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 |  Entries to Express It In Eight from September 2020 to the present . |
| The number of poems enforces the use of blog format with ten poems per page. |
| Joinery It may be the duty of glue to join one to another and this to that, a carpenter’s emissary of unity, the shipwright’s hold on plain sailing, a bond to make and to mend, the go-between to bring together. But the weld makes them both like one as they share each other. Line Count: 8 Free Verse For Express It In Eight, January 25 2021 Prompt: Glue, Join and Duty. Note: Many years ago, I had a hobby of building slot cars from scratch. This would not have been possible had I not discovered a polystyrene glue that actually melted the component parts together, rather than just holding on to them through its own strength. |
| Greek Philosophy Do we feel sorrow for the task of Sisyphus or rejoice in his just deserts? And what of Prometheus, with liver torn out by an eagle and growing another for the next day? Perhaps best not to interfere; those Greek gods were easily annoyed and inventive in their punishments. Line count: 8 Free Verse For Express It In Eight, January 23 2021 Prompt: Illustration of Sisyphus. |
| Decisions, Decisions “Settle for the offer,” they said, "You won’t get a better one. Take what you can while the taking’s good - who knows what the future holds and having and holding is what counts.” I listened then upped stakes to settle elsewhere. Line Count: 8 Free Verse For Express It In Eight, January 22 2021 Prompt: Settle. |
| In Transit Elegance departs the body in old age, as joints groan and muscles strain. Pain dictates the course of movement, the ragged path of possibility to gain the chosen goal. Wisdom now decides on feasibility and method. Line Count: 8 Free Verse For Express It In Eight, January 21 2021 Prompt: Elegant. |
| Captions The chocolate palace was fine until summer came along You’re sure these are my glasses? They don’t seem right to me. Had a job in the House of Mirrors but it affected my vision. Life inside the space ship of the alien amoeba. Line Count: 8 Free Verse For Express It In Eight, January 20 2021 Prompt: Illustration of weird corridor. |
| Rhymin’ Time The old man stumbles but doesn’t tumble. He merely mumbles, “I may be humble but not so dumble as to cause a rumble and I don’t crumble. It’s called a fumble.” Line Count: 8 Well, there are a few rhymes. For Express It In Eight, January 19 2021 Prompt: Stumble and/or Humble. |
| Daydreaming If I keep my attention on far away when what matters is here and now, if I gaze through the window and ignore your valuable lesson, if I seem distracted and elsewhere in the midst of gloom and doom, it’s only that my eyes are fixed on another world entirely. Line Count: 8 Free Verse For Express It In Eight, January 15 2021 Prompt: Daydream. Notes: Almost too much inspiration from today’s two prompts, Distance and Daydream. Both make me think of these: |
| An Amazing Solution Someone once told me how to solve a maze; always choose to go left was his brief solution. I’ve tried it in theory and it seems to work in getting to the centre. Escaping is another thing. Line Count: 8 Free Verse For Express It In Eight, January 14 2021 Prompt: Photo of garden maze. |
| The Lure of Islands There was an island in the lake. Normally out of reach, it beckoned, promising hidden secrets known to few. In a hired row boat we approached, landed, only to discover the mystery was a toilet for every passing boatload, a haven for those desperate on the water. We left and again the island promised. Line Count: 8 Free Verse For Express It In Eight, January 13 2021 Prompt: Photograph of islands. |
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