Zelda's Inferno exercise: a poem based around alliteration

Posted on: Sun, 02/28/2010 - 19:50 By: Tom Swiss

Zelda's Inferno exercise: write a poem based around alliteration.

pie!
pleasant something to put in in the mouth
pucker and chew and swallow into peristalsis
as the pancreas puts out its protein enzymes for digestion

please pay attention to each bite

is being present perfect enlightenment?
piffle! no such product as perfection

just put aside the press of distractions
pause the poetic mind
pick up your plastic fork
approach your paper plate
and eat your pie on purpose