Today’s prompt for Writer’s Digest Poetic Asides poem-a-day challenge is to write a poem of rebirth. Robert Lee Brewer writes, “There are many different types of rebirth available….So think on it a bit, and create a stellar rebirth poem.” Then I noticed his next post on the poetic form Villanelle and thought I’d give it a try. Well, I don’t know if I produced a stellar rebirth poem, but I sure thought on it!
I started by wanting to put together a video of my helicopter trip over the Kaskawulsh Glacier near Vulcan Mountain, the one I took when I was visiting the Yukon. But something wasn't adding up, and then I realised it needed words. I found a poem from my poem-a-day challenge…
Today's prompt for Writer's Digest Poetic Asides poem-a-day challenge is memory. "Memory" Frozen night, Black ribbon of asphalt Unwinding before our twin beams of light. A sign looms overhead Warning of steep descent. We crest the hill And see a red-lighted Line snaking up toward us. Brake hard. Hold Breath.…
Today's prompt for Writer's Digest Poetic Asides poem-a-day challenge is to write a poem of longing, a person longing for someone, a cat longing to get out, longing for love. The formatting didn't work well on the Poetic Asides blog; I'm having some trouble getting it right here too, but…
