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One Word Poetry, November 2024.

This is a “progressive post” where I will post a word a day through the month of November (and see what happens).
Following the last November’s photography progressive, this year I opted to do something a little different, while making this a form of new “tradition” around here.
Words are to be received through inspiration, as opposed to me thinking hard to come up with something elaborate / clever / impressive – I delight in giving myself a hefty dose of challenge.
You are welcome to tag along, or join me in this adventure (i.e. you do yours at where you are). I originally came up with this idea last June as I wrote my other adventure Creative Self Exploration: Past.Present.Poetry.”, to which you are also invited.

Yuko Nagai, November 01, 2024.

October 31, 2024
Word: Bestow

Bestow

November 01, 2024
Word: Quaint

Quaint

November 02, 2024
Word: Lasting

Lasting

November 03, 2024
Word: Appraise

Appraise

November 04, 2024
Word: Tread

Tread

November 05, 2024
Word: Composition

Composition

November 06, 2024
Word: Frayboyant = Fray(ed) but flamboyant. Yes I made this one up.

Frayboyant

November 07, 2024
Word: Lit
I was away for a day visiting my favorite people, so had no (willingness to) access to the web. Came up with the word the next morning while recalling the previous day.

Lit

November 08, 2024
Word: Inspirovisation
=inspiration + improvisation. Still had no time/energy to update this post but came up with this word as I actually did just that: inspired improvisation, which actually remedied my chi.

Inspirovisation

November 09, 2024
Word: Sheen

Sheen

November 10, 2024
Word: Sharpness

Sharpness

November 11, 2024
Word: Shimmer
Once someone told me; white light is good for you.

Shimmer

November 12, 2024
Word: Feat

Feat

November 13, 2024
Word: Cinematic

Cinematic

November 14, 2024
Word: Pit
Fruit, Race, Concert…

Pit

November 15, 2024
Word: Godspeed

Godspeed

November 16, 2024
Word: Comrade

Comrade

November 17, 2024
Word: Taurus

Taurus

November 18, 2024
Word: Unwaveringly

Unwaveringly

November 19, 2024
Word: Celestial

Celestial

November 20, 2024
Word: Untouched
Life itself is a Miracle.

Untouched

November 21, 2024
Word: Novel

Novel

November 22, 2024
Word: Sweetened

Sweetened

November 23, 2024
Word: Island

Island

November 24, 2024
Word: Soil

Soil

November 25, 2024
Word: Just
(Soul Smiled)

Just

November 26, 2024
Word: Blanket
If earth worms could shout…

Blanket

November 27, 2024
Word: Promise
Seen a perfect shooting star.

Promise

November 28, 2024
Word: Golden

Golden

November 29, 2024
Word: Sunlit
Because “Sunkist” is already taken.

Sunlit

November 30, 2024
Word: Unchain
Life is a Mystery after all.

Unchain

Spider Lily Red – a very short story.

Red spider lilies in Japanese farm.

“…She’s photographing us…”
their whispers echo, the riverside murmur
Red Spider Lilies.

Autumn in rural Japan, colors are subdued
except for patches of bright blood red,
Spider Lily Red.

Got me an ancient silk in the Spider Lily Red
once worn upon the skin, an innermost thread.
Flashing red under a coat of subtlety
with dye that bleeds just like the blood.

Red spider lilies in rural field.

Originally posted on Cowbird.com on October 2, 2012. Photos are from Autumn 2013.

Red spider lilies in a ray of light.
2020.10.13 – True North