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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.
September 11, 2024 at 6:27am
September 11, 2024 at 6:27am
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A Poem About What Happened

Are we talking history,
the savage hordes at the gates of Rome,
Napoleon in Egypt,
the Wright brothers in Kitty Hawk,
Prometheus stealing fire,
Krakatoa losing its temper,
or are you asking
who broke the window yesterday?



Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 09.11.24
Prompt: Write a poem about what happened.


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