AUGUST 2023

AUGUST 2023

By in Small Poems

Writing a Small Poem

What is the story? The month of August began with an amazing event — a supermoon! — just like this historic 2018 photo of the Superstition Mountains in Arizona taken by Ganapathy Kumar. Even more amazing is the fact that there will be TWO supermoons in August, something that won’t happen again until 2032.

Now it’s your turn! All this month, I’ll be writing August poems — and you’re invited to join me! Choose any poetic form you like and share your AUGUST story poem in the comments of this August 2023 #smallpoem Challenge post. I look forward to reading it!

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Anastasia Suen

Anastasia Suen is the author (and ghostwriter) of 400+ fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and prose books for children, teens, and adults.

9 Comments

Linda Mitchell Posted on4:04 am - August 4, 2023

LOVE this! But, I am a huge fan of small poems. Perigee is the perfect word.

Mary Lee Posted on4:48 am - August 4, 2023

What a perfect snapshot (words as well as picture) of the super moon! And a fantastic word/rhyme to boot: Perigee for the win! (PS, sorry about that initial Mr. Linky. What a mess! Thanks for coming back!)

Irene Latham Posted on5:18 am - August 4, 2023

Small and lovely! Great to bring such a word as “perigree” into a poem as well. Thank you!

    Irene Latham Posted on5:19 am - August 4, 2023

    p.s. adding to my “moon padlet!

PATRICIA J FRANZ Posted on10:04 am - August 4, 2023

August superstition
rising, reigning
o’er the desert

Linda Baie Posted on1:28 pm - August 4, 2023

Clouds occurred
So absurd
Whisper heard
For Imagining to become
My word!

Truthfully, I wasn’t one bit happy! However, your poem and picture helps my sorrow. Thanks, Anastasia. ~ L. Baie

Laura Purdie Salas Posted on7:26 pm - August 4, 2023

I love the awe in this! I missed the first one–hope to catch the one at the end of the month!

Jone R MacCulloch Posted on7:40 pm - August 5, 2023

in the gorge
we wait and watch
supermoon.

Karen Elise Finch Posted on5:23 pm - August 7, 2023

You are so cool. Perigree. Your NASA roots are showing! Terrific poem!

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