Z to A, a Reverse Abecedarian: Day 26 of National Poetry Month

Day 26: National Poetry Month

Writing a Z to A poem seems like a good way to wrap up the A to Z Challenge. There are, of course, still three days in National Poetry Month, so don’t get your hopes up. This isn’t the last day of questionable verse!

Last Curtain Call

Zealous, we begin the month! Another
Year of blogging A to Z – a perfect month for poetry – no
Xenoglossiphobia, we’ll borrow – steal – our
Words, so shamelessly! Come April, we will
Vow to entertain you with our posts
Unmatched and only loosely organized around a
Theme. Perhaps. By now, we ought to have a plan. We
Seek, instead, your approbation as you
Read. Your silence, lack of comments,
Questions, echoes deafening against
Petrosal basement walls. We’re not, in truth,
Omniscient. Our characters appear to be, but
Never think that we can read or guess what’s on your
Mind. Each day we fight against our innate
Laziness to write, to share. We walk the
Knife-edge of a line where fiction leads to truth and truth to
Justice. All the world’s a stage – all players cast an
Incandescent light. They are an honest mirror
Held for those who would prefer the
Grace that’s offered by the dark; they never have to
Face harsh truths when gentle lies are
Everywhere and everyone will
Delicately dance to spare their toes.
Can we ever find our equilibrium, our
Balance? In dusk’s penumbral
Astral light we end the month, and let the curtain fall.

Other National Poetry Month Posts

• National Poetry Month, Texas Style!
• Apricots: a Tanka Encompassing Three Prompts
• Bee Sting: Day 2 of National Poetry Month
• Cacophony and CBD: Day 3 in Nonsense Verse and Found Poetry
• Technically, a Writer: Day 3 of National Poetry Month
• Dive: Day 4 of National Poetry Month
• Storm Front: Day 4 of National Poetry Month
• Energized: Day 5 of National Poetry Month
• Grump: Day 5 ½ of National Poetry Month
• Future Frittered Away: Day 6 of National Poetry Month
• Hell, Hell, Hell: Day 7 (More or Less) of National Poetry Month
• Insomnia: Day 8 of National Poetry Month
• Juxtaposition: Day 9 of National Poetry Month
• Knife Edge: Day 10 of National Poetry Month
• Lost a Day: Day 11 of National Poetry Month
• Many Definitions: Day 12 of National Poetry Month
• New Form – Quadrille Quaiku: Day 13 of National Poetry Month
• Ode to Imagination: Day 14 of National Poetry Month
• Pixellated People: Day 15 of National Poetry Month
• Quintessential, Querulous Quintet: Day 16/17 of National Poetry Month
• Renewal: Day 18 of National Poetry Month
• Secrets of the Terrarium: Day 19 of National Poetry Month
• Tenacious: Day 20 of National Poetry Month
• Unruly: Day 21 of National Poetry Month
• Villainous Villanelle: Day 22 of National Poetry Month
• Waiting for the Chimes: Day 23 of National Poetry Month
• X: Day 24 of National Poetry Month
• You Are Here: Day 25 of National Poetry Month
• Z to A, a Reverse Abecedarian: Day 26 of National Poetry Month

Your Turn!

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