2009 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 3
Posted by Robert
Well, I finally have Internet access again today. What a rough start to the challenge! On a positive note, I'm glad Brian was helping out, because he's the WritersDigest.com editor and was able to get everything working faster on Day 1 as a result. Just some super duper bad timing. Ugh!
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Today is a Tuesday, which means it's a "Two for Tuesday" prompt day. You can choose your favorite prompt; you can write one poem for each prompt; and/or you can blend the two prompts together. Your choice.
Prompt #1: Write a positive poem. Like how great writing a poem a day through November is.
Prompt #2: Write a negative poem. Like how un-great technological hiccups in November are.
Here's my attempt for the day:
"Negative Option"
Beyond this stream is a tree
in which she hides, ringing her bell
softly and waiting for the man
who wears wings and who she
wishes to surrender herself, but
he wanders inside a cave, feeling
his way along the stone walls, praising
the echo of his own footsteps and
the scraping of his wings. Meanwhile,
she waits and waits and knows
that no one will ever die and stay
dead. Of this, she is positive.
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Want to talk poetry today? Every Tuesday, we have a poetic discussion on Twitter, using the hashtag #poettues. If you use Twitter, be sure to friend me @robertleebrewer and join the conversation (or follow along silently). See you there!
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