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 Small Town at the End of the World
First, let’s explore the characteristics of Free Verse Poetry and Small Town at the End of the World
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 Small Town at the End of the World.
Small Town at the End of the World Searchers on a dark horse On a highway, we glade. Past red barns waiting to be filled With grain not yet grown Corn sprouts poking out of the ground. Out into the country past the city limits sign To a place where life moves slow And politics don’t matter much. Farmers sat at a liar’s table Talking about crops and cancer And high school sports teams They survived Vietnam, But pancreatic cancer will get them in the end. That’s how the story goes In a one stop light town Located somewhere at the end of the world.
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Oh, man ~ just came from one of these! You know the entire town is gaslighting you when one mechanic tells you your suspension’s about to go (it wasn’t,I found out later), but you should just drive the thing without cooling fans for three days and bring it back, they’ll look at it then… Ooh, there are still some very primitive places in this nation of ours! 😱
Yes there are. Some of them are good once you get to know the people. They are rough on outsiders though.
Oh, I saw some really, really good beauty between people there. It’s hard for anyone to get to know you when you can’t leave your van and everyone you do business with gets sent little videos of you in your worst most panicked moments, courtesy of that same predator.
They think they’re defending their town against a bad person, and he keeps them thinking it.
Yeah. They get worried people will murder them in their sleep because they see so much stuff on television.
You said a mouthful there. Our “entertainment” is one of the most insidious and destructive forces right now among us.
Oh, I love this. Free Verse is freedom to let the inspiration flow! You have done it with this one, Molly.
Thank you.
You are welcome!
Very interesting. Thanks a lot.
Thank you!