This is a list of things I have to do;
I have to keep them listed down
so I don’t forget plus I get a reminder too.
If I don’t list this down, I’d forget and
do a whole other list of things that get my
attention and I’ll have done nothing in the end.
I list these down to keep my memory
or better yet as replacement for my mind
that’s off to its own world in another story.
At which point, I have to go all the way down
the rabbit hole and do my best to get my
mind back from the from—guess where—my own mind.
Now where was I? Right, so I have this list of things to do…
NaPoWriMo 2023. A poem that plays on the idea of a list.
Start by reading James Tate’s poem “The List of Famous Hats.” Now, write a poem that plays with the idea of a list. Tate’s poem is a list that isn’t – he never gets beyond the first entry. You could try to write a such a non-list, but a couple of other ideas would be to create a list of ingredients, or a list of entries in an index. A self-portrait (or a portrait of someone close to you) in the form of a such a list could be very funny. Another way into this prompt might be a list of instructions.
NaPoWriMo Day Seven Prompt
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