Poetry Wednesdays
Use the following five words to write a poem:
inventing, cloths, knuckles, roots, fences
Use the following five words to write a poem:
inventing, cloths, knuckles, roots, fences
Your topic: snow storms. Your form: cinq-cinquain.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: someone in your life who you could categorize as a villain. Your form is: three stanzas of three full lines each. Do not name the person or a particular event but include the…
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: lawnmowers and summer haze. Your form is: three stanzas of three lines each. The last word of the first line of each stanza must be the first word of the third line in the second and third stanza. The last one must scoop back around to the last…
Your topic is broken pencils. Your form is: Triplet.
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: stars and stripes. Your form is: haiku (5-7-5) x five stanzas.
Mark Twain said, “Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.” Write an eight line poem about wrinkles. Don’t go for the obvious choice.