I followed today’s napowrimo.net prompt, which was to write a san san, which the site said consists of seven lines, with an a-b-c-a-b-c-d rhyme scheme, and repeats three words or images three times.

As it turns out, it is actually eight lines, and the rhyme scheme appears to be a-b-c-a-b-d-c-d.

Since my poem was originally written using the errant description, I have made a slight change so that it reflects the correct form.

Playground of the Gods

The ground is shaking
the gods are laughing—
playtime hasn’t been this rough for a while

When Zeus crashes to earth, he’s not faking
as he laughs for the paparazzi photographing
the scene—Zeus, the flamboyant head-turner,
flashing that gigawatt smile

while the rest of the gods shake the earth Jiffy-Pop® style over the burner

(14 April 2016)