Emperor’s Indecent Exposure + Poetry Friday

Recently I have been working on a twisted fairy tale poetry collection called Felonious Fairy Tales. Today I am going to share a poem I wrote based on the fairy tale, The Emperor's New Clothes  (it's a political one...can you guess who it is about?)

Emperor preens

attention-whore looks

for his next trick

foreign rogue

see opportunity in the unseen

Emperor’s extortion contortions

large sum of money

for election alterations

Emperor is fitted

victory visible for the unfit

Electoral College flaws 

transparent

whirring danger looms

Emperor’s advisors spin truth

self-preservation fabrication

foreign rogue constructs

fitting suit

stretching the truth

royal procession

Inaugural ball

orange puff buff

Emperor wears

nothing but

spray tan and goosebumps

media calls Emperor out

the naked truth replaced 

by twittering blue bird

foreign rogue

pulling threads from afar

Emperor’s puppeteer 

©2017, Bridget Magee. All Rights Reserved.

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Fair Weather Friend

My contemplation on the jogging trail...

Slithering Post Mortem Poem

Evolution of Our Family's (Unsuccessful) Resistance Effort + Poetry Friday

election shock
dinnertime talk

our broken hearts
made into art

post-election mourn
Tyrannosaurus Rump born

prototypes paid
video made

as President sins
nonprofits win

crowdfunding source
social media force

30 day try
some mistakes, sigh

hearts laid bare
because we care

generous souls
didn't reach goal

 Recently our family dipped our toes in the resistance effort. In response to the devastating election results, our family created a Tyrannosaurus Rump plushie. (Video here.) We set up a crowdfunding campaign to fund the manufacturing and to donate to three important organizations (the ACLU, Planned Parenthood, and the Union of Concerned Scientists) that help those affected by our Predator-In-Chief. Though we fell short of our goal, 34 people backed our campaign and pledged $2050. All of the money was returned to the supporters because we didn't reach our goal. Throughout our journey we were met with kindness and support - especially in the Poetry and Kid-Lit community. Thank you! And we didn't experience any backlash or haters, which is saying something in this day and age. Now we are focusing our resistance efforts on communicating with our Senators and Representatives and VOTING. Will you join us?

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Hive Mind

So this has been happening for the last few weeks...

You Just Wait: Powerpack Poem 12 - In Your Heart

Sunday was the last day of April and the last day of National Poetry Month. It is also the end of my journey through Sylvia Vardell and Janet Wong's  book, You Just Wait - A Poetry Friday Power Book.
Today I am sharing the final poem I wrote for the Powerpack 12 prompt, Rising (your choice): ...Now it is your turn to try a poem in any form or with any device that you like...
I went back to the acrostic form for today's final poem:

Powerpack Poem 1 is here.
Powerpack Poem 2 is here.
Powerpack Poem 3 is here.
Powerpack Poem 4 is here.
Powerpack Poem 5 is here.
Powerpack Poem 6 is here.
Powerpack Poem 7 is here.
Powerpack Poem 8 is here.
Powerpack Poem 9 is here.
Powerpack Poem 10 is here.
Powerpack Poem 11 is here.