May 2021
Poetry is not my strong suit. But when EscApril rolled around again, it was a chance to put themes into play — themes I’ve been noveling and blogging about for years now — in a new form.
So in 30 days I wrote 30 poems. I used EscApril’s daily prompts (shown below)… but stuck with the ideas I write about. Inspiring stuff:
Baseball. Lies. Abuse. Loyalty. Narcissism. Horrible coaching. Betrayal. Suicide. Really crappy parenting. Cops, prosecutors, mental illness, sex, drugs, rock and roll. Plus baseball, because there’s always room for more baseball.
Maybe those aren’t your normal reasons for reading poetry. I hope you read these anyway, and if so I appreciate it and would love to hear your feedback.
Thank you!
William
rubycreekboathouse@gmail.com
Day 1 prompt: Ego
Day 2: The exact middle
Day 3: Empty, except for ________
Day 4: Ghost
Day 5: Here’s what I remember:
Day 6: (L)on(e)ly
Day 7: Naked
Day 8: Tessellation
(Noun; an arrangement of shapes closely fitted together, especially of polygons in a repeated pattern without gaps or overlapping)
Day 9: Paradox
Day 10: I’m worried about her
Day 11: Eureka!
Day 12: Comfortable
Day 13: After the afterlife
Day 14: Wishbone
(27 lines inspired by these 27 tweets right here)
Day 15: Planes, trains, automobiles
Day 16: Bird of paradise
Day 17: Power
Day 18: Nightmare
Day 19: Mirror
Day 20: Stranger than fiction
Day 21: Glitch
(inspired by a little girl’s sign at Wrigley: “Shhh… I’m remote learning!”)
Day 22: In the distance, a small shape
Day 23: Clock
Day 24: Crossroads
Day 25: Pareidolia
(Noun; the tendency to perceive a specific, often meaningful image in a random or ambiguous visual pattern)
Day 26: Nothing more beautiful
Day 27: Ink
Day 28: Extreme dissonance
Day 29: Goodbye
Day 30: Even now, after everything?