Day 24 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2018

Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: "write an elegy — a poem typically written in honor or memory of someone dead. But we’d like to challenge you to write an elegy that has a hopefulness to it." Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt is this PAD Challenge's last Two-for-Tuesday, "so today I’m upping the stakes for anyone who wants an extra challenge!" (1) "a roundelay" and/or (2) "an anti-form poem." Blending all three prompts . . . á là Maureen, today's poem is an elegy that isn't quite an elegy or is more than an elegy, and á là Robert, the poem is a roundelay that toys with the abandonment of poetic form. Elegy for Poetic Forms — Or Is It? Yesterday’s villanelle was marred by a clumsily rhymed line I penned. Lackluster refrains broken in shards littered the poem — impossible to mend. Should we give up on forms? So damn hard. But form is all. Gotta go for it, friends! Lackluster refrains broken in shards littered the poem — impossible to mend. This sestina’s six repeating words wouldn’t cycle cleanly to the end. Should we give up on forms? So damn hard. But form is all. Gotta go for it, friends! This sestina’s six repeating words wouldn’t cycle cleanly to the end. A sonnet refused to cooperate — third form to detonate, self-mutilate and -rend! Should we give up on forms? So damn hard. But form is all. Gotta go for it, friends! A sonnet refused to cooperate — third form to detonate, self-mutilate and -rend! But let’s not surrender. Let’s go forward, poets! To our gardens: till, weed, and tend. Should we give up on forms? So damn hard. But form is all. Gotta go for it, friends! —Draft by Vince Gotera    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. To comment, look for a red line below that starts Posted by, then click once on the word comments in that line. If you don’t find the word “comments” in that line, then look for a blue link below that says Post a comment and click it once. Thanks! Ingat, everyone.  ヅ

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