Today's prompt:
And last but not least, our (optional) prompt for the day. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that delves into the meaning of your first or last name. Looking for inspiration? Take a look at this poem by Mark Wunderlich, appropriately titled “Wunderlich.”
This was a prompt I enjoyed. I have quite an unusual surname, or at least it is not common, and it is a corruption of the word 'Bezant'. This is the name given to Byzantine gold coins or to gold coloured roundels found on coats of arms, the name having been taken from the original coins.
My poem today, using this information, is much more playful with it however, and definitely not too serious. Hope you enjoy it:
What do you wear
Under there?
Under where?
Under there
Underwear
Under a coat
It's a coat of arms
But you've only got two
Not those sorts of arms
Is it for an Octopus?
Have you ever seen an Octopus
On a coat of arms?
Have you ever seen a coat
On an Octopus?
Has it got gold buttons?
The coat?
The coat of arms
Oh no. They're coins
Gold Bezants
Under there?
Under where?
Under there
Underwear
Under a coat
It's a coat of arms
But you've only got two
Not those sorts of arms
Is it for an Octopus?
Have you ever seen an Octopus
On a coat of arms?
Have you ever seen a coat
On an Octopus?
Has it got gold buttons?
The coat?
The coat of arms
Oh no. They're coins
Gold Bezants
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