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The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."
As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
August 19, 2024 at 7:14am
August 19, 2024 at 7:14am
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A Shoe-In

Write a poem about something the size of a shoebox -
I read the prompt and my brain turns to rocks;
a giant cockroach leaps out and runs across my mind,
or maybe I could shrink something of slightly larger kind.

But no, that would be cheating and would hurt my reputation -
I need something of much closer size configuration,
and poetry requires a subject to me both dear and true;
my problem is I’m stuck with nothing but a shoe.



Line count: 8
Rhyming couplets
For Express It In Eight, 08.19.24
Prompt: Write a poem about something the size of a shoebox.


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