NaPoWriMo22 Day 2 — As with past Aprils, I find myself writing more than the minimum this month, making up for my non-writing the rest of the year. Here are three from today, the first in response to the prompt at napowrimo.net: “to write a poem based on a word featured in a tweet from Haggard Hawks, an account devoted to obscure and interesting English words.” I chose the word kiddle, to embrace warmly, caress.
No Kiddling
A peck on the cheek I don’t mind,
Holding hands is perfectly fine,
But smooching and groping
And groping and smooching
In public is crossing the line!
This next poem is doubly inspired. After reading the poem David wrote (check it out at The Skeptic’s Kaddish) in response to his friend Muri’s Poetry Scavenger Hunt, I decided to join in. For my response to her first prompt–to write a bob and wheel poem–I used the word spree from David’s poem as my jumping off point.
Out of Bounds
Trust me—
every spree, binge or tear
ends with some misery:
a small drop of despair,
sometimes an entire sea.
Finally, a follow-up to my cat poem from yesterday. Peace to your ♥!
More Felines
Post-
script
to note
how not-nice
I feel—darn cat at
my ankles, cat teeth on my calf.
Serendippity 
You were on a spree!
I was! Didn’t even think of that way. :)
Perfectly petite and very well kiddled. I’m no kiddin’ either. Loved it
Aw, thank you, Barbara. :)
Thanks so much for joining our fun! These are all wonderful poems (and I’m biased toward your Bob & Wheel)… I can’t wait to see what other scavenger hunt prompts tickle your muse!
Thank you! :) You’re helping make NaPoWriMo even more enjoyable this year. I’m hoping to tackle all of your “either” prompts and maybe some of the “or” ones also.
Nice
Thank you, Ayi! Enjoy your day. :)