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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.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 10

Quote• Posted on January 21, 2014January 17, 2018 by melissaburgess

Day 6- Write a poem of any length incorporating every word from your latest Facebook status.

Today is a challenge,

But also a gift – after all

Isn’t that why they call it

The present?

But even when the day is rough,

And all hope seems lost,

And things seem dark,

There is good in every day.

You have to be your own light,

To lead the path, to show the way,

Please, please remember

You deserve so much more than this life has given you,

And you’re going to get it someday.

Today may be difficult,

It may not be a gift after all, or at least

It might not seem that way sometimes.

But I get by,

Reminding myself that

I am not one of them, I am not part of the darkness,

I’m part of the light and though I may not shine today,

I’ll burn brightly

Eventually.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 6

Quote• Posted on January 14, 2014January 17, 2018 by melissaburgess

Day 5- Write a three line poem about lemons without using the following words: lemon, yellow, round, fruit, citrus, tart, juicy, peel, and sour.

Sitting on the edge of my glass of cold water for flavor,

I do not dare to let it touch my lips,

For – goodness! – it will make me pucker.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 5

Quote• Posted on January 13, 2014January 17, 2018 by melissaburgess

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.

30 Day Poetry Challenge: Day 4

Quote• Posted on January 13, 2014January 17, 2018 by melissaburgess

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.