This week, I stumbled across an interesting website that offered a three-word writing prompt every Wednesday. It is aptly called the Three Word Wednesday. I wrote a poem entitled ‘Island Interlude’ for 3WW Week No.456, which offers the word prompts ‘lackadaisical’, ‘makeshift’ and ‘nude’.
My poem is about the build-up to the Penang Bridge International Marathon 2015, which was held on 22 November 2015. It was my first run out of the Klang Valley. Travelling with a bunch of veteran marathoners to Penang, the Pearl of the Orient, and back was fun. I learnt a lot listening to stories about their adventures. 🙂
Island Interlude
The bridge is jammed up; weekend’s here
Holidaymakers throng the streets
Bringing an air of festive cheer
The run at Queensbay tomorrow
Footsteps of thousands we will hear
White makeshift canopies and tents
Reflecting the heat from skies clear
The fairgrounds await happy crowds
While lackadaisical youths peer
At the preparations on site
And gawk at ladies with veneers
Powdered with Urban Decay nudes
Party plans move on in full gear
We wait in anticipation
It’ll be the event of the year
Khor Hui Min
8 December 2015
About the Penang Bridge International Marathon 2015
Since its inception in 1986, the Penang Bridge International Marathon has gained popularity not only in its home country of Malaysia, but attracted participants from Asia and beyond. Over 28,000 runners signed up for the 2015 marathon. Organized by the Penang State Tourism Development office and supported by the State Government of Penang, the marathon is held annually on the iconic Penang Bridge, which connects the island of Penang to Peninsular Malaysia.
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