Day 7
Prompt: Warning Poem - Let your poem imply a story through the narrator’s warning to another character.
Regret is a bitter pill to swallow, my dear.
Don’t let it consume you like an insidious disease.
Throw it out like the trash it is
Or, even better, burn it into oblivion.
Heed Dylan Thomas’ words and
Rage against the dying of the light.
When the circle closes and it’s your time to lie here,
Speak with pride about a life well-lived.
Hmm... I don't remember writing Gary's promo...
It's nice to see three anthology/contest stories featured. There are real gems contained there, and these are no exception. Dirty Pool is one of my favorites because of the pure emotion portrayed. Like Litlover said, it's a realistic portrayal of how miscommunication can completely derail a relationship. One of my comments on the story was about how I wanted to live in that house... so Gary very clearly described what was in his head. Nice promo! I always like reading about the inspiration behind stories.
Ah yes... the February thaw. It gives us hope that winter will be over soon and makes us crabby when winter returns... lol I'm guilty of yelling at bulbs that want to sprout too early too, although with not quite the same phrasing. Thanks for the giggle.
This is a great selection, Addy. I think you did all the scenes justice. Dead Poet's Society is one of my all-time favorite films, so I have to say I loved #10. Great job
As Mac said, your poems always carry such an emotional punch. The second one was haunting. The ones showing relationship struggles are poignant, yet give me hope. I love the last line of the April 4th poem. "Still our hands entwine". It's been a long time since I was in Toronto, but I can picture your neighborhood clearly even if I don't know the exact place you're describing. Nice week one!
Thanks so much for the high praise, Mac. I had a lot of fun with the 'Careful' prompt. I'm glad you could relate to my happy place.
Thanks for the comprehensive review, Emi. Glad you liked them
I have the prompts emailed to me from a woman in the Hudson Valley. If you're interested in checking them out, PM me with your email address and I will add you to my list of people I forward them to.
These are all great offerings, Parker. I'm glad so many people are using the prompts I forwarded. It's so interesting to read the different takes on them. I really liked the "Careful ties his hat on" prompt. The second six-line poem really stood out to me. You described this week's weather perfectly! I hope Friday was the last of our snow. I liked how you tied three haiku together for the Nature Guide prompt. I especially like the 'heralds of the green' line. There's a typo in that one that you missed. It should be 'bright'. The April 6th poem was brilliant. You had me guessing about the chair right until the end. I loved the 'warning' poem, also. You described me to a T, only sub glasses for car keys... I look forward to seeing what this week offers
You did a great job with this prompt. The haiku is one of your best. Very clear and succinct. The longer work expands the haiku nicely. Now I feel like I need to write a longer companion piece to my own response to this prompt. lol Nicely done
I really like the form of this also, especially the single word at the end of each stanza. Nice beginning! And Happy Belated Birthday and Retirement to your pappa!
Thanks so much
I think Parker's nefarious plot is to infect all of us on GA with math... Thanks for the comments, tim. I'm glad you liked the 'Careful' prompts. I had a lot of fun with those.