Week 4: Death

 You

How dare you.

You've left me here,

Alone.

You knew I needed you.

You knew I loved you.

But no.

You're selfish.

You're hateful.

You've gone on without me.

How long will I have to wait,

for you to come back?

Or will I have to come find you?

Of course I will.

You're selfish.

You won't let me have what I want.

You won't make this easy.

P.S - I don't know if a free verse poem was really what you were looking for, but I couldn't stop writing it once I started. It just kind of.. happened.

Analysis:

This poem is very stark, and very barren. The sentences are very short and choppy. There is no figurative language used in this poem at all. Both of these things add a sense of emptiness and a bitter realism to the poem. None of the words represent anything else, they are what they are. I think that really helps convey the message of loss felt by the person speaking.

Week 2 - Creative Approach to Poetic Form

*DISCLAIMER: I am terrible at poetry, so I apologize in advance*

Haiku:

Snow falls to the ground
The cold flakes are beautiful
They dance with the wind

Limerick:

 

There was a young man from Mount Pearl
Who was deeply in love with his girl
But what a big fright
He got just last night
When he found out her real name is Earl!

Reflection:

I found that with the haiku, the restraints of the form really made writing it difficult. It really seemed to limit the.. fun, for lack  of a better term, that I could have with the content of the poem. I had to struggle to think of words that would fit both the form and also the subject of the poem. However with the limerick, the form and the rhythm of the poem made it so that once I got the first line out, the rest of it flowed naturally. I also found that the rhyme scheme of the poem influenced the subject matter because the way the words seem to "bounce" always make me want to write something silly, whereas the haiku was much more sober.

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