Writing
on the Bus
I wrote past my stop
should I get a bus transfer
or sit where I am
and write further on my route
since I have written this far
Carl "Papa" Palmer,
retired Army, retired FAA, now just plain retired, lives in University Place,
Washington. He has seven chapbooks and a contest winning poem riding buses
somewhere in Seattle. Carl has been nominated for the Micro Award and Pushcart
Prize.
MOTTO: Long Weekends Forever
www.authorsden.com/carlpalmer
There are many ways to travel on land -- by bus, train, auto, etc. But I like traveling by writing with Carl "Papa" Palmer.
ReplyDeleteRaymond Keen - author of "Love Poems for Cannibals" and "The Private and Public Life of King Able."
Thanks, Ray, I'm pleased you like my TANKA.
ReplyDeleteLove it Carl 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindy. I entered this poem in the 2007 SEATTLE POETRY ON BUSES contest, was awarded $125 and had it displayed on buses until the next contest in 2015.
ReplyDeleteThis is really fun and surprising! Thanks
ReplyDeleteThanks, AMichele, ride/write, sound similar, conjugate the same.
ReplyDeleteI read your poem, THE COVENANT CAPE, I'd certainly love to read one of your plays.
Carl,
ReplyDeleteHaving used public transportation for a great portion of my adulthood, I can identify with this poem. Congratulations on your cash prize and having your poem displayed on the bus system in your area. That is a great accomplishment!
Your new friend,
David Fox
Are you THE David Fox, editor of The Poet's Art?
DeleteCarl,
ReplyDeleteLeft a message for you on Facebook. If you haven't already please send your poems and $7 to me so I can fit you in for April 2017's issue. Issues fill up fast!
Your friend,
David Fox
I appreciate the offer, David, I'm sure Poet's Art is a fine magazine, however I'm not accustomed to paying to be published.
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