Today's prompt is a photo. What photo? That's up to you!
You might choose an image off your phone, or one in a photo album.
Maybe you'd like to browse through photos of icebergs or scuba diving and find one that captures your interest.
Then choose one of the two following approaches:
1) Try to describe as vividly as you can the image you see. Remember, as a poet you can use comparisons and metaphors as well as sensory detail to give your reader a strong experience while reading.
2) Write a poem that tells the story BEHIND the photo. What happened before the image was clicked? or what happened after? In telling a story, you are writing what is called a narrative poem.
I'm not sure if you will have success uploading your image in the comments. If it doesn't work, send me the image in an email and I can post it as the owner of the site.
Here is my poem:
Are the
bubbles
her family’s
blessings
descending
or
her
limpid
laughter
rising
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| My daughter Eloise and her husband John April 19, 2019 |
The image of a beautiful sunset on the countryside
ReplyDeleteThis is the image.
the beauty I managed to capture on my camera
I was walking along in the evening
My camera posed, me looking for the perfect picture
Then suddenly I saw the sun, leaving the sky and taking her light with her
I brought my camera up to my face aiming the shot precisly
Then SNAP! the photo was taken and I had captured the beauty of the setting sun
"the sun leaving the sky and taking her light with her" is a lovely line!
DeleteShe sits on the bronze figure
ReplyDeleteLooking at its realistic face
A child screaming in the background
Yet she smiles
Much hadn’t happened that day
Nothing too exciting has occurred
But she sits proudly on the worn down giraffe
She smiles
Oh, I'd love to see this photo! Are you the child you're writing about? I love the detail of the child screaming in the background!Do you want to send me the photo?
ReplyDeleteMy picture is me and my family after one of my football games.
ReplyDeleteThe cool air
On the hot stuffy day
Rushed around and around
The clashing of pads
The rough pigskin
The smooth grass
And clotted earth
The cheering
And gasps of air
Filled my sensations
To keep driving
For the perfect picture
With my family
Picture Perfect
The smile on my face says I am happy with what I did.
ReplyDeleteThat I did great,
with no worries,
no sadness,
no care in the world.
But the picture doesn't show
the thoughts,
the regrets,
the what ifs,
that were circling
in my head.