Day 19 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2019

Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: “Today, I’d like to challenge you to write an abecedarian poem — a poem in which the word choice follows the words/order of the alphabet. You could write a very strict abecedarian poem, in which there are twenty-six words in alphabetical order, or you could write one in which each line begins with a word that follows the order of the alphabet. This is a prompt that lends itself well to a certain playfulness.” Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt: “For today’s prompt, write a license poem. There are many different licenses available to people. Fishing license, driver’s license, license to plate, license to kill, and marriage license. Poem doesn’t have to be about the license, but it could mention a license, happen at a licensing office, or well, use your poetic license.” No Poetic License April’s been, to a certain degree, pretty easy so far. The poetry gods have been smiling. I just knew it couldn’t last, though. The motor’s just not turning over today. Plus X and Z are coming up quite soon. And I’m running out of space to get “license” in. Unless, Vince, you just go with x-ing out “license.” Okay, you made it. Admittedly, not much zoom, zip, or zing, but Amen. —Draft by Vince Gotera    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. 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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