherlock HolmesArthur Conan DoyleScifiFantasyIsaac Asimov This one’s coming off an article by Isaac Asimov I read recently. Inspired by correspondence with a fan of his who wrote him about the prevalence of serial novels in recent times. ‘It can be frustrating…,’ she wrote. Personally, I don’t take issues with continuity in a plot, which takes multiple volumes to unfold, do you? I could list a couple of books I would have appreciated as a series http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/4pk0mCrriOk/Novel-Serialization-processes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/4pk0mCrriOk" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/05/Novel-Serialization-processes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-9169997470604680931Fri, 03 May 2013 14:30:00 +00002013-05-05T06:20:48.928+01:00NaPoWriMoIntShoWriMo 2013National Poetry Writing Month30 Short fiction in 30 DaysIntShoWriMoFinal day of NaPoWriMo 2013A Poem A Day30 poems in 30 days R U Game? Phew! NaPoWriMo’s finally over and I can’t help thinking, all that rush. Waking up each day in the month of April to confront my journal and then hopping straight for the screen of my Samsung Notebook, in my attempt to translate verse to blog. Nevertheless, I suppose the real question is, “Was it worth it?” Hell yeah! I experienced the warmth of poetry; I felt cuddled withinhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/cb2JcnyGNCc/napowrimo-2013-been-there-done-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/cb2JcnyGNCc" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/05/napowrimo-2013-been-there-done-that.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-4912482895182125570Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +00002013-05-01T12:15:20.648+01:0030 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry MonthAkwa IbomNational Poetry Writing MonthChristy_EssienIbibioNaPoWriMoNigeriaAyayaFinal day of NaPoWriMo 201330 poems in 30 daysArtsPoetry Photo: plus.google.com Inspired by Christy-Essien, the late Nigeria’s Lady of Songs. Ayaya means “beautiful” in Ibibio, one of Nigeria’s several dialects. Give me a chance is all I ask And as time turns a page, you’ll witness my person enhanced. Just one solitary chance is all, And I’ll deliver, my life will be a ball. I’ll take my chances, go it alone. Just don’t play that card. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/jGZYx6zdtKY/day-30-ayaya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/jGZYx6zdtKY" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-30-ayaya.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-346480536120407658Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:30:00 +00002013-04-29T19:30:02.993+01:00Day 29National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthPoetryArtsA Poem A Day30 poems in 30 days Photo: bhs.rcs.k12.tn.us When you hit that personal terminal All your wishes and hopes rush at you like wild animals. You can even reach out and touch your dream. Cause yeah, it becomes literally and practically animated. There is a captivating fact about reaching destination; It's a definition of the individual void of inessential interruption. It’s the turning point of an entire http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/lIXSjv4GMj0/day-29-soulforce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/lIXSjv4GMj0" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-29-soulforce.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-3538863458538056493Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:29:00 +00002013-04-29T01:28:24.448+01:00SomebodynessBlack freedomMLKNational Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthDay 28PoetryArtsA Poem A Day30 poems in 30 days Photo: citypress.co.za I am at a point in my life where something needs to click for me. I reckon since I’m stuck in this game, it’s time I define who I be. Haste is not the point at the moment; I am in no hurry. Though, time has become quite the care; I’m trapped in its workings Like a sparrow in a cage. I must take faith’s leap; I’ve arrived at the decisive stage, Or sink into http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/hQiyXQ9gQvo/day-28-somebodyness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/hQiyXQ9gQvo" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-28-somebodyness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-694293067359146076Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:53:00 +00002013-04-27T20:53:00.262+01:00conceitNational Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthfairytaleDay 27PoetryArtsA Poem A Day30 poems in 30 days Photo: chalkboardquotes.wordpress.com A single road forked in a yellowed wood, The unfolding read like a mellow book For the visually impaired. Open secrets are designed to trap all existing without a care. So I pick up the pieces of the puzzles of the life I discarded on my path to strife. And I count my losses, As I get off my high horses. Retribution Will be the reward of allhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/rJlNR1qmyXA/day-27-conceit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/rJlNR1qmyXA" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-27-conceit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-6834278978623052237Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:26:00 +00002013-04-26T19:26:00.623+01:00Day 26National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthUrgencyPoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: billfrymire.com In the eyes of my mind, I contemplate the vast proportions of the mystery of the needle. Beyond all the trite inconsistencies of life, I realize There’s a method to solving Fate’s ineluctable riddle. My fears unleash me Into a realm bounded by unbelievable possibilities, Over and above the dimension of unmitigated stupidity. The finish line divides the trackhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/kIkYz185Hxg/day-26-fierce-urgency.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/kIkYz185Hxg" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-26-fierce-urgency.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-250929412598222622Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:17:00 +00002013-04-25T20:17:00.133+01:00potentialNational Poetry MonthNaPoWriMoMajesty30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthSeedDay 25PoetryA Poem A Day30 poems in 30 days Photo: eLKayPics via Flickr I wait not for what man can give, I never spared a care anyway. Cause what a man can give, A man can take away. And I will not be relieved Of the gift I received. On my two firm feet I will stand above the elements of defeat. And conquer a cavalry of conceit. But in the meanwhile, I will not be subjected by limits. And until my glory is complete, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/a2nYOliojFE/day-25-signs-of-majesty.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/a2nYOliojFE" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-25-signs-of-majesty.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-4189627477269775825Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:01:00 +00002013-04-25T04:47:36.821+01:00Day 24National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthSelf-esteemBroken ChainsPoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: tewalkerjr.com Self-deceit is a foulmouthed teller of lies. I am one to tell since I been thoroughly baptized Into the order of his unfortunate fellowship. And I’ve been duly done in by surface relationships. Cause I been Racing against walls by all means invisible, Tripping over rocks that were remotely mental, So eventually I got unstable By leaning my strength on thingshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/zICF9gR3zws/day-24-broken-chains.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/zICF9gR3zws" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-24-broken-chains.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-7844187111175298740Tue, 23 Apr 2013 17:23:00 +00002013-04-23T18:23:00.084+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeTruthNational Poetry Writing MonthsoulDay 23PoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: photographywest.com The summer has passed, the harvest has ended but, we are not saved. Sleepy leaves rustle as zephyr’s breath deftly turns the page, Marshaling out the last article of daylight; Another 24 neutralized. Dilemma illustrates the dressing room of my soul The aftermath is in small stages, grabbing a foothold. Seeds of corrupt tendencies tell tales Of the loss of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/WkisqF6B22s/day-23-difficult-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/WkisqF6B22s" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-23-difficult-days.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-7673216308014517419Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:08:00 +00002013-04-22T18:08:00.231+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMoDay 2230 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthWars and ConflictsPeaceWest AfricaPoetryMaliArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: guardian.co.uk For Mali We run a race of an unmarked finish line On a track spiked like the back of a porcupine. Men lacking the capacity for deep feeling conceived the ruthless disease Holding out the pot of honey only to buzz and sting like bees. Souls of mankind stranded in a maze. The only way out is the hard way, Cause a hint of achievement sparks up a rat race. Ashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/wgXwv4RAz6A/day-22-soul-odyssey.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/wgXwv4RAz6A" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-22-soul-odyssey.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-5647723059035138883Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:38:00 +00002013-04-21T19:38:00.147+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthDay 21InspirationalPoetryI AmArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: daytobeyou.com 1,000 walls Complected and aligned side to side Could not cripple my intellectual function, Neither flush the fire in my fight. I am a rage, who is hyperventilating, My dream is a doped up athlete that’s a-running. My path is flooded with everlasting light. Like a river overflowing its bank, Plus, there is no ebb in my tide. I set my radar and even if it http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/WbVaoelrdS4/day-21-1000-walls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/WbVaoelrdS4" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-21-1000-walls.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-7265300011844858Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:03:00 +00002013-04-21T05:59:29.614+01:00Day 20potentialNational Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing Monthuniquenessmanual disconnectPoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: stuficionado.net Straight out o’ the shadows of my past I emerge like a torn off branch flung up by a blast, And I invade the world’s stage like a seasoned cast, As I rewrite my history, skillfully. Touched not by the scars of slavery But by the elements of mastery. I have been forged by a unique pedigree One whose entire bloodline has been kings. I present my case As http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/khJJYLw7ovI/day-20-manual-disconnect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/khJJYLw7ovI" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-20-manual-disconnect.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-8657282219391431172Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:56:00 +00002013-04-20T06:29:25.979+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing Monthaccomplishmentmission achievedPoetryDay 19Arts30 poems in 30 days Photo: 123rf.com I come to conclusions Before the page is printed, My mind going through the motions As noesis commoves me to react like I’m haunted. But could I possibly blind my reasoning To the portal promising unmeasured opportunities; How could I have soared so hastily And almost failed to perceive eternal things? I wanna know When my mission is achieved; I wanna make myhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/9DYwHqyXiYs/day-19-mission-achieved.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/9DYwHqyXiYs" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-19-mission-achieved.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-1166354999810602385Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:37:00 +00002013-04-18T20:37:00.695+01:00DestinyDay 18National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMoNational Poetry Writing MonthMJ30 day poetry challengePoetryArts30 poems in 30 days I can feel destiny looking over my shoulder; The influence of karma pushing me off the deck. My prophecy’s blowing me in alongside the breakers. The tender wings of my courage are lifting me off the wreck. I feel I can make it now As the burden of oracle thrusts my feet off ground. Haste is speed And I call forth a whirlwind As I reach out to perfect the process And hurl http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/jqyEW7GvgwY/day-18-walls-of-destiny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/jqyEW7GvgwY" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-18-walls-of-destiny.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-5170504855808428991Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:56:00 +00002013-04-18T11:28:44.947+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthDay 17PoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: adailything.com Have you ever Been set ablaze by the heat of passion?; Or been hurtled by an overwhelming influence of inspiration? Have you ever Buckled under the weight of intense conviction; One so deep you succumb and become martyr to a notion Strange, intricate and distinctly, not your own? Have you ever had to stand for something alone? Have you ever Stuck http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/Kt2QOBiy6CQ/day-17-deathless-utterances.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/Kt2QOBiy6CQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-17-deathless-utterances.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-8957606546969009869Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:50:00 +00002013-04-19T01:17:25.483+01:0030 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry MonthAkwa IbomDay 16National Poetry Writing MonthNaPoWriMoNigeriaBirthdayChinua AchebeAkpan30 poems in 30 daysArtsPoetry Photo courtesy: guardian.co.uk For Achebe. Farewell, Soul Brother! …And for me. It’s my birthday today. Nobody, but nobody Betters my unflawed story. I have made myself clear to death in no mean terms, “You ain’t nothing but a provisory gateway “When it’s hi time, I’m a walk thru you like I earned’t.” It’s gon’ be nobody’s way but my right of way. Cause, I am the vision http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/lvR00SIdgs4/day-16-unflawed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/lvR00SIdgs4" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-16-unflawed.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-1963989728560881444Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:15:00 +00002013-04-16T16:57:11.916+01:00National Poetry Month30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthDay 15Questions30 day poetry challengeArts Photo: stratogen.net What if I could fly But my wings were wax in a thermal sky? What if I could race across the Sahara But my feet were like a painted terrapin’s flipper? And what if I had the power to invent a new civilization But my IQ was of prehistoric variation? What if I could spit poetry like Virgil But the sound of my voice was an alligator’s tranquil? And what if I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/Q9scLc8Vt-E/day-15-incidentals.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/Q9scLc8Vt-E" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-15-incidentals.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-1132082697507779587Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:30:00 +00002013-04-15T16:07:09.927+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthPoetryDay 14Arts30 poems in 30 days Photo: sistersnotdesigners.com Hello. You take my hand and to me, it means the entire world. How many lives have been rearranged by the magic it holds? A word is all it takes to initialize friendship bonded by affection. Then you mutter one of the most beautiful things human lips can articulate And for all my struggles and pain this solitary word will commensurate. It comes on a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/CyJUgjj0Md4/day-14-two-syllabled-word.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/CyJUgjj0Md4" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-14-two-syllabled-word.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-5608852081726692350Sat, 13 Apr 2013 18:37:00 +00002013-04-14T03:17:51.257+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthDay 13PoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: mubi.com I take a walk with myself down the corridors of sedate secrets, And the perplexities I behold will rip open the veins. The walls are decorated with serrated paneling.  Time and consequence fled the stage And left behind a trail of blood and a well turned strip of ruin. But inside, my heart still finds courage to be strong. Like many of the stuff which defies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/5OsEuoIpyP4/day-13-threshold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/5OsEuoIpyP4" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-13-threshold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-8643221467866788230Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:07:00 +00002013-04-13T02:06:16.159+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthDay 12poemInventionGodPoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: bridgingtheunbridgeable.com Forces of limitation are held captive by their own invention. But like a 20/20 vision, I see through distinctly. I will not be denied access into triumph by random distractions. My intent is like burning glass and illuminating, So you should understand when I insist, Impossible is unacceptable. I remain undiscouraged by erratic tendencies. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/KL_WUf3MJ_0/day-12-impossible-is-unacceptable.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/KL_WUf3MJ_0" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-12-impossible-is-unacceptable.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-3550976483356908601Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:07:00 +00002013-04-12T17:11:40.018+01:00Day 11National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeDreamsNational Poetry Writing MonthSurvivalPoetryGhettoArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: thwordinc.blogspot.com I am a ghetto kid strung-out on a cache of shattering experiences.  I spit details of my life on the breath of deathless utterances. Sired into one of the basest classes in the gutter It was extremely tough imagining life as a picnic. I lived each day of my life in extremis to the letter And believe me when I say I wasn’t your everyday skeptic. It was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/OelLIQMMXwk/day-11-ghetto-chronicles.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/OelLIQMMXwk" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-11-ghetto-chronicles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-8603658585563567092Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:56:00 +00002013-04-11T03:02:56.602+01:00Day 10National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthSurvivalPoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo:stag-sunnybeach.com Ill winds blow over the seas, Moaning as it drives the breakers like a plaintive mother. The lung of the land is chockfull with seeds. Still, sterility devastates like a trench mortar. Like a ruthless feeling disease Corruption plagues the souls of men. All we like sheep rid of their fleece Rush over the cliff and some meet their end. People is trapped http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/B4AnhlS5uqs/day-10-hard-impact.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/B4AnhlS5uqs" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-10-hard-impact.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-5624292899021827167Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:10:00 +00002013-04-10T04:24:24.537+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengebreathNational Poetry Writing MonthKingdom ComemortalityimmortalityPoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: xawatifx.deviantart.com Before my last breath puffs me across the threshold; Before corporeal beauty decompose’ Before I shut my eyes in death After I’ve spun my last thread. Before I breach the bounds of my earthly days; Before I finish my race. Before mortality is swallowed up by immortality; Before I taste the first day of eternity. Before my veins collapse And my http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/QbgBtwhhmWA/day-9-last-breath.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/QbgBtwhhmWA" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-9-last-breath.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5692464685546045872.post-7106784285208270460Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:34:00 +00002013-04-09T00:14:17.472+01:00National Poetry MonthNaPoWriMo30 day poetry writing challengeNational Poetry Writing MonthpoemDay 8PoetryArts30 poems in 30 days Photo: realityandhope.com For Mandela Hope triumphs still. Even when sailin’ on thro a fog, he’s the chieftain of his own domain. He’s like an athlete stoned on a rush of adrenalin. Hope’s endowed with a tendency to reach beyond this terrestrial plane. Hope ain’t a reward received when you accomplish your goals; Hope is the vibe which drives your goals and keeps the forces of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~3/TqDQ9CIeg0k/day-8-hope-triumphs-still.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Eneh Akpan)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/TBKyCd/~4/TqDQ9CIeg0k" height="1" width="1"/>http://writeveriday.blogspot.com/2013/04/day-8-hope-triumphs-still.html