What is a list poem? This poetry style collects a list of people, places, things, ideas, or even words strung together somewhere within a poem to form a list. It is not necessary for the list to rhythm, but the words used should be memorable. I find the freedom when creating a list poem fascinating. The wordplay can be wild and free similar to Indiana weather in the early spring. Therefore, in March, I plan to write a series of list poems. I will title this one Traveling in a Storm.
Traveling in the Storm
Palomino ponies
Standing in the rain
Eating their morning grain
Outside a red barn
To hungry to go inside
Silver silos swelling with pride
Stretch tall into the wet morning sky
Flooded fields trying to swallow
The torrential downpour
Hawks overhead soar
Search for breakfast down below
Turkey vultures concentrate on
Last night’s roadkill
If lucky they will find
The carcass of a deer
Nothing will keep
These guys from a meal.
Windshield wipers
On high-speed
Can’t keep up with the deluge
RV traveling too slow
In the fast lane
Semi throwing up
A thick mist
Vision blurred
You miss the drama
Taking place in the outside world
Wilson’s market is up ahead
But we won’t stop
Because we’re going to Illinois
Dark clouds above us
Heavy with rain and lightning
Filling me with dread
For the storm waiting down the road.
Molly Shea is an accomplished fictional short story writer from Indiana who writes short stories and novels about a fictional town called Tecumseh. To read more of her short stories and adventures, click here.
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Vivid. Well done.
Well done!