Fast thing
Phew, finding it hard to get these daily scribblings out, what with it being the Easter holidays and having the kids around, not to mention a hormonal puppy!
This is what the (helpful) NaPoWriMo website says -
In that spirit, I present today’s prompt: the five minute poem. Get a kitchen timer, or use your watch, whatever. You are NOT ALLOWED to spend more than five minutes on this poem. Here’s a bit of a topic, so you don’t waste time: write your very fast poem about something fast. Jackrabbits or bullet-trains, comets or greyhounds. Quick, like a bunny!"
Here's what I did - it took 2 mins..
If Usain Bolt was as fast as you
we'd be over the hedge and past the moon,
dinging at the edges of all we know
while the coffee cooled..
No interest in the lover
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you no longer see the man
who stands beyond your wall
no song to sing in harmony
no lyrics both recall
no need to understand
the boy, the poet, the man, at all
Sorry Miss,
For some reason beyond my explanation I intended to write something quick about rabbits... but I read your poem and either the intonation or the mood of it caused me to feel melancholy. Perhaps something about the 'moon' or 'all we know'. At any rate you caused me to produce this poem in under 3 minutes. Perhaps you can now be my muse across the ocean. Lovely site!
Kind thoughts,
well thank you for your post and kind words, and I'm glad my scribbling was a prompt for you..
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