50501 PHX 2025

overture for change

staffed centaurs gallop through crowd

rage heavy folk songs

Today’s #NaPoWriMo prompt is inspired by musical notation, and particularly those little italicized –and often Italian – instructions you’ll find over the staves in sheet music, like con allegro or andante. First, pick a notation from the first column below. Then, pick a musical genre from the second column. Finally, pick at least one word from the third column. Now write a poem that takes inspiration from your musical genre and notation, and uses the word or words you picked from the third column.

From the Author: Surprisingly, our vocal cords are still intact after participating today’s powerful 50501 rally event. The crowd’s palpable energy moving as one down the streets of downtown Phoenix today is unforgettable. I am exhausted but satisfied enough to be hopeful. 

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