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Let's Pretend it's April - Nov. 27
Rules: Write a poem for
LPiA on the topic or form described. Each poem should appear as a separate reply to this thread. The goal is to, at the end of the month have written 30 poems for the month of November.
Topic : Write a poem inspired by a cartoon character.
Form : Any
Line requirements: 8 to 14
Feel free to reply with comments or kudos as you wish.
Questions?
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Mr. J
What can you say to a man
who may not have married for money
but it certainly married him...
who’s so perfectly drafted
that he looks rumpled in a tux
and starched in wife-beater tee
with suspenders down.
What, indeed, to the man
who’ll climb out a window
and walk a mile for corned beef
and cabbage - and the same, faster,
to avoid his wife’s opera “singing.”
What, begorra, but
“Mornin’, Mister Jiggs!”
Non-practicing atheist
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Charlie Brown: An Alternative History
Good grief Charlie Brown
what was it you found
that day in the Mekong Delta?
The rest of the platoon thought you comic
so they put you on point
and you walked into an ambush
just south of Can Tho.
The Viet Cong were waiting
the firefight was hot
you were the first to go down
into the mud of the paddy.
In the panic of retreat, they left you behind,
just another grunt, missing in action.
The VC were perturbed
because a cartoon was something new
so they sent you north, a prisoner of war,
tried to break your morale
but you had none to break,
so they put you to work as a laughable GI
in propaganda posters and strips.
Ho Chi Minh thought you hilarious
And gave you a medal.
The war finally ended,
but you never came home:
her name was Chau,
she was like a pearl, and you swore
never to leave her.
Good grief Charlie Brown
that’s what you found
that day in the Mekong Delta.
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Your stories are legendary
Existing in textbooks and classrooms
around the world.
Only in the corners and margins
Dribbling basketballs
Running, jumping, sword fighting.
Wherever bored minds
Have time and plenty of pages to flip.
Stay strong stick figure
Peanut butter honey banana sandwiches
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I watched Pinocchio at least twenty times
with my son when he was little,
and I had most of it memorized.
While I wondered why he wanted
to see it over and over,
I came to realize that he was
watching me more than the movie-
then joining in to act out the next scene.
Our seemingly minor interactions
cementing an enduring bond.
