Mar 18

I was challenged today to write an unusual type of poem: a list. The challenge was to take any type of list–”to do,” places you’d like to visit, ranking of the “Police Academy” movies–whatever you’d like, and craft it into a poem. Trying something different was fun. Here’s my stab at it:

Grocery List

Milk

Eggs

Bananas

Cocoa

Kabob ingredients

Stretching arm for the lady who cannot reach the top shelf

Cereal

Speed for my racecar cart (must beat my best time)

Bread

Sugar snap peas (almost finished)

Patience for the checkout line

Smiles for the sunny toddler, the checkout line ambassador (who made it my best time)

Care to play? Post yours in the comments.

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8 Responses

  1. Dave Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

    It’s nice to see you doing some more poetry here. Plus, it’s nice to see we’re having kabobs sometime. Woohoo!

  2. Daniel Says:
    March 18th, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    All I can think of while reading your poem is Larry and Mr. Luntz:

    “Kung Pow”

    “Chicken!”

    “Sweet and sour”

    “Chicken!”

    etc.

  3. Christi Snow Says:
    March 21st, 2008 at 10:19 am

    LOL at Dave and Dan. I have pondered this several times this week and I have a hard time doing poetry using the normal “Roses are Red” variety and now you want me to make poetry out of a list?!?!

    Creativity
    Lists
    Constantly flowing
    Always growing
    Present for DH
    Layout for Kat
    Card for Dear Friend
    Alter that mat
    So much to do
    So little time
    Snuggle the little one
    Make up this rhyme.

  4. dave Says:
    March 24th, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    Christi’s poem is excellent, but since my brain is fried, I cannot rhyme (fried and rhyme were kinda close though!)

    construction
    new roof
    phone lines cut
    alarm wiring
    footsteps overhead
    wireless network
    too many decisions
    gggrrrr

  5. not really a poet Says:
    March 25th, 2008 at 2:40 am

    That is a poem challenge. Nice work by all of you!

    For some not so nice work…maybe a little out of the challenge context:

    prep for the tax man
    proposals for the boss man
    clean house for the family man
    read time management book for me. man!

  6. Travis Says:
    March 29th, 2008 at 1:25 am

    I don’t get it
    So I won’t try.
    Instead I’ll go
    and eat some pie.

  7. Dan Says:
    March 29th, 2008 at 8:01 am

    Wow. Deep.

  8. Alison Says:
    March 31st, 2008 at 5:03 am

    I’m mightily impressed with all of your handiwork. Now, don’t you feel like your literary horizons are broadened?

    …Now I need to find some other odd poetry form to unleash on you…

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