POMprompt #15 — What Day is It???
a POMprompt poetry prompt
This new POMprompt is inspired by the following poem:
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- I post a bit of babble then give you your poetry prompt challenge in an article marked POMprompt #1,2,3 etc
- YOU write a poetry response to the prompt
- TWO things are required on your submission: tag it POMprompt (just type that in where the tags go and hit enter) and copy the link for the POMprompt article you are responding to (there are no time frames so you can do the older ones or newer one — whatever inspires you) and put the link at the bottom of your submission and hit enter. I usually put: “This poem was written in response to the following POMprompt: and then I hit enter, drop the link, hit enter. That makes it have the square preview box and it looks nice
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NOW — POMprompt # 15
Now that we are all chilling out at home, trying to stay away from the coronavirus and adhere to stay-at-home orders — it’s getting more and more difficult to even know what day it is. They days all look the same now. People who are used to a strict schedule are now cleaning out the dusty corners of cabinets, playing online video games, and working puzzles at the kitchen table.
The time seems a bit confusing.
If you read the poem What’s the Point of Tuesday?, then you’ll get where I am going with this.
Pick a day of the week or a day of the month— any day — and write and ANTI-ode.
ode: a lyric poem in the form of an address to a particular subject, often elevated in style or manner and written in varied or irregular meter.
Yeah — do the opposite of that. Everything that BUGS you about that particular day. I guess the opposite of and ode would be kind of a rant, so just write away and let the poem speak your ANTI-ode for that day.
I actually love all of the days of the week so this one may be a challenge for me — but let’s just have a little fun with this one.
For a little inspiration, I am reminded of this passage in one of my favorite songs by my FAVORITE BAND:
It’s 4:30 a.m. on a Tuesday It doesn’t get much worse than this In beds in little rooms, in buildings in the middle Of these lives which are completely meaningless Help me stay awake, I’m falling
Asleep in perfect blue buildings Beside the green apple sea I wanna get me a little oblivion, baby I’m trying to keep myself away from myself and me — Perfect Blue Buildings, Counting Crows
Happy poet~ing and I look forward to reading your entries!
Christina M. Ward , the💗POMmom💗 is a poet, a nature writer, and the best selling author of organic, a poetry collection that embodies the soul connection we humans have with nature and how it lifts us to be our best selves. You may follow Christina’s work here on The POM or in her personal poetry publication Fiddleheads & Floss Poetry, or join her Author Newsletter. Thank you, kindly, for reading.