Poetry Challenge #233-Ho Hum, Humdrum, En-er-ee!

Ho-Hum, Humdrum, Second verse same as the first…

 Exactly one month after Groundhog Day are you still doing things the same old way? Getting up on the same side of the bed? Tying your shoes the same way? Drinking coffee the same way—from the same cup, singing the same verse of the same song over and over—and maybe slightly off tune: “I’m En-er-ry the Eight I am/En-er-ee the Eight I am I am/I got married to the widow next door” . . . Enough!

For today is officially National Old Stuff Day! A day to look at your life and make some changes. Or, in the words of the Little River Band, Time for a Cool Change. But first:

Poetry Challenge #233

Ho Hom, Humdrum, En-er-ee

In honor of Old Stuff Day, look around your room. What treasures do you have?

Write a non-rhyming poem describing one (or more) of your treasures. Make it as descriptive as possible using as many senses as you can. What does the treasure remind you of? Is there a story that goes with it?

 Set Your Timer for 7 Minutes

Start Writing!

Don’t Think About it, just do it!

M&M turned this junkyard Hoosier into a bar!

Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge 2000+ days ago. Now we take turns creating prompts to share with you. Our hope is that creatives—children & adults—will use our prompts as springboards to word play time. If you join us in the Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.

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