This is my prompt in response to yesterday's prompt. It's a little long, so stick with me, and I'll post today's prompt at the end.
The Brandenburg Gate
I don’t suppose I’ll ever return
To the Brandenburg Gate in Germany.
I’m certainly not in any shape
To return to Germany
To see the glorious Brandenburg Gate.
I no longer have the strength
To walk through the Brandenburg Gate
In Germany.
I am certain I’ll never walk
Through the Brandenburg Gate
Like I told my teacher
I would, some day.
I’ll never be able to keep
That promise I made
Long ago, to a teacher
I no longer know,
In Germany,
Across the wall
From the Brandenburg Gate.
I suppose it’s just as well.
I haven’t the funds
Or the means
Or the strength
To walk through that Gate
So, I’ll walk through it
In my imagination.
Today's prompt from napowrimo.net is to write a poem of negation. That is a poem where you describe something by what it is NOT.
The Brandenburg Gate
I don’t suppose I’ll ever return
To the Brandenburg Gate in Germany.
I’m certainly not in any shape
To return to Germany
To see the glorious Brandenburg Gate.
I no longer have the strength
To walk through the Brandenburg Gate
In Germany.
I am certain I’ll never walk
Through the Brandenburg Gate
Like I told my teacher
I would, some day.
I’ll never be able to keep
That promise I made
Long ago, to a teacher
I no longer know,
In Germany,
Across the wall
From the Brandenburg Gate.
I suppose it’s just as well.
I haven’t the funds
Or the means
Or the strength
To walk through that Gate
So, I’ll walk through it
In my imagination.
Today's prompt from napowrimo.net is to write a poem of negation. That is a poem where you describe something by what it is NOT.