Day 15 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2021

Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day prompt: “[T]ake the phrase "(blank) Story," replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles include: "Toy Story," "Super Long Unusually Strange Story," and/or "Same Old Story." Poem your story, so we can get at the second half of this challenge.” Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt “comes to us from Juan Martinez. It asks you to think about a small habit you picked up from one of your parents, and then to write a piece that explores an early memory of your parent engaged in that habit, before shifting into writing about yourself engaging in the same habit.” Alan worked with both prompts today, producing this fun limerick. Pat-Down Story Running hands from his thighs to his knees, My dad checked both front pockets for keys, Brushed his wrist on his rear ‘Cause his billfold was there, And avoided loss anxieties. —Draft by Thomas Alan Holmes    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] I also worked with both prompts, and came up with a curtal sonnet. Same Old Story: Dad’s and My Jams My dad used to wear his pajamas all day like a down-home Hugh Hefner in flannel, but no silk or velvet for Papa, in slippers of broken-in leather. In the pandemic today, I find I’m doing something similar: not flannel but cotton T-shirts and sweats, old sliders from Birkenstock. Like my father, I just kick around the house, no clothes that need zippers, just drawstrings or elastic . . . things you pull on. Sometimes track pants with a fancy turtleneck                                     for a work Zoom call. —Draft by Vince Gotera    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] Friends, won’t you comment, please? Love to know what you’re thinking. Thanks! Ingat, everyone.  ヅ

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