A collection of poems for The National Poetry Month 2020.
All in different forms. Each a learning experience.
🏆 First place in Azurite Awards (Moonstone - Poetry)
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Give yourself time Give yourself hope Hope is dangerous Hope is eternal Eternal is faith Eternal is art Art is perception Art is creativity Creativity is a mess Creativity is freedom Freedom is responsibility Freedom is a dream Dream comes true Dream is a wish Wish for the moon Wish on the stars Stars twinkle down Stars light the sky Sky is the limit Sky is always blue Blue waters of the sea Blueberry cupcakes Cupcakes and icing Cupcakes with coffee Coffee is love Coffee and friends Friends are forever Friends are a treasure Treasure your family Treasure your memories Memories never die Memories take us back Back to bygone days Back to the future Future is uncertain Future starts now Now is the time Now is the moment Moment of weakness Moment of truth Truth is relative Truth is never simple Simple is beautiful Simple things of life Life goes on Life is a journey Journey of a thousand miles Journey begins with a step Step Miles
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And done.
Today's poetic form is the Blitz. It was created by Robert Keim and is a 50-line poem of short phrases and images.
Here are the rules:
Line 1 should be one short phrase or image (like "build a boat")
Line 2 should be another short phrase or image using the same first word as the first word in Line 1 (something like "build a house")
Lines 3 and 4 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 2 as their first words (so Line 3 might be "house for sale" and Line 4 might be "house for rent")
Lines 5 and 6 should be short phrases or images using the last word of Line 4 as their first words, and so on until you've made it through 48 lines
Line 49 should be the last word of Line 48
Line 50 should be the last word of Line 47
The title of the poem should be three words long and follow this format: (first word of Line 3) (preposition or conjunction) (first word of line 47)
There should be no punctuation
~Robert Lee Brewer~
I was so hesitant to do it, but now, I realised it is fun. The examples usually use two word sentences, but I liked idea of using phrases.
