Mark Toney Poet Concrete

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8/18/2026

This Week's Official PoetrySoup Wheel Challenge

Challenge Dates: August 17, 2026-August 23, 2026.

Theme: Destiny
Emotion: Curiosity
Color: Blue
Season: Harvest
Form: Concrete
Object: Book
Verb: Carry

The Object is a book, so the concrete image is a book. ;-)

Carpe Librum Redux

I  love curling up  with  a great  book
especially  when It  is  gently  raining
What  it  lacks  in   physical   exercise
it makes up for in thought reframing
I can go anywhere  and do  anything
to see how  those  different folks live
Or ride in a rocket to the farthest star
full of curiosity just to see what gives
I can  take part in  a  harvest  of  blue 
as the blueberries  drip  from my lips
Or  contemplate if  my future destiny
includes  sealing wax  & sailing ships
I  hope  to carry  all that  I’ve learned
in my mind until  I have passed away
But lest  I  forget  this  important fact
that carpe diem means seize the day!

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