April Poetry Writing Month – Day 8

Return to movement, walking as rhythm, as reflection, as self beside self. 

Written in a parallel form, the poem mirrors steps and thoughts, holding movement and meaning side by side.

Present, past, and back to present in its final step – like walking itself, continuing beyond what is remembered. 

What feels like distance may only be an illusion. The body remembers what remains connected.

Walking beside myself… in this continued #poeticjourney.

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April Poetry Writing Month – Day 7

A voice, a memory, a presence – real or imagined; it lingers. 

Not all memories arrive whole. Some return in fragments, in stories that may or may not have been ours.

Today’s poem is inspired by a prompt that invites an image that feels off – slightly surreal, slightly out of place. Written as a dramatic monologue, the speaker addresses a silent listener, revealing more than intended. 

Continuing in a body-centred practice, it is interesting to notice how the voice emerges through memory, sensation, and symbolism.

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April Poetry Writing Month – Day 6

What began as a movement in the body, then softened into stillness, unfolded into memory, reflection, and story …today stretches beyond, into the expanse of sky, sea, and self. 

In losing balance, perspective shifts. In surrendering control, awareness returns. The body remembers its place – not just within, but within the vastness it belongs to. 

Each poem continues the last; an unfolding journey of presence, memory, and becoming. 

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April Poetry Writing Month – Day 5

From the threshold….

We are shaped by everything we have lived – loss, love, memory, and transformation. We take each step believing it serves our own or another’s best interest. Pausing. Stilling. Sharing. Becoming. Recognising and accepting our stories.

Continuing in a body-centric journey.

🍃List Poem, here, is a free verse with repetition, structured as a collection of ideas and images centred around the theme, and ending with a ‘twist’.

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