Oh, dear Del Hall you made history
on a season of reflection and preparation
among Christians for Easter celebration
for fourty days you replicate, Christ’s
sacrifice and withdrawal into the desert
Oh, dear Del Hall you made history
by having nothing but beer, 44 pounds
you lost in 46 days back in 2019
on a season of reflection and preparation
are you a fool, or simply being cool
to replicate Christ’s deeds and be one
among Christians for Easter celebration
Day 7 NaPoWriMo
Today our prompt is another oldie-but-
goodie: a poem based on a news article.
I chose this particular news article about Del Hall who had a “beer only lent diet” in 2019
Linking also to https://murisopsis.wordpress.com/2020/04/01/looking-for-a-challenge/
NPM super poetry challenge no. 4 write a cascade poem.
For the cascade poem, a poet takes each line from the first stanza of a poem and makes those the final lines of each stanza afterward. Beyond that, there are no additional rules for rhyming, meter, etc.
Good one.
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Thank you Sadje😊
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You’re always welcome
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Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
YOWSA—!
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Thank you😊
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You really did a great job! I’m surprised that Del Hall undertook such a foolish way to gain fame. But glad he was an inspiration for your poem!!
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Thank you…..😊😊😊keep safe in there..
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Great write!
What an interesting person and his choice for a Lent diet. You’ve captured him well!
(((HUGS))) 🙂
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Thank you Carolyn.
I was so in awe when i read it.
Keep safe it there 😊😊😊
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