Tell us what you do to simply for your life... but to make it not too simple write it in the form of an acrostic.
An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem is where the first letters of each line spell out the word or phrase. Be sure to capitalize the letters defining your acrostic so we can see it... example
A juicy fruit that
Pleases the eaters
Palette with crunch. A
Luxuriant treat for
Everyone to enjoy
I know this isn't in the spirit of the prompt, but I couldn't resist...
ReplyDeleteDid you know Thoreau could
Only live that lifestyle--
No attention to details
Taking each day as it came,
Read, ponder, reflect--because
Eating was meals made by
And clean clothes was laundry
Done by, yep, his mother?
The supposed wilderness,
Home for two years, was built
On land Emerson cleared, no
Roughing it but living
Easy. Others toiled to make
All his work possible,
Unacknowledged in the book.
lol... well so much for Thoreau...
DeleteWhy doesn't this surprise me? It was never the way of a crank and he was obviously, though a gifted one, to give credit where credit was due. Fascinating bit of information, Thanks, so well said too.
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ReplyDeleteGiven my propensity to argue with strangers this would be an awesome way to simplify my life. Lol
DeleteDestiny - it is my destiny to live
ReplyDeleteEach and every day in a
Cluttered mess of a
Lot of my husband's
Useless but to him valuable stuff
Tapes, Dvds on shelves and
Tables. Books stacked
Everywhere he never
Reads. To save
My mind I
Yearn for a clean house but try to not
Mind his stacks and piles that
Inundate every space
Nook and cranny and simply
Decide to accept my destiny
LOL. It reminds me of the same thought process I went through raising kids, when it was impossible to get a clean house, ever.
Deleteheeyyyy tapes aren't useless. except when they snap. then you have to get tiny bits of sellotape to get them back together and eventually give up in frustration - love paul.
DeleteHA HA HA!! You make my dilemma seem mild by comparison, I think I have a junior edition of your husband. Sigh and suck it up, that's what we do. Best we can, best we can. Thanks for a delightful poem.
Deletetoo many rules on this one bonita and too many kittens to look after. just do one straight up on the screen.
ReplyDeleteEASY AS PIE
wanna live in new york
with sammie sitting on my face
want peace and love for the human race
wanna talk the way aussies talk
meet people who walk the walk
the more i simplify
the more difficult it become
went from never owning a cat
to owning six
eeeerrr why?
all want cat milk in their tums
used to have a wharf rat
throw that in to the mix.
my cat just had 5 kittens and i've been up for 38 hours, doing cat midwife stuff, so forgive the quality of this poem. my head is full of kittens
I like the 2nd stanza a lot. I don't think you need the first one at all. ... And the rule is only that the poem has "something to do" with prompt. Your is about simplifying without being an acrostic. Mine is an acrostic without being about simplifying. But the prompt got us both to write.
DeleteI agree with Victoria. the first stanza should be deleted. doesn't fit the rest of the poem or the prompt just a chance for you to mention the prostitute you think loved you because you paid her for sex. as for the kittens... lmbo! actually this is a time I will say poor paul! but now you know why your Snuggles was getting fat! lmbo!
Deleteit sortta goes from what i want in the first verse, to the way it is in the second verse vic. there should be an s on the end of become too - love paul.
DeleteI think we are all very tired aof seeing stuff about that woman you seem so reluctant to forget, so you will get that kind of comment from us regardless, no pun intended. I too like the second verse and consider the first one o be unnecessary. All you needed to say was that you went from difficult women to difficult felines. Except you now actually have both.
Deletelots of difficult females in my life tash. feline and otherwise. meeting crazy amanda later and natalia is still in jail. like i always say, you'd have to have met sammie to understand...more a force of nature than a woman - many meeoowws - paul.
Deletesammie wasn't really a prossie bonita. just like a very high maintainence ferrari....always needed her engine checked ha ha. yes. it wasn't the salmon that was upsetting purry snuggles and putting her in a bad mood. it was having a belly full of baby kittens - your cat midwife/ feline gynocologist friend - paul.
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ReplyDeleteNot a Chance
Simplify? Not a chance.
I can't even try, because
My efforts are immediately
Plunged into chaos by my
Loved and cherished, yet
Eclectic husband who collects
Yes whatever he lays his eyes on
In any time or place that
Might fortuitously
Present itself.
Or it may possibly be
Saved or invested in or
Seen to be used
in his collage art,
By him at some future time
Lacking a deadline, so always and for-
Ever available.
omg! I can so relate to this! never throw out anything because you might find use for it... some day... good write!! I can feel the frustration.
DeleteLMAO!!! Yup, that's the story of my life. I love it. Truly impossible to simplify.
DeleteThanks, friends, I appreciate the comments.
Deletemost of my collections of stuff have been lost, or stolen over the years. still got some old comics and my hat though. funny story. a guy tried to steal my hat yesterday and i tackled him to the ground in the street...you don't mess with a man's gangster hat. everything else they could have, except the kittens - love paul.
Deleteonly minutes left and worn out from kitten duties, so straight up on the screen, really fast again.
ReplyDeleteALL YOU NEED IS LOVE
all i need is love
and a dove
from above
it gets more complicated
the more things you have accumulated
and to whom you are related
and crazy ladies i have dated
just wish the truth was always stated.
library isn't open over easter, so it'll be a few days till i'm back. feel free to e - mail me - love paul.
I like it!Cute and right on!
Deletethanks tash. got a bit of kitten free time today. these national holidays make things more complicated. nowhere open for a start - love paul.
ReplyDeleteLinda is having computer issues so I am posting this for her...
ReplyDeleteLiving Off The Land
Lettuce grows more than half the year
Inside the greenhouse for the rest
Vegetables can be preserved
In jars or dried and saved for a winterfest
Giving me time to do my crafts and write
Our life is very simple now
First we set up solar panels
Finished with the windmill and made a vow
That we would find a way somehow
Holding onto our pride
Even when we sometimes fail
Loving living a happy ride
And simplifying life as best we can
Never wondering if we’ll eat tomorrow
Dining off the simple land.
Loving living a happy ride
And simplifying life as best we can
Never wondering if we’ll eat tomorrow
Dining off the simple land.
masterful poem!!!I am so impressed, and impressed with your homespun living. You rock!!!
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