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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L.L. Barkat says
as if born
the moment
the moment we opened
the moment the dark
opened
the moment the opening
went dark
born, as if
Monica Sharman says
You thought I was born yesterday?
The moment the dark opened?
As if.
Sandra Heska King says
What if
we opened
to the dark
only to find
the light?
Katie says
You’ve got me thinking now, Sandy!
Bethany R. says
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.
Debbie says
The dark
was opened
I remembered
And I embraced
the light
To forget.
Bethany R. says
Beautifully put.
lynn__ says
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