Daily writing prompts from June 9th, 2008 to December 31st, 2022
Saturday October 5th, 2019
The exercise: Write a four line poem about: family. Mine: The kids rolled slowly through the red and grey murk. It's like the world has gone mad, Bucky observed, then stopped in its tracks and asked: Brother... did I just see Dad?
This verse is really good! I like the descriptions and the way the confusion is presented, and the unexpectedness of the junior robots seeing their father :)
Family The cards are turned; the Empress is reveal’d; The four of hearts, a solitary di- -amond, the ten of clubs: a family surrounds the Sailor. Men, his crew: his life.
2 comments:
This verse is really good! I like the descriptions and the way the confusion is presented, and the unexpectedness of the junior robots seeing their father :)
Family
The cards are turned; the Empress is reveal’d;
The four of hearts, a solitary di-
-amond, the ten of clubs: a family
surrounds the Sailor. Men, his crew: his life.
Greg - thanks!
Ah, new cards on the table. Curious to see where this leads next.
Post a Comment