Shore under embrace

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dive right in
dive beyond the shore
shore paved in pebbles
shore tossed with waves
waves jostled under storm clouds
waves freckled by sunlight
sunlight coating our arms
sunlight streaking between tree limbs
limbs dance under the heavens
limbs splay among the breeze
breeze frolics through the treetops
breeze echoes over the reeds
reeds wave along the swamp's edge
reeds play along the dunes
dunes sprinkle sand on our feet
dunes cascade into great lakes
lakes rise to meet our dancing
lakes rumble with thunder's calls
calls from birds splash among us
calls from squirrels fill the air
air fills hungry lungs under sunsets
air feels light among this space
space evokes a deeper mystery
space pulls us through the haze
haze emitted from sunset's whisper
haze greets us at foggy daybreak
daybreak to sunset, we remember
daybreak and daylong, we play
play outside and scatter joy
play outside and sing in the rain
rain plunks upon my forehead
rain plops onto the muddy ground
ground grows thick with mud and water
ground fills up with our footprints 
footprints slowly scatter
footprints tip-toe patter
patter first outward
patter now homeward
homeward and hopeful
homeward to wander
wander asunder
wander together
together we hold this day
together we bear these hopes
hopes for tomorrow's sun
hopes for this year's embrace 
embrace our old schemes
embrace new daydreams 
daydreams
schemes

I created this blitz poem for the Wea’ve Written Weekly prompt #174. This week’s prompt was provided by Carol Anne, who asks us to take the following steps to build our poem:

This week’s challenge is to write a blitz poem! Here’s how it works:

  • Line 1: one short phrase or image (example: build a boat)
  • Line 2: another short phrase or image, starting with the same first word as line 1 (build a house)
  • Lines 3 & 4: each begin with the last word of line 2 (house for sale, house for rent)
  • Lines 5 & 6: each begin with the last word of line 4, and so on — keep repeating this pattern until line 48
  • Line 49: just the last word of line 48
  • Line 50: just the last word of line 47
  • Title: three words long, in the format (first word of line 3) (preposition or conjunction) (first word of line 47)
  • No punctuation

This form felt very long to me, so I started to change up the tempo midway. I’m not sure if I hindered the flow at that point, but I’m fairly content with the final result. 😅 This was my first blitz style poem in a while. I like the rapid pace that can be created and all the imagery that can build within the form. What do you enjoy about this style of poetry?

17 thoughts on “Shore under embrace”

  2. I like the Blitz for several reasons – it has a looseness to it, and it requires a bit of forethought to manipulate the poem to achieve a coherent title. Your poem is a delight and it does flow!

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