Day 20 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2021

Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day suggestion is this month's third “Two-for-Tuesday prompt:  1. Write a love poem and/or ... 2. Write an anti-love poem.” Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: “[W]rite a sijo. This is a traditional Korean poetic form. Like the haiku, it has three lines, but the lines are much longer. Typically, they are 14-16 syllables, and optimally each line will consist of two parts – like two sentences, or a sentence of two clauses divided by a comma. In terms of overall structure, a sijo functions like an abbreviated sonnet, in that the first line sets up an inquiry or discussion, the second line continues the discussion, and the third line resolves it with a “twist” or surprise. For more on the sijo, check out the primer here and a long list of examples in English, here.” Alan wrote from both prompts today. Love Poem My old wife—I met her when she was a girl I knew in school, But she watched me grow into something I had never thought of, Her old man, so predictable, reliable, as she likes. —Draft by Thomas Alan Holmes    [Do not copy or quote . . . thanks.] When Robert throws out the “love” / “not love” prompt, I often think of the daisy game, pulling out petal after petal. So . . . trying that topic again, this time as a sijo. Mashed up all the prompts today, even both of Robert's. Daisy she loves me / she loves me not / she loves me / she loves me not / she— This is not just a flower. This is my life, day after day. Maybe the problem’s the petals? I throw the flower in the fire. —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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