April
11
#VerseLove Day 11, #Quirky
I loved the idea of today’s “#quirky” #VerseLove prompt, but had a hard time identifying a topic. This poem talks about something that I certainly love, and that many people who know me best are surprised, nay, stunned to discover is a favorite form of play.
name five things —
that are quirky
elephants –
clams –
poetry –
my friends –
playing this game
once –
upon –
a –
time –
a –
porcupine –
got –
stuck –
under –
his –
pillow
I want a ticket to the moon –
yes, and would you like to buy a constellation with that? –
yes, and a guitar to serenade the flight crew, too
improv is
the most
freeing,
uplifting,
quirky
thing I do