From Robert Lee Brewer:
We’ve officially made it to the half-way point of this challenge, which means two things: 1. I’ve got Bon Jovi’s “Living on a Prayer” song playing in my head; and 2. I should share the link to the poem finder tool for this blog (click to continue). Just use the Writer drop down to find your name and search for poems posted on the site so far (can also cross reference by year/day).
For today’s prompt, write a “one time” poem. This poem could be about a once in a lifetime experience. Or it could be about something a person wants to try just one time (good or bad). Or take it where you will–as always.
Just One Time
ReplyDeleteOn the news a human interest story
she celebrates her 70th birthday
does a tandem jump from a plane
for many years I wanted to do that
just one time
She laughs and flaps her arms
pretends to fly like a bird
free and light and carefree.
Oh how I want to do that
Just one time!
I’ll be seventy next year
maybe it isn’t too late for me
to spread my wings and jump
from a plane - tandem of course!
Just one time….
Love it!!! I once wanted to do that too, and it has joined the list of things Thought about, contemplated and laid to rest. Hope you achieve your dream if you really wish to.
DeleteJust reading this makes my stomach hurt. Nope. Jumping from an airplane is NOT on my bucket list.
DeleteI have often thought of that also but...I think I'm just too old. Fun write!!! Enjoyed!!!
DeleteJust one time
ReplyDeleteI want to come home,
find a clean house,
bed made, rugs vacuumed, floors
swept and mopped,
mirrors and sinks shining,
bookshelves dusted,
windows sparkling, without
me having
cleaned before I left.
all you have to do is dream dream dream... i know how you feel! I would like to come home to the house as clean as it was when I left! love this one :-)
DeleteWhenever I wash the dishes and leave, I come home and exclaim. Oh my the maid was here!!! I wish for the same thing. I wish for a magic wand that would clean for me. hahahaha. well written!!!
DeleteMe too, me too!!! Cute poem. Love it.
DeleteI was in a movie
ReplyDeleteonly one time in my life
it was fun, it was tedious,
it was miraculous
the way they worked us up
into a frenzy
50 "takes" for one scene
made us all angry and crazy
enough to spit our
lines like snakes
made us sweaty
feeling slant eyed mean
children dripped sweat
shouted condemnations
fists in the air
and entire church
filled with regular
people became the righteous enemy
of the victims in the movie
now when I see a show
with a crowd of angry
sweaty people
I wonder...
how many "takes" did it
take to rile them up so...
LOL. I didn't realize you were in a movie. What was the movie?
Deletelol! I never thought of that... still have my copy! that was the one I was referring to in my comment the other day.
DeleteThe kids and I were in a movie called: House of Bedlam. It was Ashley and Alexa and I. It was a whole lot of fun actually. It was for sale at Walmart for awhile for $9.97.
DeleteVictoria I have a copy. Linda isn't listed n the credits but believe me she is the best part of it. i will send it to you if you want to watch it. let me know.
DeleteI am listed in the credits.
Deleteat the end of the movie? not on imdb.
Deleteyes at the end of the movie.
DeleteJust Once
ReplyDeleteI believe if just once I could fly
at the right time and place to be sure
I'd discover the end of the rainbow,
Or perhaps if just once I could be
at the right time and place for the sight
I would see an alien spaceship.
It is possible that if just once
I could buy the right lottery ticket
I'd win millions of dollars that day.
But maybe, just maybe just once
if I were to be well behaved
an angel would come say hello.
My one time for onces it's true
do seem quite unlikely to be
yet you just never know—for once.
This was a fun prompt to work with, and mirabile dictu, for once I got my poem in before 10 o'clock!
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