This year, I am attempting to become active on Twitter after having created an account last year to post 365 micropoems. Among other things, this means I will be responding to Twitter poetry prompts. Initially, I wasn’t planning on x-posting those here, but then I realized: if I don’t save my Twitter poems elsewhere, I’ll never again be able to find all of them.
Of course, I have written and will write plenty more Twitter poems that I’m not especially attached to, but I don’t want to lose the ones that speak to me. Below, I’m sharing three recent senryus I’m fond of. Each was a response to a one-word prompt:
#mud
would only Ukraine produce enough #mud to stall every Russian tank
#enforce
so, practically, how would Putin #enforce his rule over Ukraine?
#empire
the Russian #Empire only exists in the minds of the insecure
Let’s write poetry together!
When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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These are awesome David! 💕♥️
😘 Cindy 😘
💖😘
Love them all – and like children I’m unable to pick a favorite!
🖤💛 Muri 💛🖤
Sometimes poems speak better than long stories….i think
❤ 🙂 Sheri ❤ 🙂 ~ I think so too.
-David
More astute observations. (K)
🥰 Kerfe 🥰
All three are befitting. I think insecurity drives many to tyranny. It’s a shame. Mud is better in every way.
🤗 Terveen 🤗
All three are excellent, David!
💞 Cheryl 💞
Twitter’s not showing me the Tweets I want to see and I don’t know how to fix. All a mess.
Did you see Schwarzenegger’s Tweet? Hope so… 👏
Nope… What was it?
His message about why he loves the Russian people. Inspiring.
It’s in my feed:
Blessings, David.
thanks! I shared this on Twitter!
💜 David 👏
💓 Selma 💓