“Poem Starting with a Line by ” is your title. Look for a line that captures your imagination (and holds its own as a unit of syntax) That is your first line*. It sets the tone for your poem. (*be sure to cite the source at some point)
Poem Starting with a Line by Gary Soto
I sat on the lawn watching the half-hearted moon rise,*
exhausted starlight filtering down around me.
In the heavy silence, I was a shadow on the grass,
tired house behind me erased by thick darkness.
Restless, I breathed out, smooth and mellow,
felt the universe expand, steadfast, enduring.
5 comments:
I liked the mood of this piece - all the images leading into a wholesensation.
I agree with Marian, you have created a lovely mood with this, Marianne.
Pamela
I have done the same many times, just sat outside and let the house behind me fade into shadows. Really like the atmosphere you have created,
Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/poem-starting-with-a-line-by-anne-sexton/
You reminded me that I wanted to try, as amateurish as it may be to try and photograph the full moon this evening. By my reckoning the moon was rising in the south eastern sky.
I remember laying in my back yard one eve looking up at the star filled sky and getting dizzy. We do need to remember to breathe.
smooth and mellow
yes. I'm longing for summer's ease.
My students read some Soto.
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