16.4.11

Haikuode

to the liquid which
pounces down on us, drenching
to the very bone.

– Iself (© 2011)

Written for NaPoWriMo on day 16. Today, the task was to "celebrate that yin yang quality – the eternal twinning of opposites by doing one of the following: write a poem in the form of a complaint about something that is good or you like, or in the form of a hymn to something that is bad or that you dislike. A rant about blue skies, an encomium to rainy days. A curt dismissal of strawberries or beach vacations; a paean to Brussels sprouts, or waiting rooms."
Well, each of these ideas could have set off my creative forces, but rain was first – so there!
Not to worry, though; I'll probably rant about strawberries on the beach very soon.

7 comments:

Stan Ski said...

I'll drink to that!

vivinfrance said...

Once again you've shown me how that prompt should be interpreted. I hadn't really understood it!

flaubert said...

Well done, iself.

Pamela

Christine said...

fascinating lesson, well done.
(zare gute)

Jinksy said...

Thank goodness Writer's Island left us free to choose our own subjects! Though rain is good...in moderation!

Andy Sewina said...

Phew, I guess we can't live without it!

Gloria said...

Very appropriate for where I am today. Rain has been pouring all day! ;) Well done!