I tried to hurry through
and write a tanka today,
but “temporary insanity”
is eight syllables long,
and I only had space for seven.

Some days, I don’t
set the bar very high
for this project.

Today’s poetry prompts were:hurry, temporary insanity, and the bar.

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I see myself sitting poolside, my pool boy in his tiny shorts skimming the cool blue water, and I ring a bell for someone to come bring me another iced tea. It’s so Gatsby. Though I am nowhere near the glitz, and nobody knows my name, don’t underestimate me. I’ll publish five books a year and be a millionaire before I’m done with this life.

Today’s poetry prompt words were: poolside, underestimate, and five.

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It’s over, I say.
Fast forward a few weeks later:
yeah, not quite.
We didn’t break up.
We were just cleaning up
the most recent mess.

Today’s poetry prompt words were: fast forward, not quite, and cleaning up.

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Start my day half-full,
kindly want to take a nap;
Where is that loophole?

Today’s poetry prompt words were: half-full, kindly, and loophole.

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If love were on sale
I’d buy a whole ton of it.
Don’t be offended.

Today’s poetry prompt words were: love, on sale, and offended.

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