[stylist] Blank verse poem

[Brad Dunse']

I dont' know what a blank verse poem is, but I like this :).

Brad



On 11/16/2011  12:22 PM Bridgit Pollpeter said...
>Hey,
>
>Here's a blank verse poem I wrote a couple of years ago. This is the
>first time I've shared my poetry outside a classroom. It's not great,
>but I like working, and experimenting, with words and structure.
>
>Once you were my baby sister so full of life.
>A blessing at Christmas so we named you after joy.
>So pink and precious, Rachel suited you.  Tiny hands,
>chubby cheeks, bright blue eyes, I wondered who
>you would be.  I grew up, and forgot about you.
>
>My angst, my pain, my life wrapped me in its selfish folds.
>When I realized you again you were on the brink
>of womanhood.  A beautiful girl who seemed self possessed.
>I should have known better, but I played the game
>
>like everyone else.  Confidence stands in for fear
>and self-inflicted criticism.  Your heart
>was wound up in layers of armor.
>A fragile heart was splintered and torn.  Just like me
>you looked for identity in a boy.
>I should have seen, I should have guessed.  The same blood
>
>trickled through our veins.  No longer a baby,
>you faced the world with demons intact.  Solace
>was an escape.  I know the pattern all too well.
>The chance to love seeps in our pores.  No one told you
>to love yourself.  No one praised your independence.
>No one pushed you to capture dreams.  Least of all me.
>
>You tied yourself too soon.  You raced to a dream
>ten years too soon.  My baby sister now called mother
>now called Mrs.  I see you grow quiet, I see you
>shrink in.  I am sorry for leaving you behind.
>I am sorry your strength drained before you reached the end.
>Still precious, still pink, your legacy continues
>with the essence of the girl named after joy.
>
>Sincerely,
>Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>Read my blog at:
>http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
>"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Writers Division web site:
>http://www.nfb-writers-division.net <http://www.nfb-writers-division.org/>
>
>stylist mailing list
>stylist at nfbnet.org
>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org
>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for stylist:
>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/lists%40braddunsemusic.com


Brad Dunse

"Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway." --John Wayne

http://www.braddunsemusic.com

http://www.facebook.com/braddunse

http://www.twitter.com/braddunse