Ahhh a little sleep and a whole new attitude as Day 9 of the poem-a-day challenge arrives. A little lighter in the vein of Pablo Neuruda’s “Ode to My Socks” (see prompt from Maureen Thorson by clicking here at Napowrimo.net or below).
Ode to My Bluejeans
some stretch in the bluejeans required
bluejeans must be rugged but with style
often worn bluejeans can usually be revived
with a twirl in the clothes dryer
bluejeans pulled on for a knock on the door
bluejeans for a stroll in the “back forty”
bluejeans with a hat & sunglasses
for a trip to the mailbox
bluejeans & boots for a serious trek
in the overgrown field
bluejeans & flip flops
for a quick trip to the store
bluejeans to plant
rootbound dianthus, viola, & dill
hang bluejeans on a hook for easy grabbing
until one day bluejeans demand
their turn in the washing machine
to retain their usefulness & for
a reward of almost new bluejeans
skip the dryer—except for the twirl
for minor touch up
blue jeans you are a loyal friend!
Jacquelyn Markham (4/9/2024)
Prompt:
“Our prompt for today (optional, as always) takes its inspiration from Pablo Neruda, the Chilean-born poet and Nobel Prize Winner. While he is most famous in the English-speaking world for his collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, he also wrote more than two hundred odes, and had a penchant for writing sometimes-long poems of appreciation for very common or mundane things. You can read . . .“Ode to My Socks” here, and “Ode to a Large Tuna in the Market” here.” (Napowrimo.net)
Jacquelyn Markham, poet & writer, author of Rainbow Warrior, Finishing Line Press (2023), Peering Into the Iris: An Ancestral Journey and China Baby, among other titles.
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