Here is the poem for Wednesday, April 21. To celebrate National Poetry Month, I am posting a short poem, a question and prompt every other day during the month. Mostly they will be poems by my daily companions, the ancient Japanese and Chinese poets. I will do the prompt myself, either in prose or poetry, and invite you to join.

Here in Shinano
are famous moons, and buddhas,
and our good noodles
--Issa

Do you like this poem? Why or why not? How does it make you feel?
Prompt: Begin your poem by naming a particular place and then listing three or four things particular to that location. Try for a surprise ending like “and our good noodles.”

Here in ____ (name of city)
Here on planet earth
Here in my prayer corner
Here in the garden

Here in Erie
are 7-miles of free beaches
the world’s top-five sunsets
and our delicious
ox-roast sandwiches
--Old Monk