Today is the final day of NaPoWriMo 2021! We made it! Thank you to my Uncle Brian, cousin Emma, and sister Stephanie who all attempted and mostly succeeded in powering through this challenge along side me. Today's challenge is to write directions to a place. Mine are a guide through NaPoWriMo to May. As with any road trip, this one is more fun
If you take someone with you. At first, you'll want to take the scenic route (everyone does), Back roads through fields of wildflowers Or passing under tunnels of tree branches Where the sunlight just Dapples through. Start by heading West (the direction of big skies and wild spaces) down Ambition Avenue. At the first intersection you will see An abstract art installation from the local university. Keep going. Then take the next left Down Rhyme Road (this runs parallel to Meter Street. So if you miss it, the next left Will work just as well). Continue for a few blocks. You will notice the houses here are quite regular In structure (No balconies or turrets or cupolas), But the colors are striking. When you come Across an ample A-frame, Adjust course right, down Alliteration Avenue. This will take you right out of town, but I recommend a detour down Memory Lane. The nostalgia hangs like wisteria, Filling the air With the scent of old paper And attic dust, And there is an old fashioned soda fountain Called the Fountain of Youth where you should Stop in to stock up On sustenance for the trip. Once outside of town The wide world will alternately Excite, exhaust, inspire, and oppress you. Press on. When you are half way there You will come across a traffic circle. It is obligatory to drive distractedly around it At least twice Before continuing on your way. At some point You should intentionally make some wrong turns, Then see how Google Maps Gets you back on track. This is how you discover fun roads like Via Villanelle and Haiku Historic Highway. There are no rest stops. Sorry About that soda I recommended early on! You'll just have to hold it. At this point, The drive may become tedious (It does for me, anyway). If you choose to hop on the interstate Near the end, that's okay. It may not be the prettiest way, But it will still get you to May.
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4/30/2021 02:44:29 pm
These directions could come in handy. I may not frequent Rhyme Road or Meter Street, very often, but that Fountain of Youth will certainly come in handy. And those wrong turns? Sometimes they can bring the best rewards.
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Ember
5/5/2021 08:58:13 am
Absolutely! I hope you had a lovely NaPoWriMo!
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