Tuesday, 20 May 2014

Lines

by Martha Collins


Draw a line. Write a line. There.
Stay in line, hold the line, a glance
between the lines is fine but don't
turn corners, cross, cut in, go over
or out, between two points of no
return's a line of flight, between
two points of view's a line of vision.
But a line of thought is rarely
straight, an open line's no party
line, however fine your point.
A line of fire communicates, but drop
your weapons and drop your line,
consider the shortest distance from x
to y, let x be me, let y be you.


Carefully read the above poem.  Pick a subject you would like to write about (one word) and create your own version of this poem.  It may help if you brainstorm as many things as you can about your subject.

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