Today's prompt from napowrimo was to take a pack of cards , playing cards or other, and to shuffle them, take one at random and do five minutes of free writing in response. And then to create a poem from those words. I found my son's Top Trump cards , so:
Top Trumps Card
Oh my, great miracle of our earth
Wonder of the world
Shadows, lakes, clouds, trees
Desire - born -
To be thrilled take a risk,
Be surprised
Wilderness of excitement,
Alligators - pulse racing,
Seven hundred and forty species
To discover - vast expanses
Desire - grows-
Subtropical danger
Florida Panther - gasp
In gratitude for this wonder
Feel the beauty bathe your skin
Desire - builds
Peril Prances in possibilities
Stomach spinning
The Everglades
The other side of the globe
Nine hours from London-
Too far
Desire-delayed
740 species? Wow! You seemed to get a lot more out of your card than I did! It sounds like there's a thrilling adventure in your future. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Celticsea. Yes, it made me a bit wistful.
ReplyDeleteNicely done! Doris
ReplyDeleteThanks Doris. Lovely to hear some feedback.
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