2026 NaPM 18 April

[RiverNotch]

Write a poem for National Poetry Month based on the topic described....rather, write a poem set in, pertaining to, or inspired by the given region, whether its entirety or just some part of it, as this year's prompts are going to be unified by the theme "Around the World" like last year's prompts were unified by the theme "Esoterica". Each poem should appear as a separate reply to this thread. There are three levels of participation:

Bronze. Participated at least once.

Silver. Participated every day.

Gold. Participated every day, with all entries either being the same form (e.g., every one a sonnet) or being distinct forms (e.g., no two haiku).


Today's region is Polynesia, including Hawaii, Easter Island, Salas y Gomez, and New Zealand.

[dukealien]

Three Els


Realtors have a rule of three els to size up
houses and the property appertaining:
briefly it’s location and then location
followed by, well you

get the picture.  Looking at Polynesia,
it’s located well on the globe, Pacific
Ocean waters, but for Hawaii also
crossroads that ships and

planes demand: commercially solid.  As to
final, detailed point of location on the
islands choose a beachcomber’s spot reserved at
Waikiki Beach.