Day 12- Tell your life story in 6 words.
(Holy crap, I am expecting this to be very difficult.)
(…. okay yep, this is hard.)
Innocence,
Growth,
Battle,
Survival,
In progress.
(Really not sure how I feel about this. But like… my life story, anyone’s life story, is all about growth, getting through daily battles and struggles with things, surviving through anything, and in the end… we’re all still works in progress.)
Day 11- Write a list poem.
Snow,
Ice,
Freezing rain,
Heavy boots,
Gloves,
Toques,
Parkas,
Scarves,
Bare trees,
White clouds,
Rock salt,
Snow days.
Day 10- Pick a one line song lyric to serve as an epigraph to your poem. Then, write the poem to accompany it.
“Life’s too short to even care at all.”
In this moment, here and now,
We are as young as we will ever be, they say.
Well I don’t know about you,
But I feel too old to be this young,
Too bottled up to be this free,
But for one time, a moment, an hour, a day,
Letting go is the best I can do.
To live careless, free and reckless,
Abandon all worry,
Act without fear,
Take risks.
For life is too short —
I think you and I both know.
Life is beautiful if you can appreciate it.
For all I wish, for you and I,
New experiences, hope, renewal,
Dreams.
I want to jump without thinking about the fall,
Climb without worrying what awaits at the top,
Swim without the paranoia of water creatures surrounding me,
I want to
Risk.
I want to
Chance.
I want to
Live.
Day 9- Quickly jot down four verbs, four adjectives, and four nouns. Write a poem using all 12 words.
verbs: run, climb, jump, fall
adjectives: fast, beautiful, bright, happy
nouns: mountain, sunset, television, lake
Aaaand here’s my poem:
Taking that first step is never simple,
But I will go, I will climb.
Ascend the mountain, no matter how steep,
For the chance to enjoy the view of the
Beautiful sunset that will hang low in the evening.
I will run,
Run, run, run,
So I don’t miss out on this bright, grand view.
Scale the mountain by the lake as fast as I can,
Breathe it all in for the chance to revive.
Although I can’t be certain what will happen
When I jump down from my deep ascent,
In this moment, I am happy.
I will not fall, I will not kneel down, I will not give in.
This beautiful moment is mine, all mine.
This is something
You cannot see on television.
In all its beauty and grandeur,
This experience is all mine,
And I will take it, gladly.
Day 8- Write a cinquain on a topic of your choice.
(Yes, I had to look up what a cinquain is. I’m not good with these syllable-dependent poems, but I’m trying!)
Darkness,
Engulfs like fire,
I am alone, somber.
Inescapable solitude,
No hope.
thoughts of Melissa 