Poetry Jam
The Owl
WHO WHO
Who
says who
Who
lost the plane
Who
is to blame
Who
said they knew
Who
says who
Who
took the land
Who
set the plan
Who
said they knew
Who
says who
Who
pays for health
Who
shares the wealth
Who
said they knew
Who
says who
Who
saves the earth
Who
knows its worth
Who
said they knew
Who
says who
Who
should have a gun
Who
knows they won
Who
said they knew
Who
says who
Who
controls the start
Who
hears the heart
Who
said they knew
who
says who
who
is wise
who
watches the skies
who
says they know
...a
birdie told me so...
Heaven only knows
Wow I really like the way this reads with all the Who sounds. It really flows.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like the tv announcers going on and on about that plane.......I so wish it would turn up somewhere - the not knowing has to be so hard for the families. Loved the wordplay and repeated "who" sounds in here! Like a flock of owls digesting the daily news!
ReplyDeleteI love the way the sounds create the image and paint the portrait, Very cool.
ReplyDeleteHa...very clever take on the prompt. Enjoyed this.
ReplyDeletethe poem is highly owlish(cackle) with so many whos...and it's a delight to read it aloud.
ReplyDelete...who knows who'll solve the mystery?...great take on the prompt...
Love how you combine a playful form with some series issues ending in a classic saying. Great write.
ReplyDeleteSo timely. So clever!
ReplyDeleteFun and wise!
ReplyDeleteSo many questions & so few answers. We always want to know just WHO????
ReplyDeleteha. def we look for who to blame...who is responsible...who should be...
ReplyDeletethe wise i would say looks more to the skies than the constructs of man
I liked how you used current events in your poem to ask the questions we often ask ourselves or are asking ourselves at the moment.
ReplyDeleteI so loved the flow... The effect that who has in each line. Beautiful write.
ReplyDeleteWhat a tongue twister you have composed ... who indeed!
ReplyDelete"Heaven only knows" who. Thought provoking.
ReplyDeleteRae, excellent take on the prompt! Who knows indeed. Great ending and Love your painting!! That is gorgeous :-)
ReplyDeleteYour poetry is so unique and always gives me stuff to consider! Look WHO had fun with this prompt!
ReplyDeleteAn interesting and well thought out response to this prompt!
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