{"id":137991021,"date":"2026-04-10T21:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T02:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/?p=137991021"},"modified":"2026-04-10T22:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T03:01:27","slug":"knife-edge-day-10-of-national-poetry-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/knife-edge-day-10-of-national-poetry-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Knife Edge: Day 10 of National Poetry Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Day 10: National Poetry Month<\/h2>\n<p>I took today&#8217;s prompt from <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/sensewords.bsky.social\">@sensewords<\/a> on Bluesky: <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/sensewords.bsky.social\/post\/3mj6g4t5ijk24\">Prompt 208: wonder, melody, weakening<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Knife Edge<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Stay near, but<br \/>\nlet my hand slip<br \/>\nsoftly from your fingers<br \/>\nbreathe the words \u2014<br \/>\nthe unsung lyrics<br \/>\nof goodbye.<br \/>\nI&#8217;d take you with \u2014<br \/>\nthe view from here,<br \/>\nbreathtaking \u2014<br \/>\nbut it&#8217;s a one-way ticket<br \/>\nand I only have the one.<\/p>\n<h2>Other National Poetry Month Posts<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/national-poetry-month-texas-style\/\">National Poetry Month, Texas Style!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/apricots-a-tanka-encompassing-three-prompts\/\">Apricots: a Tanka Encompassing Three Prompts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/bee-sting-day-2-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Bee Sting: Day 2 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/cacophony-and-cbd-day-3-in-nonsense-verse-and-found-poetry\/\">Cacophony and CBD: Day 3 in Nonsense Verse and Found Poetry<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/technically-a-writer-day-3-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Technically, a Writer: Day 3 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/dive-day-4-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Dive: Day 4 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/storm-front-day-4-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Storm Front: Day 4 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/energized-day-5-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Energized: Day 5 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/grump-day-5-%c2%bd-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Grump: Day 5 \u00bd of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/future-frittered-away-day-6-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Future Frittered Away: Day 6 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/hell-hell-hell-day-7-more-or-less-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Hell, Hell, Hell: Day 7 (More or Less) of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/i-day-8-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Insomnia: Day 8 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/juxtaposition-day-9-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Juxtaposition: Day 9 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li class=\"current\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/knife-edge-day-10-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Knife Edge: Day 10 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/lost-a-day-day-11-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Lost a Day: Day 11 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/many-definitions-day-12-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Many Definitions: Day 12 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/new-form-quadrille-quaiku-day-13-of-national-poetry-month\/\">New Form &#8211; Quadrille Quaiku: Day 13 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/ode-to-imagination-day-14-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Ode to Imagination: Day 14 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/pixellated-people-day-15-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Pixellated People: Day 15 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/quintessential-querulous-quintet-day-16-17-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Quintessential, Querulous Quintet: Day 16\/17 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/renewal-day-18-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Renewal: Day 18 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/jahangiri.us\/2020\/secrets-of-the-terrarium-day-19-20-of-national-poetry-month\/\">Secrets of the Terrarium: Day 19\/20 of National Poetry Month<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<h2>Your Turn!<\/h2>\n<p>Leave me a comment or a poem?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a thin, knife edge between this world and the next. 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