NaPoWriMo Day 19 prompt: write a poem that recounts a historical event. In writing your poem, you could draw on your memory, encyclopedias, history books, or primary documents.
Thank you, Treasa. I feel like I owe this poem to my son. I'm not an especially curious person, but he is curious about everything and is always sharing facts with us.
This was really cool. The poem went in a direction I didn't expect in each stanza. The first stanza is cozy and familiar. In the second stanza, the speaker plays around with the thought with colorful imagery until they get more serious in the last stanza. Beautiful and seamless transition. Nice narrative through line. The poem dances well with the playful, philosophical, and presupposition. Bonus points because I did get goosebumps thinking about how lonely someone's last breath must feel. Now that's poetry!
I love how you give the breath a voice in your poem, one that has a story to tell, a story I never knew of. Thanks .
Thank you, Treasa. I feel like I owe this poem to my son. I'm not an especially curious person, but he is curious about everything and is always sharing facts with us.
This was really cool. The poem went in a direction I didn't expect in each stanza. The first stanza is cozy and familiar. In the second stanza, the speaker plays around with the thought with colorful imagery until they get more serious in the last stanza. Beautiful and seamless transition. Nice narrative through line. The poem dances well with the playful, philosophical, and presupposition. Bonus points because I did get goosebumps thinking about how lonely someone's last breath must feel. Now that's poetry!
Your goosebumps honor me, Daniel! 😊
My pleasure M!
Beautiful. "desperate for one more flash
of incandescent thought."
Thank you, Kay! 💛
Beautiful, Margaret!
Thank you, Mike!
Fascinating stuff! thanks for sharing!
Thank you for reading it! (and for the restack--it's always an honor).