The Creek

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 The Creek.

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

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 The Creek.

The Creek

Winding waterway weaving
Past fields of corn and lacey beans
Where calm cows taste and 
Tease with rough tongues
Restless and reckless flowing 
Through leafy branches and brush
Past towering trees tilting in a strong wind
Rushing past the factory 
Where they dumb the sludge
Until you come to the pretty park 
And rest beside the bank lines with yellow flowers
Where ducks dive for dinner
And the wild geese play
A brief period of calm
Before you rush toward the rolling river
And lose your identity. 

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