Sunday, April 26, 2026

NPM 2026 - Day 26

Welcome to my National Poetry Month project for 2026, where I am playing with poetry by generating poems in playful ways. Today's poem was inspired by The Poetry Kit by Joseph Coelho.

This poetry activity set contains: 500 word tiles, 1 letter/MORERAPS spinner (MORERAPS = Metaphor, Onomatopoeia, Rhyme, Emotion, Repetition, Alliteration, Personification, Simile), 12 cards with 24 activities, and 1 rules and inspiration booklet for poetry play.
I tried the activity Fun With Rhymes. To play, you choose a random rhyming domino, write down the two words, and list rhyming words underneath them. Then you write a poem using the words as end words.  My randomly selected domino had the words night and dog. Here is the list of words I generated.
This was harder than I thought it would be. I decided to write several different rhyming couplets, and then rearranged them until I had a short poem that worked. 

Night Walk

The sky folds in, a hush of falling night
a lone bark echoes somewhere from a dog

No moon to guide, its face withdrawn from sight
soft footsteps close beside me through the fog

The path is felt, not seen, but worn just right
it leads us slowly through the shadowed bog

Small trees lean in, their branches drawn in tight
the forest stills to hear a lonesome frog

Poem ©Tricia Stohr-Hunt, 2026. All rights reserved.

I hope you come back tomorrow to read the new poem I have to share. To see what others are offering up this month, check out  Jama Rattigan's 2026 National Poetry Month Kidlitosphere Events Roundup.

You can check out previous poems in the links below.
April 1 - Paint Chip Poetry - A Villanelle for Adam and Eve
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