Today’s NaPoWriMo prompt is: Write a poem in the style of Kay Ryan.
As we pull,
the legs,
and snap,
the joints,
and crack,
the crab shell,
to find,
the meat of it,
I think,
of the hardness,
of the heart,
and yet,
the many ways,
it can be broken,
and the many ways,
it can be loved.
Today’s National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) prompt: Respond to someone else’s poem from the bottom up.
I selected a poem from Whisky Words & a Shovel I by r.h. Sin. I bought this poetry book a few weeks ago, but haven’t had a chance to read it yet. I enjoyed opening it up for this prompt! I ended up only loosely using the source poem though.
My heart will stretch thin
(like dough expanded with a rolling pin)
I will knead my love
until it is enough
for you.
unwrithings 