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Just like Ina Garten made this giant martini for the stay-at-home effort, it’s not such a bad idea to use humor in times of trial. If you have ever watched an episode of MASH you will see how the medical staff in a horrible time turned to humor to survive. I’ve done it and I suspect you all have done it, too. So, for today’s prompt let’s write a humor poem. It does not have to be about these days trials, but feel free to do so. If you want to go into a whole different time and place, go for it. Let’s have some laughs.

If you would like to try some other prompts or combine prompts, you can also check out a couple of others, such as Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides or NaPoMriMo

Happy Writing!

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BONUS!! You can always use this photo prompt!!

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Let’s Do the Twist – A Moment in Time

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

lisa valentine dance 1966 Lisa dressed up for 1st teen dance.

This was a moment of my life

It had to happen to enjoy my first dance

It was at my Kentucky school

Student council raising money

Created a Valentine’s date match

Sweaty palms and pencil in hand

This one signed up for a date

All for the Valentine’s dance

Twelve years old seventh grade student

Unsure of how to prepare

In stepped my big sister

After dying her red dress

And sharing her white blouse

She carefully applied my makeup

An expert of creating beauty

Nervously excited to meet my date

Daddy dropped me at the school

Along came my selected date

At his side was his girlfriend

Nice to meet you and moved on

As my mind was some confused

I shook it off when

On came the music

And it took one song

As sure as it was Chubby Checker

I was sure to do The Twist

Guess who won the twist contest

That was my family tradition

It was a good night

And that’s how it’s done

When life changes moments

Make it a good time

Today I decided to do a combination of prompts. My own prompt Let’s Twist and that of Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides. What’s your poem of the day?

lisa twist age 13 Still twisting at age 13

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Let’s Twist – National Poetry Month April 5 2020

April 5, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

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Good Morning! It’s Day 5 of National Poetry Month and today’s poem prompt is “Twisted” Let’s write a twisted poem. It could be about some twisted thoughts, a new twist on an old expression, dancing the twist, anything goes! Let’s get twisted! Please tag or add your poems in comments. Love to see what you come up with.

For other prompt ideas you can check out Robert Lee Brewer’s Poetic Asides and NaPoWriMo!

Let’s Twist Again – Chubby Checker

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Hear Me Roar

April 4, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

Photo by Eric Heininger on Unsplash

Hesitant to speak
Feeling like my voice was less
To the species I felt unimportant
Watching life from my seat of quiet
Noting my tongue gave to tingling
Realizing there was something more
I was my own restraint
My roar was just as important
And I had to release
Valid are my thoughts
Valuable are my feelings
Churning powerful energy
Recession holds no more power
No more biting of the tongue
No more strain of the stomach
Allowing myself to be loud
And now try to stop me from my roar

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Tigers in the Eye of the Poet – National Poetry Month – April 4 2020

April 4, 2020 Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld

My Post (17) Lisa Tomey’s little poemlette about tigers

Today’s National Poetry Month prompt is all about tigers. Now, this could mean the animal or it could mean someone with a tiger like personality or any reference to tigers in your own kind of way. You might like to write about Richard Parker from Life of Pi

So, let’s get at it!

If you would like to check out Robert Lee Brewer’s prompt for this day go to Poetic Asides. He always have the best prompts.

Also, check out NaPoWriMo and see what they are featuring.

I would love to see your poems in comments.

Happy Writing!!