2025 NaPM 11 April

[RiverNotch]

Rules: Write a poem for national poetry month on the topic or form described. Each poem should appear as a separate reply to this thread. The goal is to, at the end of the month have written 30 poems for National Poetry Month.


This year, there are no form requirements, only "tiers" or "rankings" given informally to all participants:

Bronze Tier: Participate at least once.

Silver Tier: Participate all days.

Gold Tier: Participate all days, and have all entries be the same form or have all entries be different forms.


I'd like to hearken back to some previous "Poem of the day" entries:
https://www.pigpenpoetry.com/thread-25655.html
https://www.pigpenpoetry.com/thread-23159.html
https://www.pigpenpoetry.com/thread-9968.html
and also the old spiritual that goes

Oh, who will drive the chariot when she comes?
King Jesus, he'll be driver when she comes.
She'll be loaded with bright angels when she comes.
She will neither rock nor totter when she comes.
She will run so level and steady when she comes.
She will take us to the portals when she comes.

of which Neil Young made fine work in his album Americana. Whence today's prompt, write something involving a chariot.