Poetry Challenge #118-Beyond Your Control
It’s that time of year when every day is a little bit longer than the one before.
And then, just when we are used to it, snippet by snippet night will begin stealing back moments. . .
and there is not one thing we can do about it. There are some things that are simply
Beyond Our Control. . .
Poetry Challenge #119
Beyond Your Control
Pretend I’m waving a ticking pocket watch before your eyes.
“You’re getting sleepy…sleepy…your eyes are getting heavy” …TICK-TICK-TICK
Let your eyes drift closed. . . Tick-tick . . .Now image you’ve been hypnotized into doing something that you would not ordinarily do. Something so out of character you’d have to be under some sort of unworldly power to attempt it.
And now, because the clock is ticking, fast as you can write a poem about where you are, what you’re doing, and how you feel doing it.
Keep it short. Four lines maximum. Because the clock is ticking!
Set your timer for 7 minutes
Don’t think about it too much.
just
Start
writing!
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge more than 8 summer ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge, let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole poem in the comments.