Fun little intro from Day 20 in 2013: Day 20. What's our 20? Here's where we are: exactly two-thirds into National Poetry Month. Using all our fingers and toes. And now, today's prompts. Maureen Thorson’s NaPoWriMo suggestion: “[W]rite a poem that recounts a historical event.” Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-a-Day suggestion: “[W]rite a poem using at least three of the following six words:”
Or for extra credit, use all six words. Also, as an alternate prompt: Write a six-word poem (doesn't have to use any of the above words). Today, I offer a hay(na)ku about the recent eclipse I witnessed in totality. The poem is exactly six words (as suggested), and I (almost) used three of the words: "ramble," "collar," and "flair" . . . I cheated with the last one by changing it into "flare." For what it's worth, I did use "flair" in its original suggested spelling as part of the title. The hay(na)ku is a three-line form that uses one word in the first line, two words in the second line, and three in the third line (along with other variations), invented by the poet Eileen R. Tabios. Anyway, I was successful in combining three prompts today: recount a historical event, use three of the six words suggested, and write a poem that's only six words! Eclipse Flair
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Nicely done! I missed Robert's comment about writing a six-word poem, or I might have written a hay(na)ku too. I wrote three haiku (in response to a different prompt) but each one uses two of the words. I wrote a separate poem for the "historical" prompt.
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