Saturday, May 1, 2010

Poem #1

Accepting a challenge feels good.
I feel competant and strong,
Ready to take on the world.
The starting flag is unfurled.

Go.

I watch the words form magically.
My fingers moving blindly,
Pecking at the keys like hens.
Three months from now, who wins?

Me.

6 comments:

secret agent woman said...

Not sure what the challenge is, but go for it! Anything that makes you feel like a winner is worth it.

FW said...

Nice, is it one of a series? It suggests a title like "Race begins" or "Countdown Timer" or similar. The first line is a little mysterious, I want to know more about the challenge and why it feels good.

AlienCG said...

Welcome to the challenge, Laura B. I don't know how many I am going to be publishing online.

Maybe I can help. AlienGF (my girlfriend) posed a challenge to me, to write a poem a day for three months.

laura b. said...

Secret: I am accepting AlienCG's challenge to write a poem every day for the next three months. Totally worth it :-)

FW: It is part of a series of poems I will be writing everyday for the next three months. But there will be no unifying theme. Or form. Or anything. Just writing for fun.

AlienCG: Thanks! I guess I will just put mine up, because I don't know what else I'd do with them. Hope everyone can bear with me or just ignore them :-)

Pamela said...

Huh, I didn't see that challenge. It's a great idea and you do wonderfully.

laura b. said...

NoRegrets: Yes, that is the Alien's challenge and I thought is sounded fun. Thank you!