Day 4:
Occasion
Serpent slithers on.
We drift twitchy streams,
Dusting off old dreams.
Handless watchers wave,
Hushing out the gone,
Rushing in the dawn.
Open new-old door.
Serge into the shift.
Scream into the gift.
Bush-beasts spin and squeal.
Bells and gunshots thrill.
Canine chorus trills.
Sky-blooms flare and fall.
O're the pots and pans
Clanking cross the land.
Horse head grins on high.
Shriek into it's maw,
"Nu:ya! Nu:ya! Nu:ya!"
ABOUT THIS POETRY FORM
An occasional poem is written to commemorate and/or celebrate life's milestones, like birthdays, graduations, funerals, weddings, etc.
Can be any length.
Rhymes: up to the writer, or not rhyming at all
Should be heartfelt and emotional.
Thinking on this, I realize I've written occasional poetry already, a few times for funerals, a few times for birthdays, and a few times for events. I didn't know it had its own name. Now I know. After much thought, I thought it easiest to write about our most recent occasion. This was very forced but it's finished!
