Oh SNAP! It's April, and if you've ever followed me for any length of time, you probably know that means it's national Poetry Month, and that I will once again take up the challenge: What is this challenge? I'm glad you asked! Simply put - each day, I am to come up with an original poem which has never been seen before. There is no set length (so haikus count!) rhyme scheme, or anything like that. It's simply an exercise in the creative process. Often, the poems that appear here are off-the-cuff things that cross my mind. They tend to be based on outsidey-type things, because that's the kind of stuff I love. Sometimes, these can get pretty dark and twisted, though I tend to shy away from that.
With that said - I take requests. No, I don't play "stump the poet" - so requests that ask "Can you write a poem that involves a block and tackle, a toothbrush, an aardvark, and three references to True Blood?" will be promptly thrown out. Sure, I COULD do it....but nobody wants to read that. I was asked to write a lullaby once, though, and that worked pretty well.
ALSO - if anyone is up to doing this with me, I humbly invite you now. You can do the whole challenge, you can do one week, once a week...I don't care - do what feels right for you! It's all good fun!
SO, let's get to some poetry, huh?
Memory
It's funny
how I can recall
so many things
that never really mattered:
sitting in the old tree outside the farmhouse,
that failed hide-and seek moment,
the perfume of a pretty girl,
that all happened years ago -
but I can't
even begin
to guess at
Yesterday.
I look forward to comments, challenges, and people joining me!!!
Thanks for reading!!
The Fat Kid
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