PAD Day 19

Today's prompts: (1) Write a poem in the form of a personal ad, and (2) write a "burn" poem (to be interpreted as you like).  I admit that my poem's connection to the second prompt is tenuous at best ("burning" is mentioned in the first part), but I did have fun doing this one.

Musical Personals

I.

Are you lonesome tonight?

Hunk o' burning love seeks

hard-headed woman to love him tender.

Loves pets, especially hound dogs. 

Don't be cruel, it's now or never.

No suspicious minds.

Reply care of Heartbreak Hotel.

II.

Jealous guy seeks woman for real love.

Come together and imagine us

in a day in the life, free as a bird. 

I'll do whatever gets you thru the night.

No mind games. 

Reply to www.iamthewalrus.com.

III.

Material girl seeks true blue lover

not afraid to express yourself

and tell me a bedtime story.

I want to be crazy for you

but you need to justify my love.

Let's go on a holiday to the borderline -

I'll act like a virgin and live to tell.

Call 1-800-555-VOGUE.

Another bonus poem today: Yesterday I told my teenage son about the Poetic Asides prompt to write a poem with the title "I Am ______".  He suggested that in light of recent events that I write one from the point of view of the city of Boston.  When I said I wasn't sure if I would do that, he took the initiative and wrote one himself.  Here it is:

I Am Boston

by Ryan Niedt

I am Boston,

the capital of Massachusetts,

the shouts and cheers at a Red Sox game

when Yastrzemski was at the plate. 

I am higher culture,

showing the world the way artists capture

a world with their brush.

I am history.

My roads still echo with the cries of patriots,

dumping tea into my harbor,

and the cracks of musket shots

preceded by a British officer screaming,

"Hold your fire!"

I am a 24.5 mile run

that ended with a sickening "bang".

I am the cries of anguish and fear.

I am in the faces of those

who had the nails tear at their skin.

I am the blood and the pain.

I am selflessness

 and altruism.

I am all the people

who risked their lives

for the preservation of others.

I am patriotism.

I am unification

as America raises its voice

in support.

I am love.

I am life.

I am hope.

I am Boston.