Day 1 – (prompt) Cage
To take part in this challenge, a blogger friend suggested I explore different types of poetry to make this more interesting.
The only poems I ever wrote in the past tended to be free verse, sometimes with rhymes, often without.
So today I have picked the prompt word ‘CAGE’ and have tried a Haiku and an acrostic poem.
I enclose a brief description of what each style of poem is.
Haiku
The haiku (or hokku) is an ancient form of Japanese poetry that has become very popular all over the world. Renowned for its small size, haikus consist of just three lines (tercet); the first and third lines have five syllables, whereas the second has seven. Haikus don’t have to rhyme and are usually written to evoke a particular mood or instance.
She’s trapped in bars of
Bitterness, lies and fear, but
the door is not locked!
Acrostic
This type of poetry spells out a name, word, phrase or message with the first letter of each line of the poem. It can rhyme or not, and typically the word spelt out, lays down the theme of the poem.
Can she cope with constant disappointment?
Afraid instead of risking love again
Grieving, the heart cocoons itself in a cage
E xcluding all others, but not preventing pain.
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