Intro to Creative Writing Poems

Within the first week of class I have been assigned two poems...one called "Flipped Adage" and the other "Story of a Moment" :) Hope you enjoy!

"Flipped Adage" ... professor gave us five words to incorporate into the poem, and of course we had to flip an adage at the end :)

Standing on that rocky precipice between the

sickle and the rainbow,

my father, grey-bearded and sunken

extends trembling fingers to the

brass knob at the edge of his world.

We all know how the story ends—

And he died unhappily never after.

"Story of a Moment" ... focus on the sensory detail of a single moment in life :)

Colors of Silence

Wet black shoes reflect green blades of grass that are

trampled from standing.

Looking down, a sallow casket reflects the sunlight that

still shines from a sun that still rose today.

And my blue eyes reflect tears in the eyes of strangers.

A drab procession, we are the misplaced blackness

among the light of midday.

White oaks sway from the caress of velvety wind,

bluebirds glide overhead, blind to mourning.

And my uncle lies silent beneath an ivory box.

Pink laughter pierces deaf ears

of grey and black grief.

Sharp metallic chirping interrupts an artificial

silence.

And beneath my black shoes and the green brown earth

a fiery-red core ceaselessly burns

despite the stifling of a vibrant life.