“Writers are the exorcists of their own demons.” ― Mario Vargas Llosa
NaPoWriMo Day 28, 2018
“A story was a form of telepathy. By means of inking symbols onto a page, she was able to send thoughts and feelings from her mind to her reader’s. It was a magical process, so commonplace that no one stopped to wonder at it.” ― Ian McEwan
And then there were three….. Three prompts left for NaPoWriMo 2018. Today is Independent Bookstore Day. Support an independent book seller or three today.
“I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within.” ― Gustave Flaubert
NaPoWriMo – 30/30 – Poem-a-Day prompt for April 28, 2018
Get a list of the Best Selling Non Fiction Books (New York Times or Local Area best-sellers) Use two titles as they are in your poem and use as many of the words from the titles as you possibly can in the construction of your poem.
Celebrate Independent Book Store Day Visit and support your friendly neighborhood indie bookstore Saturday April 28th! BookTree’s Event Page Here
Keep Writing
“Writing is the only thing that when I do it, I don’t feel I should be doing something else.” ― Gloria Steinem
Poem for Prompt 27 – Graffiti inspired poem! (Poem 26 tomorrow… I goofed and posted this one early…. oh well… it’s indie bookstore day and I am juggling like crazy!
Mr. Kilroy, I presume?
By Christopher J. Jarmick
He was here, there and everywhere;
not some Fool on the Hill, or flash-in-the-pan fad toy;
even found his way inside sealed ship compartments
nearly 90 years – a doodle and the name Kilroy.
Bald or mostly bald man, large nose
tips of fingers holding onto wall.
How Kilroy could be here, nobody knows
Lots of stories, some even true I suppose
Stalin in the bathroom as he zipped his fly
saw the Kilroy was Here graffitti.
Hitler thought it was a code name for a spy
Demanded to know, ‘Who is this guy?’
A song and poem in the 1940’s
References in pictures, radio shows
In a 50’s Isaac Asimov Short Story
Lucy and Snoopy in Peanuts mentioned him too, don’t you know?
Styx in the 80’s named their album for him (– groovy).
Popeye, Seinfield, Bugs Bunny even Hogan’s Heroes
mentioned Kilroy and last year Kevin Smith made a movie.
George Washington didn’t sleep everywhere
But inside walls, even under the pier,
almost anywhere you might venture
you’ll find Kilroy was Here.
More about Kilroy right Here