Day 18 ... NaPoWriMo / Poem-a-Day 2024

Here's a Day 18 intro from eleven years ago, 2013: Day 18, everyone. Not many interesting fun facts about the number 18, I'm afraid. 18 = 2 x 32 . . . the number 2 used 2 different ways. And the number 3 appearing 2 different times in this format: 18 = 2 x 3 x 3. Nothing but 3's, 4 of them: 18 = 3 x 3 + 3 x 3. Or how about 6 3's: 18 = 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3. Just a bit of nerdy foolin' around. Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo prompt: “Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem in which the speaker expresses the desire to be someone or something else, and explains why.” Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day suggestion: “For today's prompt, write a pessimistic poem. ” Here's my offering today: a traditional 5-7-5-7-7 tanka. Not enough room for the speaker to say why, but actually this speaker would probably not bother to explain. I was glad I could engineer decent, productive line breaks in this small space, and still satisfy both prompts at the same time. Eeyore Christopher Robin asked me what I’d like to be if I wasn’t me. A red dragon, flying . . . but It’s all for naught, I say. —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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