Day 17 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2013

Day 17, everyone. 17 is the number of syllables in a haiku . . . that will show up again with regard to my poem below. Surprised that neither of our prompters came up with a haiku prompt today. Robert Lee Brewer suggests, "write an express poem. This might be about an express train or express delivery. It might have something to do with expression painting. However you come at this prompt, be sure to express yourself" (Poetic Asides). From Maureen Thorson today, "write poems of greeting. There’s lots of things you could greet. The spring? Your new stapler? A favorite classmate? An addition to the menu at your local cafe? The subject’s up to you — now get out there and say 'hello!'" (NaPoWriMo). I'm taking on Maureen's challenge today and saying "hello" as my first word. Not sure how to work with Robert's prompt because every poem is an "express poem," isn't it? Here goes. Remembering You Laying Out on the Eigenmann Dorm Roof Hello bikini. I'm ashamed to say that's all I recall: teeny knit, jade, halter style. Jade green so aflame your eyes would match. And freckle galaxy! — that was your body. I admired you but couldn’t say — hush. So slim I called you, like it was fifth grade again, chicken legs. But you know, I loved your legs, so tan. All of you sun-drenched, golden. —Draft by Vince Gotera    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] Once again, as on Day 15, a haiku sonnet rhyming in terza rima. Each of the three-line stanzas above has 17 syllables, in honor of today being Day 17. Remember I asked the other day for a possible name for this poetic form I invented? How about terzaiku sonnet. Let me know what you think in a comment below, okay? Mark me done for poem #17. A baker's dozen of poems left to go. Won't you comment, please? Look for a blue link below that says "Post a comment"; if you don't see that, look in the red line that says "Posted by" and click on the word "comments." Ingat, everyone.   ;-) POEM-A-DAY 2013 • Pick a day in April: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30