A Cento-style poem
Fraying kerchief, caked brown with faded woes Cap left lying on my desk When she zips her jacket Engages us all with love Strings shyly swish-swish Mine to enjoy finally There at the bus stop Nuclear power stations Rooted but eager To flavor our lives Your end is a story like the earth And, oblivious, it remains unconcerned
d’Verse poetry prompt
At d’Verse, we are encouraged to look at the most recent poems weโve written, preferably the last twelve poems, and- taking the last lines from each of the poems, rearrange them into a new poem!
This is rather like a ‘Cento’ poem, which is wholly composed of verses or passages taken from other authors, disposed in a new form or order… Except, in this case, we are to use verses from our own poems instead!
My poem is comprised of the last lines from twelve of the last fifteen poems I wrote.
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–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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This works really well, David. I particularly love that last couplet โค
๐ค๐๐ป Sunra ๐๐ป๐ค
Amazing how those twelve lines flow together, like it was the it was meant to be. Cheers!
๐๐๐ป Helen ๐๐ป๐
Wonderfully wrought! I love the way these lines came together!!
๐๐๐ป Muri ๐๐ป๐
Wow what a great job stringing these together David.
this made me a bit nervous “nuclear power stations ”
love the last line: “Your end is a story like the earth
And, oblivious, it remains unconcerned”
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๐๐๐ป Cindy ๐๐ป๐
You’ve fit these lines together so well. Especially for me, that second stanza!
๐ค๐๐ป Lillian ๐๐ป๐ค
Making me think
๐๐๐ป Andrew ๐๐ป๐
Interesting process with impressive results.
๐งก๐๐ป Dolly ๐๐ป๐งก
Wow, talented writing Davidโ๏ธAlways love reading your work๐
โค๏ธ๐๐ป Amber ๐๐ปโค๏ธ
This is beautifully done, David! Kudos!! โคโค
๐๐๐ป Sanaa ๐๐ป๐
Love those last 2 lines together, David.
๐๐๐ป Lisa ๐๐ป๐
a self-cento perhaps David – you reworked those lines with aplomb and finished with a flourish in that final couplet
๐๐๐ป Laura ๐๐ป๐
Those nuclear power stations really stuck out… a true treat
๐ค๐๐ป Bjรถrn ๐๐ป๐ค