I guess you could actually have a prompt with nothing there at all, and hope that we're clever enough to work out that the prompt is "Nothing". After that you need to invent negative words, and I think that might cause problems in English departments across Canada. I'm glad you "liked" the tale yesterday, I wasn't sure if I was really getting the emotion across well but it looks, from your reaction, like I made a good attempt :)
The circus Close the Big Top! The Lions are on strike, they want Overtime and meat.
Woman with moustache, No-shave November makes her Seem a circus freak.
Totally missed that it was 2 haiku day, so this is not a haiku. =========== Round and round we go Under the big top Elephants, acrobats, horses, clowns All glittery under the lights It's opening night!
Greg - I'm trying to figure out whether or not you're suggesting that I'm getting lazier and lazier with each prompt... :P
I think I would be more concerned with the lions' demand for meat than overtime. In fact, I think I would offer them triple overtime pay and hope that they forget about the meat altogether...
Morganna - no worries :)
I like the rhyming of 'round' and 'clowns', as well as the closing two lines rhyming together. Makes the whole thing flow nicely together!
Mine:
"The high-wire snapped and the lions have escaped!" Just send in the clowns.
* * *
Under the big top magic is real and all of your dreams can come true
I guess you could actually have a prompt with nothing there at all, and hope that we're clever enough to work out that the prompt is "Nothing". After that you need to invent negative words, and I think that might cause problems in English departments across Canada.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you "liked" the tale yesterday, I wasn't sure if I was really getting the emotion across well but it looks, from your reaction, like I made a good attempt :)
The circus
Close the Big Top! The
Lions are on strike, they want
Overtime and meat.
Woman with moustache,
No-shave November makes her
Seem a circus freak.
Totally missed that it was 2 haiku day, so this is not a haiku.
ReplyDelete===========
Round and round we go
Under the big top
Elephants, acrobats, horses, clowns
All glittery under the lights
It's opening night!
Greg - I'm trying to figure out whether or not you're suggesting that I'm getting lazier and lazier with each prompt... :P
ReplyDeleteI think I would be more concerned with the lions' demand for meat than overtime. In fact, I think I would offer them triple overtime pay and hope that they forget about the meat altogether...
Morganna - no worries :)
I like the rhyming of 'round' and 'clowns', as well as the closing two lines rhyming together. Makes the whole thing flow nicely together!
Mine:
"The high-wire snapped
and the lions have escaped!"
Just send in the clowns.
* * *
Under the big top
magic is real and all of
your dreams can come true