| THE FERRYMAN The old woman considered death and hugged him like an old friend who she thought had forgotten her |
| THE LETTER Disappointment settled a sinking souffle of broken hopes |
| THE NARROW ESCAPE She felt so happy like the trapeze artist who hit the net |
| CLOSED DOORS The factory was quiet brooding like the young woman whose child had died |
| MANJANA The sun came up a guilded spanish galleon from the depths of the clouded sea |
| Of course poetry doesn't have to be a huge epic production...short can be sweet - so why don't you have a go? Just think of the initial subject or title as if it were a small image in your mind...then zoom in, developing the image line by line.. Here's a few ideas to get you started... |
| THE AMNESIAC He remembered the past as if it were an old book for when he lifted the cover all he found were torn and missing pages |
| VOLCANO The mountain in storm roared like a runaway bus with a million loose wheels |
| MR CONFIDENCE His grin grew wide wide as a crocodile smile false as crocodile tears |
| OLD SARUM He had never known love she was a stranger that passed him in the street |
| DEAR MS. SHELLEY Just a line... Frankinstein is alive and well and writes the script for News at Ten |
| WINTER The snow fell God and his Mrs having a pillow fight |
| JACK'S BACK The snow falls creeps over the town with the stealth of a virus and settles as softly as a lover's contented sigh |
| INTRODUCING The rain forest greet her with machette handshake in the name of progress |
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