Not every poetry prompt will have fantastic results for everyone … I wrote a poem earlier today, that I thought was a good idea, but I sort of lost the love for it, by the time I had finished writing it. It may have been a good idea, but it didn’t impress me, really, by the time I’d finished it.
And then tonight, after I’d finished my poem for the day, but still not posted it here, I read the poem that Kathy Parker wrote, and was so impressed by the simplicity of it, I felt I would have to try again, and write something that wasn’t trying to be serious, because Kathy’s poem was so perfect, I’d have to take a totally different direction for my own poem.
So, my poem I am going to post here for today’s poem, which is on the theme of “Unless”, is a simple poem, a two verse Acrostic poem, on the theme. And acrostic poem is one which uses a word, where the letters of that word form the first letter of every line of the poem.
If you’re confused, look at the poem and it should become clear. It’s a little bit of fun, and I hope you smile at it! Here it is:
Hey Parents
Useless to protest,
No child ever
Loved broccoli
Every child always
Screams, ‘No!
Stop feeding me that green muck!’
Urgent update from a parent –
Not all children
Loathe that vegetable
Even though they’re
Sure it’s not little trees.
Stupid they are not!
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 