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The Poetry Club Tea Date ✨ This Has Been a Summer

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Poetry Club Tea Date
Welcome to this week’s poetry club tea date!

Get your favorite steep (or brew) and join us in writing a quick poem based on the following lines, submitted by Every Day Poems reader Sandra Heska King. The lines are from the recent poem delivery “This Has Been a Summer of Moths,” by Anne M. Doe Overstreet:

as if born the moment
we opened to the dark

Your Pour

Take a moment to write a poem based on the shared lines. Then add to the comment box (with a touch of cream and sugar) so other club members can enjoy.

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Looking for more inspiring lines? Check out the Every Day Poems poetry club room, where we feature additional favorite lines submitted by readers.

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  1. L.L. Barkat says

    July 15, 2020 at 8:17 am

    as if born

    the moment
    the moment we opened

    the moment the dark
    opened

    the moment the opening
    went dark

    born, as if

    Reply
  2. Monica Sharman says

    July 15, 2020 at 11:16 am

    You thought I was born yesterday?
    The moment the dark opened?
    As if.

    Reply
  3. Sandra Heska King says

    July 15, 2020 at 10:31 pm

    What if
    we opened
    to the dark
    only to find
    the light?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      July 20, 2020 at 4:12 pm

      You’ve got me thinking now, Sandy!

      Reply
  4. Bethany R. says

    July 15, 2020 at 11:01 pm

    Love your contrast in voice and structure, L.L. and Monica. Fun to see your creativity.

    I’m ruminating on the shared lines and will let you know if I come up with anything.

    Reply
  5. Debbie says

    July 17, 2020 at 9:46 am

    The dark
    was opened

    I remembered

    And I embraced
    the light

    To forget.

    Reply
    • Bethany R. says

      July 17, 2020 at 11:26 am

      Beautifully put.

      Reply
  6. lynn__ says

    July 24, 2020 at 2:27 pm

    such minor
    disagreement
    erupted into a
    monster of hostility
    as if born the moment
    we opened to the dark
    secrets and fears
    of our own
    fragile hearts

    Reply

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