And now, our prompt! (The prompts are totally optional, by the way — use ‘em or ignore ‘em as you see fit.) Continuing with the theme of firsts, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that has the same first line as another poem. You can use a favorite poem, pick up a random book of poetry and get a first line that way, or perhaps use one of the following:
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
She walks in beauty, like the night
Slowly, silently, now the moon
anyone lived in a pretty how town
Can I find my own in the short time I have to do this?
Poem I like:
from the long hallways
voices of the people rise
in the morning haze
- Oshima Ryota
Take the first line -
from the long hallways
Then add my lines
cold light seeps beneath locked doors
what lies behind them
My haiku from the prompt...
from the long hallways
cold light seeps beneath locked doors
what lies behind them
Well, that was my first shot - we'll see if i can keep up with them - even though I may not get to post until I'm at work. Limited access to the internet on weekends...
Wish me luck.
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