Here's what I've written for days 15 & 16 of the
April Poem-A-Day Challenge
Day 15
Prompt:
Write a poem that deals with paying your taxes and/or meeting deadlines"
I went with meeting a deadline, specifically the deadline of the challenge.
Day 15
Searching for something to say
that fits the task at hand.
Before the end of the day
to reach my goal as planned.
Approaching the halfway mark,
at risk of losing ground.
The page still lays there, white and stark,
with no words to be found.
Taunted by the ticking clock,
stretching my addled brain.
No time left for writer's block,
my pace I must maintain.
I make a desperate attempt,
my mind and soul left swamped.
This one may be a bit unkempt,
but at least it fits the prompt.
Day 16
Prompt:
Well, it's something I'm calling the "Alfred Hitchcock" poem, because I want you to write a poem that has a twist near the end.
In a strange land
On a long, dangerous trek,
so far away from home,
to an undiscovered land
like none I've ever known.
Struggling to comprehend
what stands before my eyes
What sort of strange world is this?
My fear I can't disguise.
The inhabitants seem lost
inside a self-made maze.
Knowing not for what they search,
roaming away their days.
Tearing each other apart
in search of validation
as they waste their precious time
in pointless celebration.
Although not without it's charm,
for what it may be worth,
it is a strange and hostile place.
I think they call it ... Urth?
Ps.
I know earth is misspelled, there's a point to it.
