Final A and I Poetry Challenge

I’ve had the pleasure of taking part in the A and I Poetry Challenge which ran from March till now. This is its final chapter.  I wish to thank Amanda and Ineke for all the prompts that made me poem even when it’s not April. Since …

Cypress field by seasons

Since Amanda desires it for the A and I Poetry Challenge, my first limerick it is. When was the last time you did something for the first time?  There once was a field in Toscana that couldn’t decide what it’s gonna: rest, freeze or make …

I heart you

This month the A and I Poetry Challenge prompts us to write a heart poem. Since I’m waiting to be reunited with amore, this was not a hard task. Here is a look back at the two weeks we spent together in Slovenia before he …

To Trieste

Just in time I remembered that I’ve got a poem to write for the A and I Poetry Challenge. Luckily I was in Trieste yesterday where poetry tops the daily news. The challenge tells us to “turn on the radio to any channel. Write a poem …

That’s PJ and amore

While a neighbouring country – my Slovenia – celebrates 27th birthday today, here is a band that has survived that awkward age. The poem is for June edition of the A and I Poetry Challenge, and the concert is tomorrow. First their poem, my favourite: …

A good heart

The recent visit to Massa Marittima with my visiting parents who leave tomorrow brought about the following poem for the May round of the A and I Poetry Challenge.  First the three photos of the lovely find on which my poem is based, since this …

Day four: Depression

Today two in one: this poem is for NaPoWriMo like every day in April plus for A and I Poetry Challenge. Let’s see what they ask for. Challenge 4: “Write a poem that is about something abstract … but which discusses or describes that abstraction …

Spring for a cup of poem

Sometimes, rarely, I do what I’m told. If not today, on the first day of spring and World Poetry Day, when then? I love coming across new sources of inspiration, kicks in the behind, reasons to act. One of such is provided on the blog …