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Know Your History or Make it Up -National Poetry Month April 18 2020

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
grey concrete ruins under blue white day time
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Some little known or maybe, by now, greatly known facts about Paul Revere might just surprise you. And who wrote the famous poem about Paul Revere? Henry Wadsworth Longfellow If you go to that link you can read his poem about Paul Revere.

For today’s prompt let’s try a history poem. It could be about an important to you time in history, it could be about what we would say about these current days if these days were history, it could even be fake history such as creating your own version of history. It can be anything you wish it to be. I have ideas and just not sure which will land on these pages today.

Let’s get at it! Please be sure to share 🙂

non-fiction, poetry

Circling to my Soul

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
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Around the turntable the vinyl spins, the little circle spindled
Needles tracking and magically, sounds of Kansas reach my ears
Dust in the Wind plays to my soul, creating thoughts and sending electric vibes
Dropping another hit mix to the table Janis belts out her heart
Cat waits his turn while I sing along with my girl
And this is how it is when music speaks to my soul

…..
This is a combination of prompts of my Kansas prompt for National Poetry Month and of the weekly Six Sentence Story prompt by Girlie on the Edge.
Who knows what tomorrow might bring.

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If I Were a Pig

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
white and black short coated pig running on water
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If I were a pig
I would be a pet
one who would go to the beach
one who would be fed the finest
not the slop my Uncle used
you do not want to know about that
trust me

If I were a pig
I would be coddled when I wanted
left alone for naps and chills out
have my own plush bed
have oatmeal for breakfast
and apples for dessert
whatever I want for whenever

But I am not a pig
and do not fancy being a pet
beach options are uncertain
I do not go hungry
slop is not on my menu
I have my own bed
I can take a nap
I coddle when I want
I have oatmeal for breakfast
I have apples for dessert

But with others
it may not be such a dream life
So, I ask you
if you would want to be a pig
or another animal
and would you be willing to trade
and why

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Blackout – National Poetry Month April 15 2020

Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Today’s poetry prompt is: Let’s write a blackout poem. Here is what it is from one of the experts Austin Kleon

If you have a newpaper, magazine, something with writing, you can create a blackout poem. You could even create a collage.

Here is one I created a good while ago while at the coffee shop.

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I took this and wrote a little more:

separate thinking

although different styles play

we all want something

…

The form I used was senryu. Not all people write an edited poem from their blackout and one of the beauties is to find a way to make it stand alone. Either way it is a win!

Show me your blackout poetry or just write and share! It’s all good!

And to give props to other sources: Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides

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