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wrote this on 11-17-2016 when I went to see a new polar bear at Lincoln Park Zoo and my timing was off...apparently he is very active early in the morning and then goes inside and sleeps so I missed him but he inspired this poem and I went back a couple of weeks later and got some great youtube video of him already in his pool splashing around....He inspired a second poem also posted here Sequel to Seeking Siku A.K.A. Siku Found Splashing Around....  https://youtu.be/8MfUeVpQh1c

wrote this poem upon learning of the death of my dad on 12/13/17...don't get me wrong...he was always there for me whenever I needed help and I appreciated that...but for some reason we just got on each other's nerves all the time...it was hard to spend any time with him feeling that type of tension...when my mom was alive and he answered the phone I would always say Hi is mom there? never Hi how are you or any attempt to start any conversation with him...I could talk on the phone with my mom for hours and then after hanging up call her back cuz I forgot to tell her something....where with my dad I never had much to say or talk about with him...weird...uncomfortable...after my mom died it was always so hard to go by him cuz I missed her so much...He had lots of health issues over the past few years he was more in and out of the hospital or rehab than at home...he really went through a lot..may he rest in peace...and hopefully be reunited with those who passed before him...

I was just thinking about this artist whose music I really love but he seems to always play in a club with a dress code and I am not into those....so it inspired me to write this poem....thanks tyDi...or the place with the dress code that keeps me away....ha ha..oh ya the standing room only is another problem for me....I need someplace to sit but that could be another poem maybe...hmmmm

016 April PAD Challenge: Day 30

By: Robert Lee Brewer | April 30, 2016

Yesterday, the blog seemed to take the haphazard prompt a little too seriously–as some people were able to access the blog while others were not. Our tech team was working on the very unorganized problem and hopefully have a solution, or else the final prompt of the month will live up to its name as well.

For today’s prompt, write a dead end poem. Of course, I was thinking in terms of the challenge, but a dead end can literally mean the end of a person’s life, a dead end road, a dead end job, dead end mortgage, and so on. Take the phrase “dead end” and apply it to a noun, and the possibilities are nearly endless (except, well, there’s the whole “dead end” finality to it, I suppose). I hope it’s fun and that the blog is alive and well today. #aprpad #NaPoMo #poetry prompt 30, #pamschwetz

Pam Schwetz 4/28/16 #WPOM #NaPoMo #poetry prompt 28 #pamschwetz #rondel

write a rondel...had to look that one up...

Here are the rondel poetry form rules: Poem consists of 13 lines in 3 stanzas. Rhyme scheme: ABba/abAB/abbaA (uppercase letters are refrains) Usually 8 syllables per line.

2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 28

By: Robert Lee Brewer | April 28, 2016 | Comments 129

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Important (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write the poem. Possible titles could include: “Important Documents,” “Important: Read Before Assembling,” “Important People,” and so on. I hope everyone finds something important to write about...

2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 27

By: Robert Lee Brewer | April 27, 2016

For today’s prompt, write a take off poem. Take off work for you admin assistants out there (and any other workers). Take off a runway–for those of you who like to fly. Take off from a dangerous or weird situation–or maybe even a comfortable one. Or maybe you have a completely different take off of a “take off” poem. Go on and take off on your poetic paths.

Pam Schwetz #aprpad #NaPoMo #poetry prompt 27 #pamschwetz

2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 13

By: Robert Lee Brewer | April 13, 2016 | 

For today’s prompt, take the phrase “Last (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write...

Last Word #aprpad

2016 April PAD Challenge: Day 1

By: Robert Lee Brewer | April 1, 2016

Here we are: Day 1 of the 2016 April PAD Challenge. Time to poem! But first, I just want to remind folks that it’s great to share your poems in the comments; just make sure you save a copy somewhere else too. While it hasn’t happened in a few years, there’s always the chance some kind of techno-hiccup makes your poem disappear…forever. It’s even happened to me. So poem, but make sure your only copy isn’t on this site. Second, folks who want to share and discuss on Twitter, use the hashtag #aprpad (short for April Poem-A-Day Challenge). And now, let’s poem! It’s time, right?

For today’s prompt, write a foolish poem. It’s April Fool’s Day, after all. Let’s loosen up today with a poem in which we’re fools, others are fools, or there’s some kind of prank or tomfoolery happening. Fool around with it a while.