... Two-for-Tuesday prompt, which means you can pick one prompt or the other, do both separately, or mix both together. Do whatever makes you feel good. Here are the prompts:
- Write a stop poem.
- Write a don’t stop poem.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
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gonna have to be straight up on the screen. no notes. no corrections i'm afraid.
ReplyDeleteINSOMNIA 5
if only i could sleep
might get things done
rabid thoughts stop me sleeping in the deep
feel like this is the last run
wish i had a key to shut down my brain
then maybe, i could start again
at least it would stop the pain
STOP THINKING ABOUT HER!!!!!! there is nothing to gain
LOL. I know it's not a funny poem, but I think we can all relate to not being able to shut down the brain. I spent a long time last night thinking about a response I wanted to make to a post and by morning it had been taken down. What a waste.
Deleteyeah. my brain goes to strange places at 4AM...sometimes wish it would stay there and leave me alone. but then who else would write with a multi coloured pencil as the sun was coming up? only minutes left. hey " only minutes left " is a good promt huh?
DeleteYes, you do have that little obsession. Use the eraser in your left hand and wipe the board clean, maybe that would help? Best of luck!
Deleteyep, you feel real tired...then just as you close your eyes, all kinds of stupid thoughts start rambling through your brain and you can't shut it off. Great take off on the prompt. Glad to see you today.
DeletePaul, I have trouble with insomnia too. I get about 2-4 hours a night. My mind just keeps on spinning at top speed. You did a good job on your poem.
Deletebizarrely victoria, i was seconds from responding to you and i ran out of library time yesterday and it wiped it grrrrrr! sitting in a pair of snoopy shorts writing poems, reading and drinking at 4AM can't be normal is it? - love and sleep - paul.
Deletethanks tash. think my eraser got erased. but then i think too much - love and peace - paul.
Deleteit's the next day too wolfie. wandering about like a zombie, walking past where you were going to go. a million things to do and all i can think about is bed....awwww well sleep is for wimps ha ha - love and snoring - paul.
Deletethanks paul. once tried to knock myself ou, to stop thinking about what i was thinking about at 4AM. just gave myself a sore head - take care mate - paul.
DeleteDon't stop believing in yesterdays dreams
ReplyDeletethere's still time to make them come true
remember your plans and youthful schemes
when life comes apart at the seams
and your world is colored in blue
don't stop believing in yesterdays dreams
every morning the sun rises and beams
shines down to awaken a new day for you
remember your plans and youthful schemes
when life takes you to extremes
and you think there is nothing more you can do
don't stop believing in yesterdays dreams
at the end of the rainbow a pot of gold gleams
a lifetime goal to pursue
remember your plans and youthful schemes
don't let them wash away in hopeless streams
they're there for the taking - they wait for you to
remember your plans and youthful schemes
don't stop believing in yesterdays dreams
Love, love, love this. Made me choke up. So much agree... HOWEVER, there should be an APOSTROPHE in every "yesterday's". LOL
Deletepicky picky picky... okay... you're right but we all know these poems need worked on... oh damn... i just messed up what can I say... lol... hey is Tad not playing this month?
DeleteNice one, sounds like a song to me. Quite lovely.
DeleteI think this is beautiful. These prompts haven't been too bad so far. You did a good job on this one! I agree with Tasha, it does sound like a song.
DeleteBonnie, Wow!!! I really love this poem. It is a very pretty poem and written in a very beautiful way. Linda tells me it is a Villanelle.
Deletenice poem bonita. yesterdays dreams can turn in today's nightmares however. good sentiments though - love and memories - paul
DeleteI'm starting to have fun with my version of the challenge. It really is too busy for me this month to write too much, so I will at least keep this up. I do want to write some "serious" poetry too. I also decided, that since I'm making it a story poem, I needed to add punctuation or it would eventually get unreadable.
ReplyDeleteSecrets slither down
hallways concealed by doorways
eclipsed by shadows.
Her red lips, red hair
red dress, shimmer in dim light
as the door opens.
"Stop," she cautions, then
views the intruder, smiles
with invitation.
oooohhhh ooooooh ooooooh.... now it is really getting interesting... i'm really enjoying watching this unfold.
DeleteMe too since I don't know what direction I can take until I get the next prompt.
DeleteMe too, this is so interesting! And a good idea too.
DeleteYes, this is like watching a bit of a soap opera...and even YOU can't know the outcome or the next episode!!! LOL I love it!!!
DeleteVictoria, I am really enjoying your poem. It is getting very interesting!!!
Deletegetting there vic. getting there - love - paul.
DeleteBe Bop to Be Good
ReplyDeleteA woman once known as Be Bop
Was tickled from bottom to top.
As everything jiggled
She wriggled and giggled
But never, no never cried stop!
Then she altered her name to Be Good
And moved to a new neighborhood
Where tired of tickling
She then took up pickling
Which made all the tickling stop.
Awesome!!! Limericks are so fun and you do a good job on them. I got a giggle out of these!!! good job...
Deletenot a fan of limericks but this is cute
DeleteTasha, I kinda like limericks. They are something that I understand. These gave me a tickle.
DeleteI like limericks too, and your double one works very well. Made me laugh!
Delete" be bop a lula, i don't mean maybe " - pickled paul.
DeleteThanks to all for the nice comments, most appreciated.
DeleteI posted on yesterday's also. I will do my best to comply with the dailies but cannot promise to post on the day always.
ReplyDeleteThat's why I took on short ones. There's just no way I could keep up this month. I need to move National Poetry Month. LOL
Deletestop all the hate
ReplyDeletethat goes on in the world
stop prejudice
stop bullies
but most of all, stop war
wouldn't it be nice
if the whole world was at peace
we could call ourselves
The United World of Earth
we would stop all borders,
poverty and crime
and if we were attacked
from outer space
We would be united
an undefeatable force
as we stand right now
I fear for our dear planet
why, we could have a world language
taught in every school
so, we could understand
each other, in every other land
so, let's get started right away
and don't stop till we're there
because it's going to take a lot
of time to get us anywhere
if only there weren't any people in the world then we could have peace but people come with biases hatred and prejudices. i do like the idea of this poem.
DeleteI believe in global citizenship also. And there was a time where people tried to implement a universal language - Esperanto. Didn't happen. LOL. Enjoyed your poem a lot.
Deleteall wise words wolfie, but in the modern world, you gotta ask, who's gonna make a load of money out of this, or is that just me being cynical? - love and language - paul.
DeleteReally lovely, Linda. Remember the folk song Strangest Dream? Reminds me of this. Beautiful sentiment.
DeleteStop or Not
ReplyDeleteStop or don't it's not a big deal
you can either eat now or skip a meal
Have you got those items you've been meaning to get?
You can't need them too much or you'd have them I'd bet
Stop thinking about what you should have done already
Or don't stop screwing up, who cares if you're steady
You might have stopped trying to strive to be free
But, you could try again, don't you agree?
We lose our momentum once in awhile
Things get put off or lost in a file
Stop or don't stop, it's important to decide
For this indecision is no place to abide.
I like it that you worked both sides of the prompts into your poem. Fun.
Deletehey this could have worked for the indecision prompt as well :-)
Deletealways thought the answer to all the worlds problems, is just stop doing it! nukes. pollution. war. the works - paul.
DeleteI like the rhymes and the sentiment both. Your poetry is getting better and better. YAY!
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