Hi everyone.

This November I will be presenting to you a month of daily poems as memoir, little ditties to tell you about my day or my thoughts during the day, whatever.  Of course I hope you enjoy them, but it’s ok if you don’t.  Just move on to the next blog in your list.

Day nineteen is: For today’s prompt, write a customized poem. Could be about the process of customizing a car or how you order a meal. In some ways, a customized anything is an ideal form of that anything (if that helps you figure a way in to this poem). Also, one more way to write a customized poem would be to use a poetic form (here’s a list of 100+ poetic forms) and/or customize your own.”

Haiku-ish

Sore throat daggers
Sinuses slow burn
Sick day coming

Hi everyone.

This November I will be presenting to you a month of daily poems as memoir, little ditties to tell you about my day or my thoughts during the day, whatever.  Of course I hope you enjoy them, but it’s ok if you don’t.  Just move on to the next blog in your list.

Day eighteen is: “For today’s prompt, take the phrase “(blank) Cycle,” replace the blank with a new word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem. Possible titles might include: “Production Cycle,” “Life Cycle,” “Water Cycle,” and/or “Riding My Bicycle.” Don’t be afraid to recycle a former poem today.”

Endless cycle

He says
she says
they say

Do
do not
try

Done with trying
doing
saying

Until tomorrow
when

The cycle

starts
again