Escapril Days 21 - 30

And it's the last batch of poems for Escapril 2022!

It's been fun!

Format for the poems are Day #: Prompt - Poem Title

Day 21: dew - "Reflection"

A morning dew drop

fresh from the sprinklers

holds our big world

in a tiny reflection

Day 22: intimacy - "Us"

You and me

together somewhere

in a car listening to your favorite podcast

at the table enjoying a meal

in bed cuddling and watching a new episode

in the office writing and playing

sharing a moment and a memory

Day 23: blink and you'll miss it - "One Second"

Wait

Give me a second

to secretly capture this moment

when no one’s watching

all i need is a second

you wont notice it at all

Day 24: crystal - "Sparkle"

It’s part of me now. Sometimes I catch the sparkle of it out of the corner of my eye, or I’ll put it somewhere in the light, just to watch it shine. It’s only been part of my life for

3 months

3 weeks

and 114 days

and every time I look at it

I’m always thinking of him and counting down the days

10 months

3 weeks

and 326 days

Day 25: computer - "Creative Space"

The office of

a writer and a musician

is filled with

ideas

two computers

memories

laughter

yawns

click clack clicks of a keyboard

the strum of a guitar or ukulele

conversations

music

words and words

videos and how-to’s

sighs and shaking heads

and

the never ending support

Day 26: night out - "Escape"

Let’s just drop everything

avoid our responsibilities

call into work tomorrow

and leave tonight

We’ll escape into the night

and only have each other

Go on a grand adventure

that we both dreamed about

Day 27: the astronaut - "The Astronaut"

I still dream of being among the stars

floating around in outer space

exploring the vast universe far far from home

and gazing into the endless galaxies that wait

but then I remember how much I have left to discover

here on earth

full of oceans, rivers, and lakes

forests to trek through

and mountains to climb

so I’ll stay down below

and gaze up at the night sky

loving the worlds above and beyond

and the world I have here

Day 28: only an illusion - "Nightmares"

I hate the nights when I wake up, heart pounding inside my chest, because something was there in the dark, inside my dreams, moving closer and closer until I turned on the light and saw that it was just all in my head.

It all goes away when I know you’re there next to me

or just a phone call away

Day 29: inversion - "Upside Down"

uʍop ǝpᴉsdn

uoouɹǝʇɟɐ uɐ ƃuᴉpuǝds

sdǝʇs ƃᴉq ǝʞɐʇ puɐ

ɹoɹɹᴉɯ llɐɯs ɐ ʎɹɹɐɔ

pǝq ǝɥʇ ɟɟo ƃuɐɥ

punoɹɐ pɐǝɥ ɹnoʎ uɹnʇ p’noʎ

¿uʍop ǝpᴉsdn

ǝʞᴉl sɐʍ plɹoʍ ǝɥʇ ʇɐɥʍ ɹǝpuoʍ plnoʍ noʎ uǝɥʍ

ǝsnoɥ ɹnoʎ uᴉ ɹo

punoɹƃʎɐld ǝɥʇ uo ɹǝqɯǝɯǝɹ

Day 29: inversion - "Upside Down" (Normal Text)

remember on the playground

or in your house

when you would wonder what the world was like

upside down?

you’d turn your head around

hang off the bed

carry a small mirror

and take big steps

spending an afternoon

upside down

Day 30: it's getting dark - "Sunset on the Road"

It’s getting dark

on the road

the sun is sinking below the mountains

below our horizon

leaving a splash of color

yellow, orange, and red

against the dark sky

And we've reached the end of Escapril. It's been fun! I can't wait to do it all over again next year. I'm glad I discovered this challenge, and I can't wait to find more exiting writing challenges.

Here are my favorites from this round of poems:

• "Us" is about all the wonderful little moments I spend with my fiancé! It was fun writing this one after we spent a quiet afternoon being creative!

• "One Second" is super fun because I take part One Second Everyday, a little video diary that only uses a one to two second video from your day. Sometimes I sneak out my phone and record and capture little moments.

• "Upside Down". I'm sorry about the crazy text! But I thought about what it would be like to have the poem actually upside down, and remembered as a kid I would take a mirror and "walk" on the ceiling of my house.

So what's next for these poems? I think I'll workshop a few, work on some rewrites, and maybe send a few out into the world to be published. Maybe they'll find new homes in books!

As for next Wednesday, keep an eye out for some kind of writing! It may be another writing challenge, or just an average update post on some novels and stories I'm working on. Don't forget to check back on Saturday's for a new Camp Wilderocke post!