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I've written a bunch of poetry lately because we had to do it for English, so I thought I'd share! If anyone else has poetry they've written or would like to talk about poems they like, then go right ahead!
We were given 10 prompts; I've done 7 of them.
Prompt 1: This was a marginal poem, which mean it had to stay inside the margins of our paper. My teacher had 9 random words. She'd pick a word and we'd have to write a line of our poem, then we'd get the next word, write the next line, etc. It was very interesting, lol. The bold words are the words we were given.
"Marginal Poem"
A pattern emerged as time went on
Emotions repeated like a circle
Something glimmering would soon be lost
As one love leaves, towards another one he crawls
He was forced to wade through conflicting thoughts
It became too easy for strong feelings to scatter
If he thought at last this one will shine, he soon found he was wrong
He felt like a snake had made a coil around his heart
He couldn't help but let love fall
Everyone else in the class had such different ones for that. For example the girl behind me had a funny one. It went from a bunch of people looking at a painting in a museum to an explosion killing them all
Prompt 4: We had to pick from a packet. There were 6 prompts in the packet: write a poem in response to "This Is A Poem To My Son Peter"/write a poem to a parent about a time you felt punished/write a poem to someone you wrongly hurt, write a poem about what you would do if you were in charge of the world, create a poem in which each line has a different worry about procrastinating over something, describe a sunrise, write a poem like "Jabberwocky" using nonsense words, or write an apology in the form of a poem. I chose the sunrise. This is one of my favorites that I've ever written!
"Sunrise"
Morning’s first light shyly peeks above the trees
It wakes and stretches, feeling the soft, cool breeze
A field of tulips blooms in the sky
On brand new wings, a bird soars high
The darkest corners are touched by fingers of gold
Shadows are chased away, warmth replaces the cold
The sweet smell of spring floats on the air
New life grows with uninhibited flair
The moon lost the battle, the stars are now gone
A new day has broken with the arrival of dawn
Prompt 5: This one had to use a sound device to enhance the poem's mood or reflect the poem's subject. I used alliteration and rhyming to make it sing-songy! I had a lot of fun doing this one!
"The Ham"
Sally Simpson said to Sam,
“Will we work on Wednesday’s ham?”
He replied, “I hope so, hun;
Dinner dare not be badly done.”
They toiled tremendously, side by side,
Preparing the perfect pork they had eyed.
Everything ended up easy and fine
And soon all acquaintances had arrived at nine.
Happily they took up ten table spots
Waiting for dinner and Sally’s dress daubed with dots.
She straightened her hair and smiled her best,
Joyfully holding the ham and joining the rest.
Promptly she tripped, she tumbled, she tipped!
Shoes had sneakily out from under her slipped.
Food was forgotten as friends had a laugh;
Sally sat and sulked without as much as a half.
Prompt 6: This was a cool one. We had to pick any word, then brainstorm a list of words that relate by sound, not meaning. Then we had to pick 6 or 7 of those from the list and use them in a poem with the original word in the title. The bold words are the words that came from the original word, ocean. I really like this one. The dots are in place of spaces. I made it look like water with line 1 being tabbed 1 space, line 2 tabbed 2 spaces, line 3 tabbed 1, line 4 tabbed 0, line 5 tabbed 1, etc. so it gave the effect of flowing water. But I can't do that here
"Ocean Night"
Open, vast, still, and black,
.....It reflects a twinkling jewelbox.
..........Dark waters quietly lap the shores.
.....White foam rushes in, pulls out
In calm, never-ending motion, and
.....One lone boat sways in the waves.
..........The little town sleeps in silence but
.....Peaceful emotions are soon to end.
The horizon is alight, burning
.....With red fires that spell an omen.
Prompt 8: We had to go to www.magpo.com. You know those boards with all the little words as magnets that you can make into stories? Well, it's that, but online. There are six "kits" with specific words for you to choose from. I picked the artist kit!
"imagination"
ink silhouette on the pad
a woman captured in color
the artist draws her with fiery passion
an angel is coming alive
paint strokes compose a vivid dream
imagination creates beauty in his empty life
Prompt 9: This was an acrostic, but not any normal acrostic! We had to pick any word, then use each letter to begin a word that had to do with the original poem. Then we had to write the poem using those words as is. My word was waterfall.
"Waterfall"
Whitewater fills the deep pool, the
Aqueous giver and sustainer of all. The
Torrent twists, it turns, it snakes around rocks, as
Ever-flowing as the river of life.
Rushing and gushing, it’s a beautiful sight.
Falling constantly, it can’t be stopped.
Azure water is crystal clear as it storms from
Lofty heights.
Luxurious paradise lies in its mist.
Prompt 10: For this one, we could write anything. This one was inspired by me reading too much about forensics/crime lately and by ancienttomb describing bones as "white as snow" over in the Have you ever dissected an animal? [like in biology class?] thread!
"Snow-White"
They lie forgotten
Lost, exposed
In the city life moves on
As one life lies frozen in time
Her screams faded years ago
Her killer faded into time
She disappeared one night
But no one looked
And no one found
A red rose blooms
Alone
On the spot where her body fell
Its petals dyed in the scarlet blood that was spilled
The bones lie forgotten
Lost, exposed
Dirty, grimy
Blackened
But crimson glows amidst the gloom
One day someone will find the rose
One day someone will find the rose
There are 3 prompts that I haven't done yet. 2 was to write a poem modeled after "Mother to Son." Give advice about something to someone who needs it; use an extended metaphor. Focus on free and creative choice and extension of the metaphor. 3 told us to use a central symbol to write a poem about a choice you've made or will make. And 7 said write a "portrait" poem about somebody, real or fictitious. Use words to enhance your tone towards that person. I mite do 7 about Greg
Sooo I'd like to hear what ya'll think about my poems! Also if anyone's written any of their own, feel free to post! And discussion of famous poems is welcome, too!
We were given 10 prompts; I've done 7 of them.
Prompt 1: This was a marginal poem, which mean it had to stay inside the margins of our paper. My teacher had 9 random words. She'd pick a word and we'd have to write a line of our poem, then we'd get the next word, write the next line, etc. It was very interesting, lol. The bold words are the words we were given.
"Marginal Poem"
A pattern emerged as time went on
Emotions repeated like a circle
Something glimmering would soon be lost
As one love leaves, towards another one he crawls
He was forced to wade through conflicting thoughts
It became too easy for strong feelings to scatter
If he thought at last this one will shine, he soon found he was wrong
He felt like a snake had made a coil around his heart
He couldn't help but let love fall
Everyone else in the class had such different ones for that. For example the girl behind me had a funny one. It went from a bunch of people looking at a painting in a museum to an explosion killing them all
Prompt 4: We had to pick from a packet. There were 6 prompts in the packet: write a poem in response to "This Is A Poem To My Son Peter"/write a poem to a parent about a time you felt punished/write a poem to someone you wrongly hurt, write a poem about what you would do if you were in charge of the world, create a poem in which each line has a different worry about procrastinating over something, describe a sunrise, write a poem like "Jabberwocky" using nonsense words, or write an apology in the form of a poem. I chose the sunrise. This is one of my favorites that I've ever written!
"Sunrise"
Morning’s first light shyly peeks above the trees
It wakes and stretches, feeling the soft, cool breeze
A field of tulips blooms in the sky
On brand new wings, a bird soars high
The darkest corners are touched by fingers of gold
Shadows are chased away, warmth replaces the cold
The sweet smell of spring floats on the air
New life grows with uninhibited flair
The moon lost the battle, the stars are now gone
A new day has broken with the arrival of dawn
Prompt 5: This one had to use a sound device to enhance the poem's mood or reflect the poem's subject. I used alliteration and rhyming to make it sing-songy! I had a lot of fun doing this one!
"The Ham"
Sally Simpson said to Sam,
“Will we work on Wednesday’s ham?”
He replied, “I hope so, hun;
Dinner dare not be badly done.”
They toiled tremendously, side by side,
Preparing the perfect pork they had eyed.
Everything ended up easy and fine
And soon all acquaintances had arrived at nine.
Happily they took up ten table spots
Waiting for dinner and Sally’s dress daubed with dots.
She straightened her hair and smiled her best,
Joyfully holding the ham and joining the rest.
Promptly she tripped, she tumbled, she tipped!
Shoes had sneakily out from under her slipped.
Food was forgotten as friends had a laugh;
Sally sat and sulked without as much as a half.
Prompt 6: This was a cool one. We had to pick any word, then brainstorm a list of words that relate by sound, not meaning. Then we had to pick 6 or 7 of those from the list and use them in a poem with the original word in the title. The bold words are the words that came from the original word, ocean. I really like this one. The dots are in place of spaces. I made it look like water with line 1 being tabbed 1 space, line 2 tabbed 2 spaces, line 3 tabbed 1, line 4 tabbed 0, line 5 tabbed 1, etc. so it gave the effect of flowing water. But I can't do that here
"Ocean Night"
Open, vast, still, and black,
.....It reflects a twinkling jewelbox.
..........Dark waters quietly lap the shores.
.....White foam rushes in, pulls out
In calm, never-ending motion, and
.....One lone boat sways in the waves.
..........The little town sleeps in silence but
.....Peaceful emotions are soon to end.
The horizon is alight, burning
.....With red fires that spell an omen.
Prompt 8: We had to go to www.magpo.com. You know those boards with all the little words as magnets that you can make into stories? Well, it's that, but online. There are six "kits" with specific words for you to choose from. I picked the artist kit!
"imagination"
ink silhouette on the pad
a woman captured in color
the artist draws her with fiery passion
an angel is coming alive
paint strokes compose a vivid dream
imagination creates beauty in his empty life
Prompt 9: This was an acrostic, but not any normal acrostic! We had to pick any word, then use each letter to begin a word that had to do with the original poem. Then we had to write the poem using those words as is. My word was waterfall.
"Waterfall"
Whitewater fills the deep pool, the
Aqueous giver and sustainer of all. The
Torrent twists, it turns, it snakes around rocks, as
Ever-flowing as the river of life.
Rushing and gushing, it’s a beautiful sight.
Falling constantly, it can’t be stopped.
Azure water is crystal clear as it storms from
Lofty heights.
Luxurious paradise lies in its mist.
Prompt 10: For this one, we could write anything. This one was inspired by me reading too much about forensics/crime lately and by ancienttomb describing bones as "white as snow" over in the Have you ever dissected an animal? [like in biology class?] thread!
"Snow-White"
They lie forgotten
Lost, exposed
In the city life moves on
As one life lies frozen in time
Her screams faded years ago
Her killer faded into time
She disappeared one night
But no one looked
And no one found
A red rose blooms
Alone
On the spot where her body fell
Its petals dyed in the scarlet blood that was spilled
The bones lie forgotten
Lost, exposed
Dirty, grimy
Blackened
But crimson glows amidst the gloom
One day someone will find the rose
One day someone will find the rose
There are 3 prompts that I haven't done yet. 2 was to write a poem modeled after "Mother to Son." Give advice about something to someone who needs it; use an extended metaphor. Focus on free and creative choice and extension of the metaphor. 3 told us to use a central symbol to write a poem about a choice you've made or will make. And 7 said write a "portrait" poem about somebody, real or fictitious. Use words to enhance your tone towards that person. I mite do 7 about Greg
Sooo I'd like to hear what ya'll think about my poems!
Also if anyone's written any of their own, feel free to post! And discussion of famous poems is welcome, too!