General Poetry posted February 8, 2024 | Chapters: | ...150 151 -152- 153... |
A Blitz Poem
A chapter in the book Commentary and Philosophy
Had a Child
by Treischel
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This message blitzed through several streams of thought, like a Blitz Poem is supposed to do. Went from birth to death courtesy of the military. Now, I didnâ??t mean this to be anti-military, or anti-gun. It doesnâ??t always work out that way. It just flowed the way it did through the word connections. I thank all military for their patriotic service. But some do end up dead. If we donâ??t get better leadership soon, more will.
This poem is a Blitz Poem. The Blitz Poem is an invented verse form that is a kind of twisted Chain Verse. It was created by Robert Keim and is found on line at Shadow Poetry. The poem is a rush of phrases and images with rapid repetition as if creating a sudden and intense attack on the senses. The poem throws thought afterthought at the reader in quick succession, with the repetitions of words being the only thing reminiscent of a real pause or break. The blitz poem has 50 lines, and they can be any length you like, though shorter usually works best. There is no rhyme scheme and no set rhythm. The first forty-eight lines follow a pattern where each pair of lines starts with the same word, and this word is the last word of the preceding line.
Your third and fourth lines must begin with the last word of the second line. Continue in this pattern for 48 lines. Line 49 is simply the last word of line 48, and line 50 (the last line of the poem) is the last word of line 47.
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and 2 member cents. This poem is a Blitz Poem. The Blitz Poem is an invented verse form that is a kind of twisted Chain Verse. It was created by Robert Keim and is found on line at Shadow Poetry. The poem is a rush of phrases and images with rapid repetition as if creating a sudden and intense attack on the senses. The poem throws thought afterthought at the reader in quick succession, with the repetitions of words being the only thing reminiscent of a real pause or break. The blitz poem has 50 lines, and they can be any length you like, though shorter usually works best. There is no rhyme scheme and no set rhythm. The first forty-eight lines follow a pattern where each pair of lines starts with the same word, and this word is the last word of the preceding line.
Your third and fourth lines must begin with the last word of the second line. Continue in this pattern for 48 lines. Line 49 is simply the last word of line 48, and line 50 (the last line of the poem) is the last word of line 47.
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