Oh my gosh!!! Time is flying past so fast. I can not believe we are already in April! But since we are here. You know what that means. Yes that’s right, a 30 day Poetry writing challenge. Whoop! Whoop!
Now you know I gotta start the month off right. So here is the first poem that I have written to start the challenge:
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The story of a boy
Because it was always a boy,
Who through pain and hardship
Overcame and found a way
For his people to thrive.
Away from rival tribes
And greedy avarice eyes.
Building home and hearth
Over the wide river’s trough.
That housed man and beast
And even a couple of trees.
Through the hiding of seeds.
He made a way for his tribe
To live and thrive
Sealing his story for all of time.
Until read by a girl
Who loved Indian stories
And wanted to know what life was like
Before the new world was exploited and explored. (4/1/2024)
This poem was crafted thanks to the prompt provided through the NaPoWriMo site. The prompt was “write – without consulting the book – a poem that recounts the plot, or some portion of the plot, of a novel that you remember having liked but that you haven’t read in a long time,” NaPoWriMo.
The book that came immediately to mind was The First Lake Dwellers by Chester G. Osborne. I remember being enraptured by the story and characters in this book. Especially as during my early years I was fascinated by Native Americans. If you want to learn more about just how the poem fits in with the story then read the book.
I plan to continue using the NaPoWriMo site to encourage a challenge for my creative brain cells. You, of course, are welcome to join. Additionally, you can submit your creations in the comments below or share your journey on creating poems.
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