Today's prompts from Write Better Poetry and NaPoWriMo: (1) Write a "book" poem, and (2) "write your own poem that focuses on birdsong."
This is a short one today, after what seemed a series of longer narrative poems. I may come back with more later, but for now, here's my birdsong poem. (The opening lines are a homage to one of my favorite books, and it satisifies the "book" prompt.)
Mockingbird
It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,
said Atticus, and it’s true.
Gray and unassuming,
it still brings color
and brightness to my world
as it settles in my sycamore,
sharing all it has learned
in a set list of cover songs
presented as one long medley.
It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird,
said Atticus, and it’s true.
Gray and unassuming,
and brightness to my world
as it settles in my sycamore,
in a set list of cover songs
presented as one long medley.
[I know - that's a pine, not a sycamore. But it's a beautiful photo.]
1 comment:
Bruce, love the second stanza with its vivid details. You might enjoy how I did "birdsong" today.
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