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Poem a Day

TheOldMole Apr 02 2008 07:44 PM

I don't exactly know what possessed me, but I've taken the challenge of Robert Lee Brewer at Writers Digest to celebrate National Poetry Month by writing a poem every day for thirty days, on a prompt of his choosing. To make it a little harder on myself, I'm going to try to write them all in my 5/4 syllabic form, and develop a narrative of sorts/ If anyone wants to follow this foolishness, I'm posting them on my blog as I go.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 03 2008 08:32 AM

Are you cheating and writing more than 1 a day but only posting them one at a time? Oh, never mind, I see you have to wait for the get-go from the poet guy. I think that's gotta be a great exercise. We all could use a good avocational challenge now and again.

AG/DC Apr 03 2008 08:39 AM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Apr 04 2008 12:58 PM

My poem of the day. I'll not go out on New Year's Eve When revelry descends to madness When merriment and mischief blur And demons dance in chldren's arms I'll not go out on New Year's Eve For no night redeems a year No bacchanal can light my dark Erase the truth that haunts my step I'll not go out on New Year's Eve Though, to be fair, last year was really boring

AG/DC Apr 04 2008 07:39 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 04 2008 12:59 PM

My poem of the day: I'm going to be stubborn Standing in your fire Dousing it as best I can As you demand my bucket I'm going to be stubborn Singing songs of love Into a dark canyon As echoes return dogshit I'm going to be stubborn Building temples of praise Only to house blasphemies Just to shelter malice I'm going to be stubborn

TheOldMole Apr 04 2008 12:45 PM

Good going.

AG/DC Apr 04 2008 01:00 PM

You're too kind, but we'll see what tomorrow brings. Can echoes return dogshit? I'm mixing metaphor there, aren't I? What's the sonic equivelant of dogshit?

soupcan Apr 04 2008 01:06 PM

Clay Aiken?