All right! Onto days 3 and 4. I’ll probably batch these into 2 poems/post going forward to keep the pace consistent.
I hinted at a history of writing poetry. Truthfully, I spent ages 10-15 hashing out my feelings (about everything) on paper. Some thoughts made it to Xanga. Imagine my surprise when Xanga announced during the mid-2010s that you could download your entire post history (at least, everything on their server)! In my case, this covered exactly two blog posts from 2005. This was a huge bummer because most of my ~deep~ writing dated to 2003/2004.
Anyway, on to today’s posts! I had fun trying new-to-me poetic forms for these.
Prompt 3 (Day 3) Write a Smell Poem
I couldn’t choose between these two, so have both! For context, one of my favorite breakfasts is sourdough toast with peanut butter and banana, sprinkled with cinnamon and a pinch of sea salt. I wrote both of these fueled by my first mangonada, courtesy of Las Mangonadas. (Highly recommend both!) These smell poems are in the reverse hay(na)ku style, which is similar to haiku.
1
peanut butter spread
thick on
toast
2
my first mangonada:
fruit, chamoy,
Tajín
Prompt 4 (Day 4): Write a Catch-Up Poem
Conveniently, this was the prompt for the day on which I discovered this challenge! I chose a descort style. It’s supposed to be for discordant verse (and prose), but I’ve read that this style can also be composed of purposefully different lines.
On Day Four I discover this monthlong challenge
Perfectly apt, this prompt
I pull out my nearly-filled notebook
Frantically test my long-dried-out pens for signs of life
I steal a moment of pre-dawn light
My cup overflowing with fuzzy thoughts
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