For today's prompt, I want you to write a poem about an object (or objects). Though you don't have to confine yourself to straight up description, I do want you to focus on object and/or make it a central piece of your poem. One of the more famous poems of contemporary literature does this wonderfully in William Carlos Williams' "The Red Wheelbarrow."
Ode to the Purse
It’s commonly known that purses
are a female invention, to have,
to hold, to save for later-
these are feminine obsessions.
Man walks with hands free
palms inward, concealing
his plans from the world. Woman
keeps her daily needs secure in a sack-
food for a long journey, tools for finding
food, mementos and enhancements to keep
her safe and always beautiful in the presence
of angry gods.
4-12 11:56 #519
Saturday, April 11, 2009
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