Wait for it

National Poetry Writing Month day 9

Breathe in
Breathe out
Take it on the chin
Flat out
It will cut the skin
No doubt

Let him win
Cop-out
Breathe in
No doubt
He will grin
Breathe out

Narcissine
Far out
You within
Spaced out

Pull in
Lash out
Be sure to hit him
Knockout

Breathe in, breathe out

Photo by Quinn Buffing on Unsplash

The prompt on napowrimo.net:

“And here’s our optional prompt for the day. Like music, poetry offers us a way to play with and experience sound. This can be through meter, rhyme, varying line lengths, assonance, alliteration, and other techniques that call attention not just to the meaning of words, but the way they echo and resonate against each other. For a look at some of these sound devices in action, read Robert Hillyer’s poem, Fog. It uses both rhyme and uneven line lengths to create a slow, off-kilter rhythm that heightens the poem’s overall ominousness. Today we’d like to challenge you to try writing a poem of your own that uses rhyme, but without adhering to specific line lengths. For extra credit, reference a very specific sound, like the buoy in Hillyer’s poem.”

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