Rules: Write a poem for national poetry month 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 National Poetry Month.
NaPM April 5, 2021
Topic: write a poem that is a parody or a pastiche of another, famous poem
Form: any
Line Requirement: any
Edward Gee Bastars
When I first came to fork creek
The weeds were tall as trees.
I hid off for days for the scent
To pass. A young girl brought
Me bread and cheese but
I had to run.
Managed to come back after
A good twenty it's only more
A creek cause the weeds shorter.
They could see me now but those
Old days are gone and I fixed cars
Til a snake jumped up out a barrel
And kicked it's venom in until
The only thing to do was leave
Me in my plot, and you wouldn't believe
That girl still brings me bread. No flowers,
No one knew me that well. No one but her.
Bread for the dead
NaPM April 5, 2021
Topic: write a poem that is a parody or a pastiche of another, famous poem
Form: any
Line Requirement: any
Edward Gee Bastars
When I first came to fork creek
The weeds were tall as trees.
I hid off for days for the scent
To pass. A young girl brought
Me bread and cheese but
I had to run.
Managed to come back after
A good twenty it's only more
A creek cause the weeds shorter.
They could see me now but those
Old days are gone and I fixed cars
Til a snake jumped up out a barrel
And kicked it's venom in until
The only thing to do was leave
Me in my plot, and you wouldn't believe
That girl still brings me bread. No flowers,
No one knew me that well. No one but her.
Bread for the dead
Peanut butter honey banana sandwiches