Today I went back to using the prompts supplied at Readwritepoem. The prompt, supplied by Angie Werren, was The One You Didn't Choose. Among the rules given were to choose something concrete - so, a thing, rahter than a path not taken. I was thinking of ignoring the prompt again and using another from my store of poem ideas, but then I remembered a travel incident and came up with the following (dashed down in my coffee break, so, it needs a little revision):
(All NaPoWriMo poems have now been removed for possible editing and submissions. Contact me if you would like to read them.)
Monday, April 12, 2010
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6 comments:
Can't say I like Haggis, and Chicken Tikka Masala doesn't do much for me either.
I liked your piece though!
Mr Burns, I think, would approve.
Catherine - You got across the dilution caused by distance and time, vying with the force of ancestry, very well; with an embedded / implied apology. Enjoyable reading.
Can't beat good haggis, Catherine, but, as with most things, the quality varies! I used to live 20 minutes drive south of Fort William.
Haggis scares me; I'd have turned it down, too! I'm sure it's an acquired taste, like Lutefisk! Enjoyed this piece!
i like that first line...and cruzin thru it is delightful... to the last line... curry is a big time fav of mine!!! take off
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