The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: a conclusion.
Sorry this is a bit late. Had to compile everything here. Also linked on the left under Yearlong Prompts.
I'll have some thoughts to share on this ridiculous thing later. For now though, here's the final entry.
Mine:
Now Big Buddy roams the streets, untroubled by
Thoughts of what it might deserve,
Instead entirely focused on its search
For a new Master to serve...
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Showing posts with label Robot and Master Poem. Show all posts
Saturday December 21st, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: alone.
Only one more entry and then the epic yearlong four line poem journey of 2019 comes to a close. Hard to believe.
Mine:
Buddy flipped the bed over, found the only
Master it had ever known
Had breathed his last, paused, then rolled slowly away,
Unutterably alone.
Write a four line poem about: alone.
Only one more entry and then the epic yearlong four line poem journey of 2019 comes to a close. Hard to believe.
Mine:
Buddy flipped the bed over, found the only
Master it had ever known
Had breathed his last, paused, then rolled slowly away,
Unutterably alone.
Saturday December 14th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: tumbling.
I have a plan for my final two entries. We'll see how they actually turn out.
Mine:
Buddy's shot caught Charlie in the back and sent
Him tumbling through the air
And out the window to the ground below, thus
Ending the sordid affair
Write a four line poem about: tumbling.
I have a plan for my final two entries. We'll see how they actually turn out.
Mine:
Buddy's shot caught Charlie in the back and sent
Him tumbling through the air
And out the window to the ground below, thus
Ending the sordid affair
Saturday December 7th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: open.
Only three stanzas left after this one, believe it or not.
I choose not, by the way.
Mine:
Charlie unlocked the door with a shotgun blast
And entered with a snigger.
He stepped onto the middle of the bed, aimed
Straight down and pulled the trigger.
Write a four line poem about: open.
Only three stanzas left after this one, believe it or not.
I choose not, by the way.
Mine:
Charlie unlocked the door with a shotgun blast
And entered with a snigger.
He stepped onto the middle of the bed, aimed
Straight down and pulled the trigger.
Saturday November 30th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about something that is: caught.
Today was a better day. Not a big hurdle to clear, but I'm happy we did.
Mine:
Big Buddy rolled slowly through the hideout's halls,
Quite certain of who he sought.
For none but Charlie could have followed him there,
And this time he would be caught.
Write a four line poem about something that is: caught.
Today was a better day. Not a big hurdle to clear, but I'm happy we did.
Mine:
Big Buddy rolled slowly through the hideout's halls,
Quite certain of who he sought.
For none but Charlie could have followed him there,
And this time he would be caught.
Saturday November 23rd, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: confessions.
Blimey, only five stanzas left after this one... I should really plot the rest of this thing out.
Mine:
Hid beneath his bed The Master wrote quickly,
Leaving him no room for thought.
He laid bare all of his sins, seeking Mercy
For the havoc he had wrought.
Write a four line poem about: confessions.
Blimey, only five stanzas left after this one... I should really plot the rest of this thing out.
Mine:
Hid beneath his bed The Master wrote quickly,
Leaving him no room for thought.
He laid bare all of his sins, seeking Mercy
For the havoc he had wrought.
Saturday November 16th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: missing.
Mine:
Charlie swore softly and reloaded his gun,
For in the darkness he'd missed.
Now The Master had retreated to his room,
Where he worked on a new list.
Write a four line poem about: missing.
Mine:
Charlie swore softly and reloaded his gun,
For in the darkness he'd missed.
Now The Master had retreated to his room,
Where he worked on a new list.
Saturday November 9th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: moments.
Mine:
Buddy stood over its offspring feeling... sad?
What did I fail to provide?
Though the moment was cut short by the sound of
Gunshots coming from inside.
Write a four line poem about: moments.
Mine:
Buddy stood over its offspring feeling... sad?
What did I fail to provide?
Though the moment was cut short by the sound of
Gunshots coming from inside.
Saturday November 2nd, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: the leak.
Mine:
Bucky collapsed to the ground, ten bullet holes
Leaking black oil and grey steam.
Junior went next, its lights dimming before it
Even had a chance to scream.
Write a four line poem about: the leak.
Mine:
Bucky collapsed to the ground, ten bullet holes
Leaking black oil and grey steam.
Junior went next, its lights dimming before it
Even had a chance to scream.
Saturday October 26th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: gathering.
Between Miles' cold getting much worse overnight and a howling wind blowing for 90% of the day, today did not go as planned.
But Kat still made pancakes for breakfast, we had homemade pizza for dinner, and I made oven roasted pears for dessert. So, clearly, turning forty-young was not all bad.
Mine:
The Master heard the shots ring out down below,
Followed by metallic pings,
And with hands made clumsy by panic and sweat,
Began gathering his things
Write a four line poem about: gathering.
Between Miles' cold getting much worse overnight and a howling wind blowing for 90% of the day, today did not go as planned.
But Kat still made pancakes for breakfast, we had homemade pizza for dinner, and I made oven roasted pears for dessert. So, clearly, turning forty-young was not all bad.
Mine:
The Master heard the shots ring out down below,
Followed by metallic pings,
And with hands made clumsy by panic and sweat,
Began gathering his things
Saturday October 19th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about someone who is: jaded.
Just ten stanzas to go after this one in this yearlong journey.
Mine:
Charlie thought he had seen it all before, heard
Every song that's been sung;
But even he was caught off guard when Buddy
Opened fire on its young.
Write a four line poem about someone who is: jaded.
Just ten stanzas to go after this one in this yearlong journey.
Mine:
Charlie thought he had seen it all before, heard
Every song that's been sung;
But even he was caught off guard when Buddy
Opened fire on its young.
Saturday October 12th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about something that is: steady.
Mine:
Buddy paused in its work, stashed the cocktails and
Brought its guns to the ready.
Scanning the courtyard, it found its first target
And its aim was rock steady.
Write a four line poem about something that is: steady.
Mine:
Buddy paused in its work, stashed the cocktails and
Brought its guns to the ready.
Scanning the courtyard, it found its first target
And its aim was rock steady.
Saturday October 5th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: family.
Mine:
The kids rolled slowly through the red and grey murk.
It's like the world has gone mad,
Bucky observed, then stopped in its tracks and asked:
Brother... did I just see Dad?
Write a four line poem about: family.
Mine:
The kids rolled slowly through the red and grey murk.
It's like the world has gone mad,
Bucky observed, then stopped in its tracks and asked:
Brother... did I just see Dad?
Saturday September 28th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: looking.
Mine:
The Master peered through a crack in his curtains
And spied only smoke and flames.
He began screaming for Junior and Bucky
But chaos swallowed their names.
Write a four line poem about: looking.
Mine:
The Master peered through a crack in his curtains
And spied only smoke and flames.
He began screaming for Junior and Bucky
But chaos swallowed their names.
Saturday September 21st, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: an entrance.
Mine:
While Junior and Bucky hurried to respond -
One feeling scared, one bolder -
Charlie strolled into the burning compound,
A shotgun on his shoulder
Write a four line poem about: an entrance.
Mine:
While Junior and Bucky hurried to respond -
One feeling scared, one bolder -
Charlie strolled into the burning compound,
A shotgun on his shoulder
Saturday September 14th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: the incursion.
I feel like things might be coming to a head in my yearlong poem...
Mine:
Buddy had hurled twenty Molotov cocktails
Over the hideout's ramparts
Before blowing apart the gates and rolling
In to deal with its upstarts
Write a four line poem about: the incursion.
I feel like things might be coming to a head in my yearlong poem...
Mine:
Buddy had hurled twenty Molotov cocktails
Over the hideout's ramparts
Before blowing apart the gates and rolling
In to deal with its upstarts
Saturday September 7th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: smoke.
We're in Kamloops for the weekend, as Kat's family on her mom's side is gathering to remember her grandfather who recently passed away. She wasn't especially close to him, so it's mostly a chance to visit with family.
The boys, in particular, enjoyed playing with their cousins today, though Natalie and her sisters stayed home with their mom. So it was mostly boy cousins, for a change.
Mine:
The Master was sleeping fitfully that night,
Haunted by vivid nightmares.
So when he woke to the smell of smoke he was
Not sure it was really there
Write a four line poem about: smoke.
We're in Kamloops for the weekend, as Kat's family on her mom's side is gathering to remember her grandfather who recently passed away. She wasn't especially close to him, so it's mostly a chance to visit with family.
The boys, in particular, enjoyed playing with their cousins today, though Natalie and her sisters stayed home with their mom. So it was mostly boy cousins, for a change.
Mine:
The Master was sleeping fitfully that night,
Haunted by vivid nightmares.
So when he woke to the smell of smoke he was
Not sure it was really there
Saturday August 31st, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about something that was: missed.
Farewell, August. See you again next year.
Mine:
Bucky and Junior had grown bored with their post
And had begun to run tests
On the hideout's security measures, so
Missed the approach of their guests
Write a four line poem about something that was: missed.
Farewell, August. See you again next year.
Mine:
Bucky and Junior had grown bored with their post
And had begun to run tests
On the hideout's security measures, so
Missed the approach of their guests
Saturday August 24th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: the tail.
Mine:
Buddy activated the tracking signals
It had put in its kids heads,
Then set course for the mountains with a snarl... and
Charlie followed in its treads.
Write a four line poem about: the tail.
Mine:
Buddy activated the tracking signals
It had put in its kids heads,
Then set course for the mountains with a snarl... and
Charlie followed in its treads.
Saturday August 17th, 2019
The exercise:
Write a four line poem about: signs.
Mine:
Then something that should have led to clarity
Only muddied the waters:
Signs of Bucky and Junior's involvement met
With: Am I a bad father?
Write a four line poem about: signs.
Mine:
Then something that should have led to clarity
Only muddied the waters:
Signs of Bucky and Junior's involvement met
With: Am I a bad father?
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