“The Last Straw”
Last Straw
where dice are thrown;
where Humpty’s shadow ends.
The one that broke my camel’s heart:
final blow.
Day 25, April PAD, Writer’s Digest. Prompt: write about a ‘last straw’. Form used: cinquain
"You must believe: A poem is a holy thing_a good poem that is." Theodore Roethke
“The Last Straw”
Last Straw
where dice are thrown;
where Humpty’s shadow ends.
The one that broke my camel’s heart:
final blow.
Day 25, April PAD, Writer’s Digest. Prompt: write about a ‘last straw’. Form used: cinquain
Retired teacher. I write for the sheer joy of it. Prefer form over free verse. Favorite: English sonnet. Attended University of Florida, Gainesville,Fl and Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Taught High School English in the '70's. Freelance Photographer for Hallmark Greeting Card Company in the '70's. Still busy writing poetry.