Windmills

We’ve moved into June, and I need a poetry style that starts with the letter F. I’ve decided to write Free verse Poems. Writing Free Verse Poems for an entire month frightens me because they lack meter, rhythm, and form. Sometimes a person needs these guidelines to keep them honest. What makes a poem a poem if there is no way to define it as a poem? The only way to start the party is to run my finger over the keys and see what pops up on the computer screen. I will call this poem Windmills.

First, let’s explore the characteristics of Free Verse Poetry and Windmills

1. Candace and flow
2. The built on the language of the poet
3. Non-uniform lines and stanzas
4. Experience with space
5. Prosaic Qualities
6. Concise Imagery

It appears free verse isn’t as rudderless as I first thought. My poetry writing challenge in June could get exciting. It’s time to read Windmills.

Windmills 

Spin, Spin, Spin
   White blades against a cerulean sky
Swish, swish, swish
   Giants in the cornfields on the dusty plains
Turn, turn, turn
   Are you the ultimate answer to our problem?
Burn, burn, burn
    Or will you be left to turn to rust?
Churn, churn, churn
    Power from those enormous blades
Swash, swash, swash
     Make us all believe we have nothing to fear.

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