Commentary and Philosophy Poetry posted February 16, 2015

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free verse contest entry 160

A chapter in the book To Cherish Thorns

Sunrise Sunset

by michaelcahill

morning glory seed sealed precious repose to never soil now the journey begins   a bottle set sail a blue whale's whimsical tale of magic pods to scatter on the breeze of the silver wind is the wind trustworthy                   with suspect origin and catspaw entrances leaving evidence                                        dna          less the winking wind in the willows clever and crooked                           as if it could be measured        for intent or intentions or deemed        to have any or many or none   beluga cold from blue to white                       an iceberg                              a bottle                                      a seed within marshmallow science focus   the iceberg melts the bottle is free                 the journey continues                                 the cork master is extinct   an echo hey buddy spare a dime for a cup to sup a daisy grew the acme steamroller flattened the bum who picked in hope                                                     morning glory seed                                 in a bottle                 washes to shore a beach of bottles                 that once bobbed                                 the Earth spins                                                 the bottles too                                                                 no pause                                                                                 to kiss

Writing Prompt Please write a free verse poem. ANY theme you like. IMO, free verse should have NO STRUCTURED line, verse or rhyme format - random is best. I think, to differentiate from prose, free verse should incorporate at least SOME of the following poetic devices: alliteration, metaphors/similes, random rhyme, imagery, terse maybe fragmented sentences. Absolutely NO punctuation allowed, unless capital letters for proper nouns. No artwork allowed. No 'author notes' allowed. MIN 60 words, MAX 160 words. 'Definition' above 'Title' must read, 'Free verse contest entry', followed by the word count - NOTHING ELSE. TWO colour only presentation - one for background and one for type. One style of type only, written in straight lines.

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