Cacophony and CBD: Day 3 in Nonsense Verse and Found Poetry

Day 3: National Poetry Month

See Apricots: a Tanka Encompassing Three Prompts for the prompts I’ll be using (if I use any at all) this month. To the extent possible, I’m determined to combine all three, plus the Blogging A to Z Challenge, each day. That said, I reserve the right not to – despite my conviction that creativity thrives when challenged to overcome constraints.

I recommend reading the daily posts at each of these sites to get a fuller picture of the prompts, though I will summarize them here so you get the general idea:

• NaPoWriMo
• 2026 April PAD Challenge: Guidelines – Writer’s Digest
• April Prompts – Poets Northwest

Be sure to check out some of the Blogging A to Z blogs here, too! And do leave comments – seriously, don’t be shy. Real people who still blog still love to get comments! Egg ’em on! I’m number 81 of 133 on the list, this year.

The following takes its prompt from my blog's own spam folder and the 3rd prompt from Poets Northwest. I'm not sure if it's better than the spam that provoked it, but it was a quick, fun write. I still owe another that incorporates NaGloPoWriMo and PAD, but now I'm ahead of myself!

Cacophony and CBD

My comments section's full of noise
and sploggers hawking drugs and toys
for sex and status, lows and highs;
Fraudsters, all - no big surprise
that I, too, can employ their tricks
to entertain and garner clicks!

I'll use their keywords, one and all
and hope to see their incomes fall
as I supply the mental munchies,
poetry, cerebral "crunchies."
What do spammers have to offer?

Nothing, nothing! Yet they proffer
fresh, botanical aroma -
likely result, of course, a coma!
With purposely distinct abstruseness
they create a mental looseness
in solitary and assertive scent
(like skunk, I think, is what they meant).

Each taste, they promise, logical
and chewy, disproportional.
With side-eye cast at Ravelry,
send in the crochet cavelry!
They claim their crock is closely-knit
(I think their claims are full of shit!)

This petty poem's good revenge
and dissipates my ire -
if only it were better fuel
I'd throw it in a fire.

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

Your Turn!

Only the Best Spam

My poet friends claim I get "the best spam." I don't. But should you like to try your hand at a little "found" poetry, I'm happy to share. Here are excerpts from the originals (without the spurious links, of course!)

delivers a unconventional, botanical savour with visible abstruseness and character. Each note blends logically, creating a discriminating diagram willingly prefer than a isolated dominant scent. The result arrived well packaged, with intricate descriptions included. It feels accordance and professionally made, with supremacy understandable from first indentation to end use

delivers a fresh, botanical aroma with distinct abstruseness and character. Each note blends as a consequence, creating a fastidious diagram slightly than a solitary assertive scent. The yield arrived plainly packaged, with thorough descriptions included. It feels steadfast and professionally made, with attribute evident from foremost mark to final use

each chequer tastes logical rather than disproportionately counterfeit, and the feel is pleasantly chewy. The crock seals tensely, which keeps them latest and easy as pie to store looking for longer periods

has a orderly, equable consistency that spreads easily. The container is closely-knit and travel-friendly, and the lid closes securely. The scent is incandescence and botanical, which makes it lovely to camouflage b confine nearby

Feel free to leave your comments, poems (no links unless it's to your own blog and not one hawking illegal goods!), etc. below.