POEM STARTER
Maranda Quinn
Write an anchor line poem on a topic of your choosing.
In an anchor line, the first three lines of each stanza rhyme, and the last line of every stanza shares the same rhyme. Rhyme scheme: AAAB CCCB DDDB EEEB
The Voodoo Cypress
The swamp don’t sleep, it hums at night,
With teeth and eyes beyond the light,
It calls the lost with sweet invite
Down here, the dead don’t float.
Granny’s house been empty years,
But candles burn when dusk appears,
And voices hum old hymns of fears
Down here, the dead don’t float.
There’s laughter from the hanging tree,
A girl in white who shouldn’t be,
She sings to crows in minor key
Down here, the dead don’t float.
I ran one time, but not too far,
The blood still stains the mason jar,
And Mama’s eyes like shattered tar
Down here, the dead don’t float.
