I read Mary Lee Hahn's post today (and she is hosting!) where she has written a Blitz Poem. It was so intriguing, I had nothing ready for today, and I had some extra time (having gotten up a mere three hours after going to bed), so I decided to try one, too. I've not spent much time finessing this, so I'm sure there are cleverer ones to be written than this. But this was a good experiment in a Blitz Poem and I enjoyed my early hours this morning.
Dawn of Fun
At the end of my rope
At the crack of dawn
Dawn to dusk
Dawn of ages
Ages ago
Ages gracefully
Gracefully declined
Gracefully bowed
Bowed out
Bowed to the master
Master of all
Master mind
Mind your manners
Mind your own business
Business trip
Business of living
Living the life
Living the dream
Dream of a future
Dream home
Home of the brave
Home on the range
Range in age
Range of motion
Motion to adjourn
Motion to the side
Side by side
Side of beef
Beef it up
Beef about it
It is a miracle
It has no end
End in sight
End of the road
Road less traveled
Road to nowhere
Nowhere does it say
Nowhere to go
Go on
Go play
Play outside
Play in the rain
Rain cats and dogs
Rain barrel
Barrel of laughs
Barrel of fun
Fun and games
Fun in the sun
Sun
Games
At the end of my rope
At the crack of dawn
Dawn to dusk
Dawn of ages
Ages ago
Ages gracefully
Gracefully declined
Gracefully bowed
Bowed out
Bowed to the master
Master of all
Master mind
Mind your manners
Mind your own business
Business trip
Business of living
Living the life
Living the dream
Dream of a future
Dream home
Home of the brave
Home on the range
Range in age
Range of motion
Motion to adjourn
Motion to the side
Side by side
Side of beef
Beef it up
Beef about it
It is a miracle
It has no end
End in sight
End of the road
Road less traveled
Road to nowhere
Nowhere does it say
Nowhere to go
Go on
Go play
Play outside
Play in the rain
Rain cats and dogs
Rain barrel
Barrel of laughs
Barrel of fun
Fun and games
Fun in the sun
Sun
Games
by Donna JT Smith, © 2018
Well, you did it-50 lines of poetry. I can see that this poetic format is not an easy one, Donna. I liked how you opened your poem in the wee hours of the morning.
ReplyDeleteIt's a bit of a challenge to write these! I'd like to try another sometime, giving a bit more thought to its flow.
DeleteHuzzah! You did it! I like!!
ReplyDeletePhew! Totally appreciate the difficulty of these now!
DeleteAwesome, Donna! I think you and Mary Lee are simply inspiring! Sorry about the early morn, but glad to read your blitz!
ReplyDeleteTerrific. Can't wait to.try.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! You and Mary Lee have inspired me to try one out. They are such fun to read, but look quite tricky to write.
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