This is a Tad and Victoria proof prompt. Neither of us will be able to post and old poem; and I promise to write a new one.
You know the internet game where you create phrase by letting the word suggester on your phone or tablet suggest words for you? Well, that's what this prompt is. Start with
a bit of
then enter the first letter of your first name, and let your word-suggester suggest a word, then another if necessary, till you have a usable phrase.
Then do the same with
a little bit more
followed by the first letter of your last name
Build your poem around those two phrases.
Mine are "a bit of the same problem" and "a little more recently"
Or if you don't like that one do the same with
Begin with
and
End with
Mine are "begin with this new version" and "end with respect"
So I'll be writing a poem around one or the other of these two memes.
If you don't have the sort of phone that does the word suggesting thing, Victoria will provide the phrases for you.
I suggest if you don't have that feature on your phone use Google. I got:
ReplyDeletea bit of velvet and a dash of lace
A little more rush
Love it. Can't wait to see the poem.
ReplyDeleteOne more note. Those lines don't have to be the beginning and end of the poem. They can come anywhere.
ReplyDeleteFor our regulars who may not be able to figure out how to do this, here are the results I came up with for each of you. You may choose to use these or create your own with your text messenger or Google:
ReplyDeleteLinda Bole
* AUTOCOMPLETE: A bit of life. A little more bold.
* GOOGLE: bit of light reading. A bit more baklava.
Paul Bole
* AUTOCOMPLETE: A bit of play. A little more bold.
* GOOGLE. A bit of pop. A little more bold.
Paul Fowler
* AUTOCOMPLETE: A bit of play. A little more fun.
* GOOGLE: A bit of paradise. A little more for little you.
Tasha Halpert
* AUTOCOMPLETE: A bit of tax. A little more half.
* GOOGLE: a bit of time. A little more human.
And it can come out differently depending on who's doing it. For Tasha Halpert, through Google, I got a bit of the old ultraviolence, a little more homework. On autocomplete, a bit of that problem. A litttle more hard work.
DeleteOh, thank you!!! I was stumped as to how to get it going. Now I will see what I can do. many thanks o you both. I'll try to use both.
DeleteTHE SAME PROBLEM
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's all
a bit of the same problem
the warm-stomached mother of three
anxious to try out
her tubal ligation
the bipolar hoyden
on the cusp of a
long decline into darkness
the sleek loner longing
only for respite
bargaining for it
a little more recently
we were
the fond detritus
but with more to show for it
than we'd guessed
well dang! I replied earlier but it isn't here so I will try again. I am always in awe of how powerful words become under your mastery. I admit I had to look up hoyden.
Deletegeeezzz tash. that's a lot of facinating words. might have to steal them, or get a decent dictionary ha ha
DeleteInteresting juxtapositions, curious images. Nicely done a an abstract sort of poem.
DeleteSometimes we seek refuge in our illusions only to find out out our reality is a better solution to our lives.
Deletemine were a bit of bad luck and
ReplyDeletea little more Jesus
A Bit of Bad Luck
It was a bit of bad luck
knocked me on my ass for awhile
guess I forgot to duck.
She said ‘climb out of the muck!’
‘A little more Jesus will make you smile,
it was a bit of bad luck.’
Bit my lip! Didn’t say, ‘oh fuck!’
‘My whole life has been a trial.’
Guess I forgot to duck
when life really began to suck
shit on shit began to pile.
It was just a bit of bad luck
my chin I didn’t tuck.
Took a hit that hurt awhile
guess I forgot to duck.
Lost some of my usual pluck
getting knocked down seems to be my style
guess I forgot to duck.
It was just a bit of bad luck.
LMAO!!! I love it!! Only one small suggestion to get rid of the Yoda speak: Instead of "my chin I didn't tuck" maybe "Raised my chin, I didn't tuck." With a period at the end of the previous stanza.
Deleteyeah I wasn't happy with that line but couldn't work around it... I do like your suggestion.
DeleteI don't have a problem with it, but one way of straightening out the syntax would be "a chin that wouldn't tick."
Delete"we need a whole lot more of Jesus, and a lot less rock and roll."
DeleteAs usual you make something good out of what might be a bunch of hooey! Well done.
DeleteLmbo Bonnie and it really hurts to laugh! I loved it!
Deletestrange one this one. no idea what a word suggester is and my phone is a piece of cheap c**p. afraid my knowledge of technology is ludite, to say the least.
ReplyDeletebonita " if i didn't have bad luck, i wouldn't have any luck at all ".
That was why I posted suggestions in case you, and others, didn't know how to do it. Here's what I got for you. Choose one, the other, or both!!
Delete* WORD SUGGESTER: A bit of play. A little more fun.
* GOOGLE: A bit of paradise. A little more for little you.
no excuses Paul! none at all! I sent you an email complete with the lines Victoria found for you using suggester so you don't need to do that part. so as I said you have your two lines... you have the explanation for this prompt... sigh! smh!
DeleteOr try these. A bit of pain (or patience) , a little more for you (or a little more for the first time)
Deletedon't shout at me bonita. you know technology and i don't get on very well. give me a pen and paper, an old book and a black and white film and i'm fine. but i got it.
ReplyDeleteok. straight up on the screen. no spell checks no corrections. my favourite type of poetry.
the play
hey, i play the part
gangster tough
pretending to idiots, i know nothing about art
played the sad clown for a long time. but there comes a point when you've had enough
when you've lost the house and the girl, it gets a bit rough.
She wasn't shouting at you. If she was shouting, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ALL CAPS!!! That's how people shout on the computer. I love the way your poems are almost rap but still flow like poetry. Nice job.
Deletelmbo!!! I wasn't yelling at you. You know when I'm yelling. Nice flow to the poem and it tells your story in a nutshell.
DeleteAh, the old one two! But you don't take it lying down, good thing!
DeleteA bit of play
ReplyDeleteA little more bold
To achieve peace
Amazed you got something out while Linda is in the hospital. I like the thought.
Deleteand you did it in a small poem! a lot said there!
Delete" to achieve peace ". basically all i want.
Delete"A bit of life"
ReplyDeleteSaid the homeless lady
To her gentleman friends
As she hands him the scotch
"yeah, makes us a lititle more bold"
"Whatcha gotta have in this world"
"Yeah just to get by"
"Just a bit of life"
"An' a doll up o' the scotch"
And the snow covered them
They brushed it off and laughed...
wow! you really made this scene come to life! nicely done!
DeleteOh special!!! Hope you are ok?
DeleteVivid.
DeleteWow! Amazing poem even if you're lying in a hospital. Hope you're on the mend!
Deletehey! i know that woman, or her twin sister
DeletePlease forgive errors and typos.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you get different results on different days too. I ended up with "a bit of velvet and a dash of lace" and "a bit more redneck." LOL
ReplyDelete...
We talked movies, loved the same ones.
Shared the same politics, didn't like guns,
Read the same authors, watched the same news.
On every subject, we shared the same views.
I loved poetry, and oh my god,
so did he. My perfect match. I was awed.
And he wanted a lover, not just a friend,
but I knew we'd never make it in the end.
He liked sex with composure and grace,
a bit of velvet and a dash of lace.
And I liked it rough, explosive with joy,
a little more redneck, ride 'em cowboy.
lmbo!!! love it! love it! love it!
DeleteLove it.
DeleteHey, good one. I liked the end too, and the way you brought it all around. Nicely done. I so admire your expertise.
DeleteA bit of Nonsense, A Little More of the Same
ReplyDeleteA bit of tax is not appropriate,
when there’s no need for taxing to be done.
A little more is more than half,
unless you’re having fun.
a bit of time is just enough,
if that’s enough to do
A little more than thought to be
human is possibly true.
A bit of the old ultraviolence
is something to see or to feel
A little more homework is obvious
unless it will congeal.
A bit of that problem is something
that's eventfully known to us all.
A little more hard work is never enough,
until in the end, there's a fall.
Nice job. Sometimes the struggle is worth it. And you worked in more than one result. Even "the old ultraviolrnce" from "a clockwork orange"
Deletelooking at things in bits rather than the whole makes them more bearable... i like the way you got so much into a little bit of a poem :-)
DeleteI liked that you don't feel the need to explain ultraviolence, but go straight on to homework.
DeleteThanks for the kindly comments. I hope I can get the next one in under the wire too! Working on it!
DeleteWhee, got it in under the wire. Had an insanely busy week and this was the toughes prompt I ever had to strugle wih. At east you see the results, and I hope someone will!
ReplyDeletethe old ultraviolence is very prevalent around here. nice one tash - paul.
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