Big Water

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 Big Water.

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

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 Big Water.

Big Water

Take me to big water
Where I can stare at the curve of the world
And wiggle my feet in warm mushy sand
While watching dolphins play in the waves
That crashed against the shore.
Take me to big water
Where the moon pulls the tide
And winks at me in the darkness
Like a drunken man
Tempting me to take a plunge
Take me to big water
Where the stars twinkle in the night
Keeping the secrets of the universe
Undiscovered in the centuries of darkness
Take me to big water.
Where you can kiss my lips again
We can sleep out on the beach
Where no one can see or hear
Except for the big water.

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