Today's prompts from Write Better Poetry and NaPoWriMo: (1) Write a "question" poem, and (2) take an article about an animal, then substitute the name of the animal with another noun, concrete or abstract, or even a descriptive phrase. Then arrange those edited passages into a poem. I tried this exercise before, though not with a specific animal subject, and the results can be interesting. Today I took a couple of articles about polar bears and substituted the word "aging" for "polar bear." I even created a scientific name for this new creature (which means "old bear"). I guess my upcoming milestone birthday has something to do with my preoccupation with aging.
Questions About Aging
Q: What is aging?
Q: What is aging?
A: Aging (ursus canus) is a large bear
with transparent fur that appears white.
It has three eyelids, four inches of body fat,
and a blue tongue.
Q: How big is aging?
A: Aging is one of the largest predators in the world,
reaching a length of 6 to 9 feet and a weight
of up to 1300 pounds. It has 42 razor sharp teeth
and sharp-clawed paws the size of dinner plates.
Q: Is aging dangerous to humans?
A: Aging is an apex predator, putting it at the top
of the food chain with no natural enemies.
Aging has been known to hunt humans.
It can stalk them and run up to 40 kilometers per hour.
You can try to outrun aging, and you may succeed
for a while, but eventually it will catch up to you.
It is also an excellent swimmer.
Q: Is it true that aging screams when it poops?
A: Yes.
with transparent fur that appears white.
It has three eyelids, four inches of body fat,
and a blue tongue.
A: Aging is one of the largest predators in the world,
reaching a length of 6 to 9 feet and a weight
of up to 1300 pounds. It has 42 razor sharp teeth
and sharp-clawed paws the size of dinner plates.
A: Aging is an apex predator, putting it at the top
of the food chain with no natural enemies.
Aging has been known to hunt humans.
It can stalk them and run up to 40 kilometers per hour.
You can try to outrun aging, and you may succeed
for a while, but eventually it will catch up to you.
It is also an excellent swimmer.
A: Yes.
2 comments:
Oh, I love this! Especially age screaming when it poops!
Wow, that's GOOD, Bruce, esp. the last section. Brilliant.
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