Day Two of NaPoWriMo. Today’s prompt:
Write a poem that resists closure by ending on a question, inviting the reader to continue the process of reading (and, in some ways, writing) the poem even after the poem ends.
End with a question? Are you sure?
What Just Happened?
Say, did you hear that noise just now?
No? Neither did I.
What do you suppose it was?
Or wasn’t.
Could have been most anything,
but you know what I think?
I think it was nothing; a very quiet nothing.
Came out of nowhere, and went…
nowhere.
You think I hear things that aren’t really there?
Where did you hear that?
Never mind, that’s neither here nor there.
Fact is, I’m not hearing things that aren’t really there.
Nothing wrong with that, is there?
Who am I to judge a sound by its absence?
Speaking of sound judgment…
are you thinking what I’m thinking?
No? Me neither.
What do you suppose it was?
What Rhymes with Stanza? 
Hehe. So that’s how it goes if you have two of them. 😀 You can read their mind dialogues. Proper philosophy lessons!
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The dachshund is my daughter’s dog. She’s probably wondering from who’s perspective I am writing. 🙂 I won’t disclose that.
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Well it may or may not have been anything coming from Brisco!
Now ZoZo is a different matter all together.
If she heard it, it was real!
Of course it was.
Wasn’t it?
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Exactly!
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They are adorable, and I love that when reading the poem, I imagined two entirely different voices. Nicely done!
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Thank you!
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Where do you come up with such wonderful ideas and clever word play?
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From conversations with Chuly.
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