I bought fortune cookies for my Poetry-Writing students and gave them each two. They had to begin a poem with one fortune and end with the other. This is what I wrote:
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Fortunate Poem
“Your income will increase”
said the fortune cookie
and right away
I thought of winning
the lottery
and having all that
money.
But I know
what would happen.
My husband would want
and airplane
or two
and a new boat
and before I could blink,
we’d be in debt
and have tons
of bills.
No. I want
a different type
of income.
I want the richness
of poems.
I want bank accounts
of words.
I want an ATM card
that spews
ideas
and credit cards
with unlimited
creativity
because “the important
thing is to express
yourself.”
“Your income will increase”
said the fortune cookie
and right away
I thought of winning
the lottery
and having all that
money.
But I know
what would happen.
My husband would want
and airplane
or two
and a new boat
and before I could blink,
we’d be in debt
and have tons
of bills.
No. I want
a different type
of income.
I want the richness
of poems.
I want bank accounts
of words.
I want an ATM card
that spews
ideas
and credit cards
with unlimited
creativity
because “the important
thing is to express
yourself.”
12 comments:
Couldn't put it better myself. Infact, have you noticed that your required expenditure rises to meet your income?
I need an ATM card that spews ideas too.
Well done, and I like how the narrative line turns around...
Me too, me too!
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I love that fortune cookie idea, Linda! Awesome poem, too!
How clever to use fortune cookies as prompts! Love this poem - it's a natural progression of event!
Wouldn't that be awesome? What a clever idea! I really enjoyed this. :~)
What a dreamy idea!
Hey, Nice One!!
You write real well ... Hope to see you tomorrow at Tell a Tale, as it launches...
Be the first one to post your entry and accumulate higher points!
nice flow of thought!
Excellent! I'm always amazed by people who can write poetry.
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Linda,
You spoke that words that many of us share. But you don't need; you have.
Tschuess,
Chris
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