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REFLECTION of HOME: A blitz poem Life of deception Life in reflection Reflection of war Reflection before Before the divorce Before the remorse Remorse for the crime Remorse for the time Time lost in haste Time we all waste Waste came to taunt Waste not nor want Want only the best Want nothing but rest Rest of the time Rest of the wine Whine to a friend Whine till the end End of the night End is in sight Sight so unkind Sight to the blind Blind led to the gate Blindness of fate Fate leads to chance Fate leads the dance Dance through the dark Dance for a lark Lark up so high Lark is a spy Spy plane you see Spy plain to me Me, this will shout Me, this poem’s about About to unwind About being kind Kindness to those Kind to numb toes Toes on my feet Toes walk me to greet Greet my dear friend Greetings to send Send in the post Sending the most Most often alone Most often at home Home in defiance Home independence Defiance Dependence A poem by Mysteral. © 2009 The form for the blitz poem was created by Robert Keim. Despite the simplicity of the form there are a few rules to be aware of: A Blitz poem is 50 lines long. Line one should be a single phrase, it can be a cliche. Line 2 must start with the same word as line one. Lines 3 and 4 begin with the same word that ends line 2. Lines 5 and 6 begin with the same word that ends line 4, and so on until line 49. Line 49 repeats the last word of line line 48. Line 50 repeats the last word of line 47. The title is created from the first word of line 3 and the first word of line 47, joined with a conjunction. The first 48 should be short, but at least two syllables long. Blitz poems should not be punctuated. The result should be read very fast, pausing only to breath. |
