Poetry Wednesdays
Your topic: the sharp edge of a sword
Your form: dorsimbra.
Take out a fresh worksheet and finish these five statements about your parents. Don’t read past the questions until you have finished them: I would thank my parents for… It was never easy talking to my parents about… I get the following traits from my parents… My parents and I never agreed on… I always…
For the poetry writers (even if you don’t write poetry give it a try). Your topic is: saying goodbye. Your form is: Cinquain
For the poetry writers. Even if you do not normally write poetry make an effort to complete this exercise. Your topic is: the man in black. Your form is: one stanza of nine lines with no punctuation. Put an extra five spaces after each fifth word or eighth word.
Your topic is: loons on a lake. Your form is: haiku.
For the poetry writers. Your topic is: your spouse / partner / best friend and asking for forgiveness. Your form is: a poetic letter. Use the salutation as the title.
Your topic: weeping mothers Your form is: Write a three stanza poem with a spoonerism in the first one and it’s alternative in the third. Example of spoonerism: a shoving leopard / a loving shepherd (W.A. Spooner)