Writing 101, A Poem A Day, Day One: Magic
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“Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace” Eugene O’Neill

Writing 101, A Poem A Day, Day One: Magic

Day 1: Magic

It’s the end of the year. Nature is already entering its revolution phase: hibernation in the Northern Hemisphere, burning heat in the Southern. It’s the magic of life. Like Mother Nature, you too can give your life a new beginning.

What magic have you accomplished in the past year? Be it small or grand, it’s worth celebrating in a poem!

You can write about something you did that made you feel young again, or maybe about that difficult undertaking you finally completed. (I, for example, mastered French lemon meringue pie; as we say here, “it wasn’t cake.”) You might also take inspiration from a dream that came true, or from a difficult situation resolved in a fairytale-like ending. Of course, everyday magic (or even failed magic) works too!

Bio: Frédérique (a.k.a. La duchesse d’Érat) lives and writes in Lyon, France. She started her blog hoping to connect with an audience and ended up sharing every aspect of her writing life (stories, accounts, tips, pictures of her cat and of her tiny tired laptop) in both French and English.

Frédérique is a regular Daily Prompter, Blogging U. course junkie, and an avid NaNoWriMo participant since 2010. Cooking is how she procrastinates. You can also find her on Twitter @laduchessederat.