Patti challenged us to use or adapt the following form to create a poem:
A_____________
My poem.
When ____________ you'll find ___________
___________
___________
___________
___________
That __________________ to make
_______________.
Patti gave us an example, borrowed from Word After Word After Word, by Patricia MacLachlan (p 36):
A nut.
My poem.
When cracked you'll find inside
Words
Whispers
People
Place
That tuck in snugly to make
Story.
A cat
My poem.
When we share our lives you’ll find
Mad energy
Mystic calm
Bedtime snuggles
A lapful of purrs
Wrapped in a silken ball of fur.
I will entertain, love and soothe you
On my terms.
My cat, Glinka, all worn out after a mad burst of energy
2 comments:
I like it, Joyce! Well done!
And yes, the internet is working in the basement. Hope you're getting a lot of writing done at the retreat.
So funny that you read my poem from the basement at the ANWA Retreat, Valerie! Was this before or after "the flood"?
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