Tag: 30-day poetry challenge

Day 4- Write a haiku. They’re often about nature, but yours can be about anything.

Autumn has arrived.

The world explodes in color.

These leaves are crunchy.

 

Day 3- Find the nearest book (of any kind). Turn to page 8. Use the first ten full words on the page in a poem. You may use them in any order, anywhere in the poem.

The book I picked up is “Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad. The words: mind, he, began, again, lifting, one, arm, from, the, elbow. Below is my poem.

I began from darkness,

Lifting myself, my mind, my heart,

You never knew the pain.

He never knew the suffering.

I guess I kept it hidden,

Perhaps in my heart, deep down,

Or somewhere as conspicuous as the crook of my elbow.

But now my heart is too heavy – or perhaps my arm just shakes from the weight.

Digging my way out,

And for today, I am free.

Though I may have to begin again tomorrow, and the next day,

I’ll take it one step at a time.

(Apologies for these next few posts being late, ahhh. That wonderful thing called “life” got in the way…)

Day 2- Who was the last person you texted? Write a five line poem to that person.

The fun times we’ve had,

I’ll never forget.

The road trips, the games, the restaurants, all of it.

You’ve been a great friend and for once,

I look forward to the future.