14. The found poem: Read a book and circle some words on a page. Use those words to craft a poem. Alternatively you can cut out words and phrases from magazines.
A/N: Bro, I'm not going to write on my books... talk about a crime.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, pg. 687
For Alan Rickman, who died today.
Always.
He said it simply.
He never thought what it would mean.
He never thought that it would mean
anything, but always
always does.
He meant forever,
but not forever like we think.
He meant forever
like the trees mean forever,
not thinking about time
or when time passes
or whether you can say forever and mean it.
He said forever like forever was
-- and maybe it was --
something that was natural,
something that would happen
because there could be no other way.
When he said always
(one word, two syllables, six letters)
he wasn't referring to the future.
He meant the past.
Always -- in the past it was so.
In the present it is so.
In the future it will be so.
Always.
An anthem to live by.
A word to motivate.
A story to cry at.
I will look for a man,
and when I find him,
I will ask him,
"When did you love me?"
I will marry that man,
If he says,
"Always."
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