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Today I became word-stuffed on this eleventh day of NaNoWriMo. Even taking a walk did nothing to help with writing this Blog post; nothing could remove that word-wall blocking my muse. So, I wrote a Kenning  inspired poem.

 

A NaNoWriMo Writer By Gerardine Baugh

Word-eater
Coffee-believer
Pencil- nibbler

Title-chaser
Page-Babbler
Daily –counter
Pen-Tootler

Word-hoarder
nemesis- scribbler
Script-twister
Narrative-breaker

Once every November
A NaNoWriMo writer

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“Kenning, concise compound or figurative phrase replacing a common noun, especially in Old Germanic, Old Norse, and Old English poetry. A kenning is commonly a simple stock compound such as “whale-path” or “swan road” for “sea,” “God’s beacon” for “sun,” or “ring-giver” for “king.”~ britannica.com

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