Filled with resolute ramblings
she spread her fruit of tart
over chunks of days-old spirit;
spilling it over into efforts
patched-up by ashy stare,
and nicotine smudges suggesting
a waft of approval.
Destined to rise above, flouting
the aloof regard he gives her;
using ibuprofen's pink-brown,
followed by java's syrup water.
Hiding behind her fear of
social stigma, in skittish
dollops of thousand island
and fashionable spinach leaves.
His deceptive eyes do not
follow her words, but rather
the misleading neckline
above the trim, clean lines
lapels and open collar.
Daring, dreaming to delve below
sensual promises, that for
now seem denied from him.
Author notes
1. The star, the cross and the pineapple.
2. Treacherous tint and shy.
3. Advil please.
4. Apathy squared.
5. Salad, sod and cigarettes.
I chose all five options.
Tip for creating unique and personalized imagery and metaphor:
Make a column listing the fives senses: touch/feel, sight, sound, taste, and smell.
Under each column, take a common idea or image, such as 'rose' and put the first impressions of how a 'rose' might feel to you, look to you, sound to you, taste to you, smell to you. It creates a foundation for your work on a piece. These lists are for your use, and you may change them to suit your needs. Important to note each thing in your own words and imagery, and it is key in producing something unique to your own poetic voice. It takes away bland, common and trite, and it gives your own momentum that something extra and personal, within any given write.
When I see a given prompt in a contest, I merely see it as inspiration, and I neither like to use it in my piece or in my title. I use this method to generate something based on the prompt without stating the prompt.
Good free verse does not lack discipline. You still need good spelling, punctuation, grammar and poetic device,(assonance/consonance, alliteration, metaphor, simile, meter, allusion, onomatopaeia, etc. to make it move and work for you.) You still edit, you still make changes to tighten/strengthen lines, you still aim for clarity and cohesiveness. Otherwise, you "let loose" your true emotions, and are not bound by the restrictions of formed poetry.
A friend told me, to help me overcome a writing block to: Go back to just before the emotion started and began, and pen your way through the emotion, while you re-experience it.
Milk it and bleed it out to your paper or notepad. You can always go back and edit it to suit you later.
I hope this helps you,
~Hetha
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