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Writing Prompt

POEM STARTER

Write an Epode based on any theme you like.

An Epode is a style of poetry where each verse is two lines which differ in meter and structure, but the second line is always shorter than the first.

Writings

Epode to the Passing Shower

I wander under the silver-lacquered sky, each droplet drumming on my drifting thoughts,
gentle pulse.

Cobblestones glisten like smudged silver in the hush between storm and lull,
wet hush.

A lone gull wheels above, its cry muffled by the vaporous breath of gathering clouds,
soft cry.

I trace the rivulets racing down my sleeve, tiny rivers weaving ephemeral maps,
lost maps.

Time slows with the patt...

The Regression From Progression

(Satirical piece)



As time goes on, as it changes

People will always evolve


They will always evolve

Always change


Having social bonds, making friends

Online ones


We don’t talk to or get to be around

Lacking true connections


Being more together, more close

Finding more common ground


In how people can’t find it nowadays

Always fighting over something


How we are using more of our brains

Th...

A Wave

The sparkling waves surf the ocean,

Its bright blue surface in constant motion.


A gentle touch as it caresses the sand,

Pulling it close with an outstretched hand.


A shimmer of light—sharp and bright—

Reflects off foam, a gleam of white.


A colorful blend swims within,

Creatures of scale, of fin, of skin.


Blue, yellow, green—

All that can be seen.


Then—red.

Leaving many dead.


Killing those wh...

Ode To Mma

I started with a private lesson once a week

Then I went on a daily streak

Three months of training BJJ and Muay Thai

Then it was time to fight my first guy

My coach asked me if I thought I was ready

I was convinced I was but couldn't keep steady

I threw a left hook and a right straight

He was still out by the count of 8

By the count of ten I convinced that I could do this over and over again

Tha...

Calm

The class was loud

So was my head


It banged and banged

As if trained to play drums


That ruckus you play

Keeps you at bay


You music taste is angry and weary

Just like your family


Maybe it’s better to sit in the dark

It opens the mind to brand new thoughts


The vile that you spilled

Seeks you at will


Posioning your mind for fun

Telling you that you are ā€œdumbā€


While a common man

ā€œaccidentall...

An Ode For Him

I wonder if you ever wonder about me,

Probably not, probably never.


I wonder if you have already fallen in love again,

Savoring the contrasting flavour.


I wonder if you remember our lives back then,

Inseparable, together, by night or day.


I wonder if you tell anyone around you about us,

Secrecy being your coveted forte.


I wonder if you agonize over the plethora of what ifs,

Daydreaming about s...

I’ve Always

I’ve always crushed on guys a little too easily,

but I don’t want to do that.


I’ve always had fleeting feelings for guys,

but I don’t want to have those.


I’ve always seen the best in every single person,

but I don’t want to see it.


I’ve always been a little too indecisive in types,

but I don’t want to be.


I’ve always been a little too book-invested,

but I don’t want to change.


I’ve always kep...

Shadows Obsession

Although your an artist can you see the difference between death and a stalker Elena?

Yes, Cara sheesh. Look I understand that Damien looks and acts great but you can’t trust easy it’s only been a month since you guys meet. Don’t you think it’s strange that almost every time a random dude touches you on accident or purposely they end up missing? Cara I know your a detective so you like this kinda ...

Love Storm

Today I will try to love

The storm is coming


I met someone of my dreams

The clouds are coming in


I got married and I’m happy

The rain starts to fall


It’s our one year anniversary

The wind picks up


We have a child

The trees fall


We been married for ten years

The houses are falling


My love came to have hope to rest

The storm destroyed the world...

Stormy Day

The sky is shadowed in gray

Just like the night


A storm is gathering

See on the horizon


The day will be tough

You can already tell


As wind starts picking up

And rain pores down


Of course the sky is actually sunny

The storm just in my head


But all I see is gray

Todays a bad day...