It's HEERRREEEE!!!! April 30 Day Challenge. Given that my instructor is coming down from CT to test two of my students for black belt this month, I'm afraid this may be a month of "used" poems or haiku/senryu! LOL. But I'll give it a go!!
From Robert Lee Brewer:
For today’s prompt, write a secret poem. This poem can reveal a secret, incorporate a secret activity, or involve any other secret interpretation. Poem written in code (acrostic, anyone?) or with double meanings.
If I write a new one I'll post it, but for the moment, I do have a couple acrostic poems, so here's my favorite, another kid poem:
ReplyDeleteNIGHTMARES OF THE FINEST KIND
an acrostic
Norman's pet monster hides under the floor.
It comes out at night when it hears Norman snore,
Giving him nightmares that make Norman scream.
He loves having nightmares, the best kind of dream.
Tickets aren't needed for all that he'll see.
More blood, gore and horror that will guarantee
Action-filled features to match Stephen King
Right there in his nightmares all ready to spring.
Every night new ones, not one repeat yet.
So Norman takes very good care of his pet.
and yes I did see NIGHTMARES in the acrostic :-)
DeleteOh wow, clever! You are such a fine poet and so talented in your variety.
DeleteVictoria, this acrostic read well out loud. I hate nightmares but, I suppose some people love them if they can distinguish them from real life and consider them movies like in your poem.
Deleteheeyyyy! i used to live with a nightmare monster. she was called mary ann ha ha.
Deletelmbo! this was fun to read :-)
ReplyDeleteSilence is golden when secrets are shared
ReplyDeletebEtween friends or relatives
beCause they have a way of
spiRaling out of control until someone
chokEs on the knowledge they hold
asserTs they cannot keep
secretS!
Awesome variation on an acrostic. Is the also another underlying form?
Deleteno i saw this on an acrostic site once and thought i'd try it
DeleteThis is very tricky!! It looks like it took a lot of thought in order to get it to work...good job. I enjoyed it very much!
DeleteToo clever by half!
DeleteBonnie, I had to look at this poem to see what Linda was talking about when she said it was a different form of acrostic. I see what she means. I would never even attempt it. It looks very difficult!. enjoyed
Deletenice one bonita. i would give quite a bit of gold for some silence where i live - pussy cat purrs - paul.
DeleteOkay, I promised myself I would try to write something new every day, even if it was a haiku/senryu, so here it is:
ReplyDeleteSecrets slither down
hallways concealed by doorways
eclipsed by shadows
wow/1 love it!
Deleteexcellent senryu...the eses make the poem sound like shhhh. I love the effect! good job!
Deletenicely done. as usual!
DeleteVictoria, because you wrote a senryu, I decided it would be the easiest way out for me. I couldn't think of anything to write on such short notice. It's going to be a rough month. good job on your poem.
DeleteCrunching, munching in the night
ReplyDeleteRight away you take a bite
And feel the crunchy, salty delight
Club or Ritz, it doesn't matter
Kids will tell you they'll take the latter
Eat them up with a crunchy clatter
Regardless of the taste or brand
Save those crunchies close at hand
Add the best treat in the land
Now, what is that, you might say
D, is the vitamin you need every day
Milk contains D, you can get it that way
I know crackers and milk are a good combination
Like peanut butter and jelly have a good relation
Kindred spirits in our snacking nation!
oh you are so right on and so vivid. Love it!
DeleteLinda, I love crackers and cheese with a glass of milk, especially around 8:00pm. This poem read pretty well out loud. I mostly enjoyed the three line rhyme.
Deleteomg! my all time favorite snack! and yes as a secret midnight snack they are the best!
DeleteI love this snack too, sometimes with peanut butter on the crackers. I guess we all grew up with similar tastes. LOL. And good rhyme and rhythm in the poem too.
Deletewell a lot of people think i am crackers wolfie. but without the cheese ha ha - love and peace - paul.
DeleteI have a secret
ReplyDeletewant to know what it is now?
tough, I'm not telling!
I literally laughed about this senryu! One thing about it...it works. It fills the bill for the prompt! good job!
DeleteHA HA! Cute!
Deleteokay looks like you cracked everyone up, including me, with this one. too funny!
DeleteLMAO. Very cute.
Deleteha ha.
DeleteSometimes it seems to me that
ReplyDeleteEvery, or almost every poem I write
Can somehow be seen as
Really in some way asking in a hidden way
Everyone to think about or possibly
To remember who they are.
Very interesting. The acrostic worked well for you, too. I think you did a good job with it.
DeleteTasha, This is a very interesting poem. It read well out loud but, Linda had to read it twice to get the rhythm right. I am not creative enough to even try to write an acrostic. I like the haiku/senryu or the old fashioned iambic pentameter rhyming versions because I understand them.
DeleteTasha, this poem read well out loud. Linda had to read it twice though to get the rhythm right.
Deleteyes most of our poems do hold secrets if someone read close enough. glad you took up the acrostic challenge.
DeleteI love it that we almost all wrote some kind of acrostic, using the "secret code" version of the prompt.
Deleteremembering who you are can be tricky in a world of chamelions - love and peace paul.
DeleteMeant to title this Secret Meaning
ReplyDeleteNice title but, it didn't seem to need a title anyway as it was self explanatory. :)
DeleteThanks to all who commented. I am deeply appreciative of all comments and suggestions. Many thanks.
ReplyDeletedays behind on the promts, because everything is closed at easter around here, but here is my " secrets " poem. hope somebody is still reading.
ReplyDeleteLYNNE WATSONS LEGS
i loved lynne, but she never knew
the only reason i went to school was that i sat next to her in maths
and watch her in the swimming baths
her eyes were the deepest blue
my first secret love
like a lightning bolt from above
one of those maybe's and might have been's
a lot of them in my teens
heard she married a soldier. got fat and moved to florida
but a deep buried part of me will always love her
" whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad "
she wasn't bad
just never knew how much seeing her kissing someone else made me sad
lynne, if you only you had a twin
i could see within.
never told anybody this before ssshhhhhhh!
sitting next to lynne in maths class was both heaven and hell.heaven when she brushed against my hand and hell when she went off with her thuggish boyfriend. if i knew then what i know now, i would have kicked his arse ha ha - love and peace - paul.
DeleteGlad I found this poem to read and let yu know I thought it was just a wonderful poem! Thanks for this sharing!
Deleteaaaahhh how sweet. i think we can all relate to this one. i don't know if it was a secret but mine was emil muldovan the older brother of a boy on our block... lol
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