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free verse contest entry 160
To Cherish Thorns
: Sunrise Sunset by michaelcahill
FREE VERSE POETRY writing prompt entry


morning glory seed
sealed
precious repose
to never soil
now the journey begins
 
a bottle set sail
a blue whale's whimsical tale
of magic pods to scatter
on the breeze of the silver wind

is the wind
trustworthy                   with suspect origin
and catspaw entrances
leaving evidence
                                       dna          less

the winking wind in the willows
clever and crooked
                          as if it could be measured
       for intent or intentions or deemed
       to have any or many or none
 
beluga cold from blue to white
                      an iceberg
                             a bottle
                                     a seed within
marshmallow science focus
 
the iceberg melts
the bottle is free
                the journey continues
                                the cork master is extinct

 
an echo
hey buddy
spare a dime for a cup to sup
a daisy grew
the acme steamroller
flattened the bum who picked in hope

 
 
                                                morning glory seed
                                in a bottle
                washes to shore
a beach of bottles
                that once bobbed
                                the Earth spins
                                                the bottles too
                                                                no pause
                                                                                to kiss







 


Writing Prompt
Please write a free verse poem.

ANY theme you like.

IMO, free verse should have NO STRUCTURED line, verse or rhyme format - random is best.

I think, to differentiate from prose, free verse should incorporate at least SOME of the following poetic devices:

alliteration, metaphors/similes, random rhyme, imagery, terse maybe fragmented sentences.

Absolutely NO punctuation allowed, unless capital letters for proper nouns.

No artwork allowed.

No 'author notes' allowed.

MIN 60 words, MAX 160 words.

'Definition' above 'Title' must read, 'Free verse contest entry', followed by the word count - NOTHING ELSE.

TWO colour only presentation - one for background and one for type.

One style of type only, written in straight lines.


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