
THIS WEEK’S WORDS come from “I Ask My Mother to Sing” by Li-Young Lee: sing, play, sway, boat, watch, rain, away, grass, water, rock, cry, spilling
Beyond the door
Beyond the wall
Wall of mystery
Wall of rock
Rock and stones
Rock of horror
Horror of life
Horror we watch
Watch as it ravels
Watch as the boat float
Float in the water
Float away
Away as I cry
Away to play
Play in the rain
Play with friends
Friends for life
Friends and foe
Foe to sway
Foe spilling beans
Beans for chillis
Beans for pot roast
Roast dinner
Roast peking duck
Duck on the grass
Duck waddling around
Around the table
Around the circle
Circle of friends
Circle of life
Life and the unknown
Life we make our own way
Way to solve a problem
Way to survive
Survive a heartache
Survive even if it hurts
Hurts when we run
Hurts when we remember
Remember the fun
Remember the pain
Pain of losing you
Pain of betrayal
Betrayal that was a surprise
Betrayal of trust
Trust funds
Trust our friends
Friends for coffee
Friends we sing and dance
Dance
Coffee*
(c) ladyleemanila 2021

The Blitz Poem, a poetry form created by Robert Keim.
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 with the same first word as line 1. The first 48 lines should be short, but at least two words.
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.

For: Beyond The Door – #Writephoto Renewal – New2Writing (wordpress.com)
Ooh very interesting poem and I’ve never heard of blitz poetry either so I thoroughly enjoyed learning about that too.
Thank you for joining in.
KL ❤
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so glad you’ve enjoyed it, KL 🙂
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Nicely penned and crafted.
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thank you, Henry 🙂
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Always my pleasure.
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