Poetry Challenge #41-Phone it In

It's pumpkin time! The leaves are blazing! Apples are hanging! Blossoms are giving their last gasp.

If, like me, you are itching to get out in it, call whomever you must and play! Nature awaits. But…

"Let your fingers do the walking / so you can do the talking." (FYI that's a phonebook.)

The Challenge can't!

At the risk of sounding like a telemarketer: All I'm asking for is seven minutes of your time—Okay, maybe 7 and a half—and your phone number. Here goes:

Poetry Challenge #41

Phone It In!

For this challenge, write your phone number (including the area code) down the page, one number on each line.

That number tells how many words you need to have on each line. Zeroes are wild; you can have any number of words on a zero line.

Get rid of the numbers for your final poem and add punctuation if you need it.

Once you have a draft, add or delete words to make the poem better. (The numbers were just to get you started.)

Here’s an example by Cindy from phone number.

Visiting St. Gaudens on a warm, summer day,
I write about nature and man-made art.
I look up
and into the woods, and hear
birds call. Crows, doves,
chickadees, and a pileated woodpecker. I mark the early
fall of leaves
and know that soon snow will cover
the grounds, burying everything in a shroud of
winter.

Now it’s your turn. Ring-a-Ling-Ding!

Set the timer for 7 minutes.

Start writing!

Don’t think about it too much; just do it.

Phone Home Playlist:

Operator by Jim Croce

Pennsylvania 6-5000 by The Glen Miller Band

Really Love to See You Tonight by England Dan & John Ford Coley

Image: Judy Holiday in “Bells are Ringing” my all-time fav. Watch this snippet!

Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge at least 2900 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole dang poem. Scroll down and click on the comments!

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