Day 30 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2019

Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: “I’d like you to try your hand at a minimalist poem. What’s that? Well, a poem that is quite short, and that doesn’t really try to tell a story, but to quickly and simply capture an image or emotion. Haiku are probably the most familiar and traditional form of minimalist poetry, but there are plenty of very short poems out there that do not use the haiku form. There’s even an extreme style of minimalism in the form of one-word and other “highly compressed” poems. You don’t have to go that far, but you might think of your own poem for the day as a form of gesture drawing. Perhaps you might start from a concrete noun with a lot of sensory connotations, like ‘Butter’ or ‘Sandpaper,’ or ‘Raindrop’ and — quickly, lightly — go from there.” Given that today is the last day, Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt is a perfect Two for Tuesday: “a stop poem” and/or “a don’t stop poem.” In merging these two prompts, I've realized that I haven't written a hay(na)ku all month. So here goes: The End? Stop. Wait, what? Don't stop? Uh . . . —Draft by Vince Gotera    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] Thanks for reading, friends! It's been a great National Poetry Month. Keep the faith! 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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