Today's prompts from Write Better Poetry and NaPoWriMo: (1) Write a poem with the title, "Full ________," and (2) Write a poem in a form invented by Donald Justice: "His six-line stanzas use lines of twelve syllables, and while they don’t use rhyme, they repeat end words. Specifically, the second and fourth line of each stanza repeat an end-word or syllable; he fifth and sixth lines also repeat their end-word or syllable. Today, we challenge you to write a poem that uses Justice’s invented form." This poem is based on something that just happened at the White House the other day.
Full of Yourself
You moved Obama’s portrait to make way for yours,
a painting from that photo of you, grazed, bleeding
from a bullet, yet you raised a defiant fist.
You like to act immortal, but you were bleeding.
Everything to you
is a chance for the spotlight.
On your last day
you will move toward… what kind of light?
3 comments:
As far as I can see from here, opinions seem to be divided as to whether it will be divine or fiery!
You probably already know which opinion I have, LOL.
Bruce, the repetition of 'light" through "spotlight" is masterful.
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