This week let’s write a tap poem. You know that sound, as if someone were gently rapping, rapping at your chamber door. One can be tapped on the shoulder or tapped to do a job or all tapped out. Don’t be late (like I was with this prompt) post your poems in the comments below.
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Monday Poetry Prompt: Tap
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The wind was quieted
and the rain had stopped
my ears freed from the unamplified storm
the dissonance, the textures and the micropolyphony
I could now listen to the final measures
tap – tap – tap
a grand premier
and only showing
another great score
by Springtime
passed
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Posted by Chris Clarke | March 16, 2021, 10:22 PMLovely! I’m looking forward to the April showers.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | March 16, 2021, 10:45 PMJust posted my poem https://bartbarkerpoet.com/2021/03/16/upon-reflection/
It starts “Had our roles been reversed / it would’ve been romantic—”
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | March 16, 2021, 8:18 PMhttps://eastelmhurstagogo.wordpress.com/2021/03/16/momentary-respite/
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Posted by larry trasciatti | March 16, 2021, 3:11 PMHope this prompt counted as a legitimate break. Nicely done!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | March 16, 2021, 5:44 PMThanks~
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Posted by larry trasciatti | March 16, 2021, 5:51 PM“Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven’s door”
it played incessantly
while I tried to sleep
the sounds permeated my brain
Tap-Tap-Tap
the sign was posted
“Sweet home Alabama”
Seriously…
Time to move to another space
dorm life is not for me
I am ready for a change
“Holly holy eyes…”
shoot me now
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Posted by Lisa Tomey | March 16, 2021, 7:46 AMNot everyone can handle being always bombarded by others’ tastes
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Posted by larry trasciatti | March 16, 2021, 3:12 PMHa! Yeah, glad I only did two years in a dormitory.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | March 16, 2021, 5:43 PMWhen you see someone for long
enough you
get used to them
and then you start noticing
patterns in their behavior
he was their
teacher in
creative writing
weird guy in his late thirties
going bald
bespectacled
pedo mustache
scrawny body
always wearing dark suits, a bit oversized
He sat at his desk and watched the
students
and the students
watched him
Why does he always do that?
they eventually asked.
Why does he always tap his foot when
talking to some girl
but never when he talks to boys?
He would appoint a female student to present her
homework or some
project
or something
and stand her up
and while she spoke he would stare at her
and tap his foot
and the tapping would begin light
and would grow in intensity
strange guy
tap-tap-tap
ta-rap-tap-tap
went his foot
as the girls talked
“I heard he’s divorced,” said one of the students.
“Yep,” said another. “He is. Has a kid as well.”
“Damn.”
“I heard he’s also got a brother in prison
for rape or some shit.”
and a few weeks later
they were talking about books
related to prison life
and someone said, “You know how
prisoners jack off in full view of guards and
the female prison nurses without getting caught?”
nobody asked how but he went to
say it anyway and he said “They wrap a
string around their penis
and tie the other end to the big
toe of one foot.
All beneath the pants. Nothing shown.
And when the female is close
they stare
and move that foot and the string does
the job…”
tap-tap-tap
ta-rap-tap-tap
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Posted by Bogdan Dragos | March 16, 2021, 6:08 AMwhoa
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Posted by larry trasciatti | March 16, 2021, 3:14 PMThanks ヽ(´▽`)/
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Posted by Bogdan Dragos | March 16, 2021, 4:09 PMNever expected that from my prompt!
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | March 16, 2021, 5:41 PM(/◕ヮ◕)/ That’s the beauty of it, right?
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Posted by Bogdan Dragos | March 16, 2021, 5:46 PMYellow Brick Brain
Pssst! – my friend, did you know?
You, you – have a yellow brick brain
It will take you beyond – wherever you want to go
No timeframe, no timetable – you decide
the future – in which you WILL reside
You – and I – each have a yellow brick brain
And it will take you – and WILL make you
To wherever – and into whatever
And into the WHO(M)-ever – you choose to be
Because, you – get to choose
The WHO
That becomes –YOU
william M – copyright pending 11-19-2015, 02-07-2021
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Posted by william h mollohan | March 16, 2021, 3:18 AMVery inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by Bartholomew Barker | March 16, 2021, 5:40 PM