Unfinished Blitz
The Blitz Poem, a poetry form created by UNSUPPORTED CODE Robert Keim UNSUPPORTED CODE .
This form of poetry is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow.
Begin with one short phrase, it can be a cliché. Begin the next line with another phrase that begins
The third and fourth lines are phrases that begin with the last word of the 2nd phrase, the 5th and 6th lines
begin with the last word of the 4th line, and so on, continuing, with each subsequent pair beginning with the
last word of the line above them, which establishes a pattern of repetition.
Continue for 48 total lines with this pattern, And then the last two lines repeat the last word of line 48,
then the last word of line 47.
The title must be only three words, with some sort of preposition or conjunction joining the first word
from the third line to the first word from the 47th line, in that order.
There should be no punctuation. When reading a BLITZ, it is read very quickly, pausing only to breathe.
Testing the waters:
Dreams scattered
dreams mattered
Mattered much
mattered deeply
Deeply touched
deeply shattered
Shattered lives
shattered spirits
Spirits mending
spirits lending
Lending healing
lending feelings
Feeling hopeful
feeling faithful
Faithful words
faithful deeds
Deeds done
deeds undone
Undone damage
undone scars
Scars mark
Scars wounds
Wounds healed
wounds flesh
Flesh weak
weak sight
Sight see's
sight by faith
faith speaks
faith marches
Marches slower
marches with pace
Pace is slower
pace placed timing
timing
time
we will
shine
again
by
grace
Unfinished to be continued ....unedited
Copyright © Vicki Acquah | Year Posted 2014
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