Notes About The Poem

it's the end of the world as we know it - time I had some time alone

 

 

 

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November 9, 2019
F T I series 23 solitude
Brian Strand, sponsor

 

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Poetry notes:
1/25/2019

Poetry form: Monoku - While this is truly a Monoku, this is the second instance of me using a lyric line from a well known song for my Monoku.  So I am designating this particular form of Monoku as a Lyricku - a type of Monoku that is made up of a single horizontal line consisting of seventeen syllables or less, in addition to being a lyric line from a well known song. 

Lyric credit: Songwriters: John Michael Stipe / Michael E. Mills / Peter Lawrence Buck / William Thomas Berry | It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) © Universal Music Publishing Group

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it's the end of the world as we know it - time I had some time alone






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November 9, 2019
F T I series 23 solitude
Brian Strand, sponsor
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Allison Avatar
February 23, 2019 at 7:01 PM
great one liner and I'm SO glad you credited the writers as all too often I see lyrics used in poems with no credit given at all:-) hugs Jan xx
Toney Avatar
February 23, 2019 at 10:20 PM
Jan, I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for highlighting the need to credit the lyric :) ~Mark
Dutta Avatar
February 22, 2019 at 9:31 PM
Yes. I do agree.
Toney Avatar
February 22, 2019 at 10:36 PM
Anisha, good to hear from you. ~Mark
Faulkner Avatar
February 11, 2019 at 10:55 PM
I love that song - also had that same thought myself!
Toney Avatar
February 12, 2019 at 9:17 PM
Thank you, Michelle! ~Mark
Dietrich Avatar
January 27, 2019 at 4:42 PM
I like how you invent new things like this, Mark.
Toney Avatar
January 27, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Thank you for the kind encouragement, Andrea. :) ~Mark
La France Avatar
January 27, 2019 at 12:24 PM
Mark, so deep and yes, we are running out of time ~
Toney Avatar
January 27, 2019 at 5:52 PM
Thank you, Constance. So true. ~Mark
One Avatar
January 26, 2019 at 7:01 AM
Great one liner Mark..
Toney Avatar
January 26, 2019 at 9:33 AM
Much appreciated, Silent One. ~Mark
Pigeon Tart Avatar
January 26, 2019 at 12:13 AM
Lol! Well done ;D
Toney Avatar
January 27, 2019 at 6:03 PM
Thank you, Maureen! ~Mark
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