For today’s prompt, write an action poem. So many actions are available to the poet: singing, running, clapping, working, and–umm–poeming. Yes, there’s a world of possibility today–all ready to act.
Good rap there sister!! It reads real good!! My meals on wheels just got here and now I have to go to pt so, I will have to think of a poem while I am getting my heat. I really enjoyed your poem!!!
when I was a kid I loved jumping rope and I still love doing it now there's nothing more fun than jumping double dutch if you have some good twirlers there I love jumping hot pepper and backward I'm a whiz and criss cross amazes just about everyone not only is it fun but good for the heart and you don't need expensive equipment! so get out there and jump amaze everyone and do something great for your body!
Wish I could! I was never any good at this, too much coordination required for me, who is severely lacking in same. Glad verse, though, enjoyable and fun.
The movie continues to play on the screen and I sit in the audience watching it someone is yelling and someone is crying and someone is bound to be snatching it.
One minute it's raining, and then there is snow the clock strikes the hour again yet the hour remains at the time of the moment while the actions revolve in my brain.
I watch as the players remember their lines and clap when the curtain comes down the next act begins and I smile as I watch the villains and heroes and clowns.
The world is my theater, the day is my stage I'm watching to see how it plays and sometimes I'm even a part of the action becoming my years and my days.
THE ACTION OF THE TIGER tyger tyger burning bright, in the forests of the night - william blake
every day was an action adventure with her yep. she was a public performance poet she dressed as a super hero the unstopable tiger girl fights injustice wherever she finds it in a dark city, a burning light
like police constable mary duffy a tiny cop, but tough when she has to be she let sammie off with many a crime, after the crying and the nose getting all stuffy mary fancied sammie......everybody did she once said " please p.c. mary, can't you just spank me " enough of the crazy action kid.
a day late, i know, but it's tricky getting here. fine here for a while.
Oh yes, your favorite subject has poked her nose in again. Well I guess she always will. The poem is cute, tho and you do mention at last one other person, so good for you.
shoot 'em up bang bang
ReplyDeletebad buys in the gang
mouth off street slang
jail time clang clang
street cops on the beat
hot day tired feet
stop! police! repeat
bad guys defeat
another day in the town
bad guy taken down
cop treated like a clown
on shooting thugs people frown
call the cops dirty names
play political mind games
good guys put to shame
bad guys get no blame
I'm being robbed call a cop
expect him or her to stop
thugs from robbing their shop
shoot 'em down! pop! pop!
Shame shame dirty shame
the wrong one you did blame
when you called they came
act like you don't know their name
Shoot 'em up bang bang
bad guys in the gang
mouth off street slang
jail time clang clang
Very powerful. Reminds me of this poem:
DeleteWe Real Cool
Gwendolyn Brooks
THE POOL PLAYERS.
SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL.
We real cool. We
Left school. We
Lurk late. We
Strike straight. We
Sing sin. We
Thin gin. We
Jazz June. We
Die soon.
Good rap there sister!! It reads real good!! My meals on wheels just got here and now I have to go to pt so, I will have to think of a poem while I am getting my heat. I really enjoyed your poem!!!
Deletefor some reason, I read it as "bad guys"!!! My mind didn't even register the typo!
DeleteLiked it, very vivid, very fun poem.
Deletewhen I was a kid
ReplyDeleteI loved jumping rope
and I still love
doing it now
there's nothing more fun
than jumping double dutch
if you have some
good twirlers there
I love jumping hot pepper
and backward I'm a whiz
and criss cross amazes
just about everyone
not only is it fun
but good for the heart
and you don't need
expensive equipment!
so get out there
and jump
amaze everyone
and do something great
for your body!
lol! fun write! we joke about jumping rope with our therapy bands.
DeleteWish I could! I was never any good at this, too much coordination required for me, who is severely lacking in same. Glad verse, though, enjoyable and fun.
DeleteAction
ReplyDeleteThe movie continues to play on the screen
and I sit in the audience watching it
someone is yelling and someone is crying
and someone is bound to be snatching it.
One minute it's raining, and then there is snow
the clock strikes the hour again
yet the hour remains at the time of the moment
while the actions revolve in my brain.
I watch as the players remember their lines
and clap when the curtain comes down
the next act begins and I smile as I watch
the villains and heroes and clowns.
The world is my theater, the day is my stage
I'm watching to see how it plays
and sometimes I'm even a part of the action
becoming my years and my days.
a bit too much action in my life of late tash. too many villians and clowns too - love - paul.
DeleteWill anyone else besides me be happy when we go back to one a week???
ReplyDeleteand i'm kind of having fun with the PAD
Deletelove all the different actions in this one and the rhythm is right on to make it an easy and fun read
ReplyDeleteTHE ACTION OF THE TIGER
ReplyDeletetyger tyger burning bright, in the forests of the night - william blake
every day was an action adventure with her
yep. she was a public performance poet
she dressed as a super hero the unstopable tiger girl
fights injustice wherever she finds it
in a dark city, a burning light
like police constable mary duffy
a tiny cop, but tough when she has to be
she let sammie off with many a crime, after the crying and the nose getting all stuffy
mary fancied sammie......everybody did
she once said " please p.c. mary, can't you just spank me "
enough of the crazy action kid.
a day late, i know, but it's tricky getting here. fine here for a while.
omg! some unexpected and strange actions going on in this one!
DeleteOh yes, your favorite subject has poked her nose in again. Well I guess she always will. The poem is cute, tho and you do mention at last one other person, so good for you.
Deletelots of unexpected things with sophie and hamster. too much action, for a 50 year old guy to handle - love and action figures - paul.
Deleteyeah....but such a cute nose to poke tash - tigers and grrrrr's - paul.
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