On Strike
(Prompt words today are glass, never, hectic, tyro (novice) and rebirth. For the NaPoWriMo Prompt “Past and Future.” we are challenged to write a poem using at least one word/concept/idea from each of two specialty dictionaries: Lempriere’s Classical Dictionary and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.)
I am not in the mood to write about glass.
My mood of the moment? Belligerent sass!
The prompt words are silly and way too eclectic.
They leave me feeling frustrated and hectic,
as though I’m a tyro at trying to rhyme—
in need of a rebirth in iambic time.
I’ll never complete the task as assigned,
but I’m sure that my readers will not even mind.
Aren’t you tired of my inane ill-rhymed verse?
If I added the classical, it would be worse.
Then sci-fi allusions? Just bring on the hearse!
Sometimes these prompts can end up as a curse.
Image by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash. Used with permission
Glass was a bit of a challenge for me today. Sometimes they do not add up.
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This is really creative. I enjoyed the read. Nice one😊
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Thanks, Suzette.
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My pleasure.😊
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Good for you, excellent example of not being callow. If I had gotten that “glass” prompt, my poem would have told them what to kiss~!
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What stymied me, really, were the two dictionaires, at least the first of which was unreadable…and I am not remotely interested in Science Fiction, so, I was feeling rebellious even before I got to the word prompts, which were equally uninspiring for me, at least. It didn’t help that it was 4 a.m.
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Words, Schmerds, I say.(though you DO use them well!)
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I am rather contradictory in my habits…
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Thank God the prompt worked well! Loving your rhymes. Made me smile. 🙂
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Bravo! Well done.
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Sometimes it is time to promptly ignore any and all prompts.
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Words of wisdom. I just can’t stand to not write a daily poem, however.. Habit of 7 years duration. So, I just have to write a bitch and moan poem.
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We do that now and then. Hey it happens.
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Haha! You might be on strike but I was a fun and playful rant in perfect rhyme. Love it well done, Judy!
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Thanks, Mason.
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If the prompts get you writing, it matters not if you actually use them in the poem. This worked very well and was a joy to read.
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Thanks, Eilene. True, true.
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