#impossiblepoem1

[jengerxbread]

yes or no

a poem without a, an, the, this, that

  you're young, they said

quite obvious though;

you'll learn, they said

and I certainly hope so.

don't give up, they said

and why would I;

live your dream, they said

well I have to try.

you're still growing, they say

i'm a young adult;

take responsibility, they say

but that wasn't my fault.

you should stop, they say

so there's less i can do;

you cannot, they say

i should listen to you?

[iziezi]

An Impossible Poem?

no articles, none.

possible? impossible?

never say never

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The Impossible Poem: Prompt 1 — The Zero Article Poem

If you are up to an impossible challenge, make a discernibly structured poem without using definite or indefinite articles, for example: a, anor the. If you are truly brave, add this and that to the list of words to avoid. I’ll leave the subject matter open; meanwhile, I’ll be in my tower, cackling my impossible laugh! Muah ha hah!

Good luck and tag your poem with #impossiblepoem1 so I can check them out!

Note: The Impossible Poem will be an ongoing poetry prompt series.

[something-insane-mandy-blog]

I lay in my bed, hours away from departure. Listening to Mama Cass Elliot. Deep in sorrow and loneliness. With arms stretched aside, drooped towards ground. As, beautiful abstract paintings cover my wrists. Life oozing out slowly and carefully. Bringing satisfaction with being at peace in my own misery. 1 hour till departure. New land, new home, new start. All, no longer needed. My real departure starts now. "Say nighty night and kiss me. Just hold me right and tell me you'll miss me. While I'm alone and blue as can be...." And then. Nothing.

[sleepmoresleep]

Perhaps emptiness, as distance for heavens above, our stars and constellations shaped by their empty rivers: each one memory made smaller through glimmers, though faint defined so, as to remain mistaken for holes punched through tops of bedroom ceilings. Our bodies breathe what does not belittle as air through their distance to though thought from existence begged for encumbrance. As mothers wish for daughters, this debt upon lovers to delve so far into another. Its wish in such lack in distance, it being said space was relative, and defined through matter yet matters so far within cotton and linen to put our universe to shame.

[marpar12]

To Wonder Naturally

Feet come to thundering base Waterfall hidden in foliage Deafening sound

Stars colliding for millenia Bashing dust, elements flying Meeting together again in new forms

From first raised head To last breath in lungs Of some zoo-kept rare creature

Hummingbirds outside of windows Cactus flowers blooming over rock Granite towering above countryside

Flame, both combustion and burn Inexplicable reality, how trees bend What is seen and believed and not understood

To be so bold as to stand in front of creation and proclaim it all accidental

[something-insane-mandy-blog]

And there I was, On my big day, Trying to take your pain away, But all I could do was share my tears.

[marpar12]

Earth

How water rolls over rocks Base of thundering fall

What sound trees make When night's breeze goes whistling by

Where pounded dirt path meets pavement Place where Pan's fantasy ends

Why rocks crumble and fall Age of time taking it's toll

Who can stand on towering earth Call it basic, useless, hurt

[sanyukph]

Shark Teeth

Let insects take

their fill»>

swilling

blood.

Sent sigil sinking into swamp.

Trill your lips upon

wet)))

wind

want.

Wellspring panging to obey.