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NaPoWriMo 2025 – Day 12

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April Poetry Writing Month – Day 12

Writing poems inspired by a personal collection of photos – Old Stone Bridge 

Time moves forward, the past remains alive – a meditative reflection.

Regensburg, a city in Bavaria, recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is celebrated as the best preserved medieval city in Germany.

Poetic Form: Tanka, a Japanese verse written in 5 lines with a 5-7-5-7-7 (31 syllable) pattern. This poem, which weaves historical imagery and romanticized art and punctuation, is a modern tanka.

NaPoWriMo 2025 – Day 8

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April Poetry Writing Month – Day  8

Vulnerability is not weakness.

Some wounds, whether from close relationships or brief encounters with strangers, are inflicted knowingly or unknowingly. Inspired by the quiet grace in Rabindranath Tagore´s works, this poem imagines a rose petal speaking to the hand that plucks it.

NaPoWriMo 2025 – Day 4

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April Poetry Writing Month – Day 4

We belong without borders. 

What does it mean to have roots? Can we truly belong without being anchored to one place?  Reflecting on my experience of growing up — and learning to live — in many places, this is about the people, the memories, and the feeling of belonging we carry with us. In the end, there is only love and the constant life lessons it brought.