Day 23 NaPoWriMo, Today I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in the style of Kay Ryan, whose poems tend to be short and snappy – with a lot of rhyme and soundplay. They also have a deceptive simplicity about them, like proverbs or aphorisms. Once you’ve read a few, you’ll see what I mean. Here’s her “Token Loss,” “Blue China Doorknob,” “Houdini,” and “Crustacean Island.”
Doormat
doormats are used
to dish dirt outside
trap dangerous germs
from entering the
actual main house
placed in a doorway,
on which we can wipe
our shoes on entering
any facility. what happens
when you allow others
to dominate you?
you are either a
living saint
or a doormat.
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Michelle Ayon Navajas is an international best-selling poet. Her 5th poetry book, "I Will Love You Forever, Too" went straight to the number ONE spot in Amazon and Kobo.Com on its first day of release in less than 24 hours. She also authored the poetry books "After Rain Skies", "What If Snowflakes Don't Fall In Winter?", "Oh! Dear One", "I Would Fly To Where You Are" and "After Rain Skies, 2nd Edition". She is a published author at Spillwords NYC, a three-time "Publication of the Month" nominee. Her poem "Holding Hands" is a Publication of the year in at Spillwords NYC for 2021. Her poetry appeared in several international literary magazines and anthologies.
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I like it! Not dragged out, straight to the point of it!
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Thank you so much..
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Loved “Turtle”!
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https://christinebialczak.com/2022/04/23/16324/
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A good question – I wonder how many “doormats” are simply biding their time before they “trip up” their users!
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Thank you so much Val..💕🙏
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Yes when we allow others to dominate us we become doormats. Nice analogy, Mich.
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Thank you Kamal
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Welcome dear Mich.
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Great poem! Something we need to continue teaching children and young people….You don’t have to let others treat you badly. Stand up for yourself. Speak up for yourself. Stand up for each other. A good person who genuinely loves and cares about you will never treat you like a doormat.
(((HUGS)))
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So true Carolyn..we need to make the young understand the value of “valuing themselves”. Happy Sunday to you💛💕
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Reblogged this on The Reluctant Poet.
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