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National Poem Writing Poem 2018 Day#16: Write a poem that prominently features the idea of play. It could be a poem about a sport or game, a poem about people who play (or are playing a game), or even a poem in the form of the rules for a sport or game that you’ve just made up (sort of like Calvinball).

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A pen or pencil.

A piece of paper. 

A handful lazy moments.

And a big bowl of chit-chat.

 

Put some dots like big measles on the paper; not full, a part of it.

We’ll join the dots making straight lines, two dots at a time–

Once me or you, then you or me.

The straight line we’ll draw need tactics, only one,

There shall be no lines on three sides;

Thus not giving the opposition the chance to draw in

The fourth line creating a square.

You’re done. I can see. 

Now let’s join it. Me first. You take rest a little bit.

Remember the one who joins the last dots making the last square is the winner.

And don’t forget or shall be forgotten the initial of the name or a symbol

Must be put in the box whoever of us create that box closing that side

By joining the two remaining dots.

Here’s I join first of the two dots; now it’s your turn. 

How is your day going till now…

 

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