Take it to the limit,
Forget all sleep –
That is the place
Where monsters float,
Not foolish, and not showing mercy.
Take it to the limit,
For you will relish
That foolish moment
When a stranger bought you breakfast.
You raced your car so hard
its wheels fell off,
you ended up in shining dirt.
And then a stranger bought you breakfast.
Take it to the limit
of that relished place
where monsters dwell no more
And only sunshine shows all mercy
Together with that sweet,
unwanted breakfast
which you ate up anyway.
© 2011 Mariya Koleva
Notes:
Written upon a combination of prompts: Three-Word-Wednesday – foolish-mercy-relish; We Write Poems – Take it to the limit; Theme Thursday – Sleep; Poets United – Monsters; OSI – Place; Sunday Scribblings – Shine; The Big Tent Poetry – Floating; A poem about something whose wheels fall of; and A poem about a stranger buying you breakfast.
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Combination of prompts used to great effect!
Stan – thanks a lot! 🙂
A combination of monsterish happenings.
An interesting read!!
Eileen
Eileen – thank you! “Monsterish” – I love the word!
I like this – great use of prompts!
Tumblewords – thanks a lot!
I am always amazed when someone combines several unrelated prompts, “takes it to the limit” and it makes sense!! 🙂
Becca – thanks a lot! Sometimes the result is worth it 😉
truly deliciously good
Sheilagh – Thanks a lot!
Really nicely done.
ThomG – thank you!
You did a good job here combining all the prompts.
Andy – thanks a lot!
You mixed the prompts nicely in this poem. I like the line ‘a stranger bought you breakfast.’
Tilly – thanks a lot!
Lovely play with words and prompts!
Mary – thank you!
Impressed with the mixture of prompts and how well you blended them together to make so much sense. Also like how you echoed the stranger buying breakfast, lest we become so afraid that we forget there are some rewards in taking it to the limit. Really enjoyed this one,
Elizabeth
Elizabeth – thanks a lot for such a comprehensive view! I am very happy you enjoyed it!
Ingenious use of so many prompts. Bravo.
Viv – you are very kind, thank you!