POEM STARTER
‘All in a golden afternoon, under the skies of cloudless blue.’
Write a poem that begins or ends with this line, adapted from Alice in Wonderland. Don’t feel limited to the themes and images of the book – see where else you could go from these words.
Chicago
All in a golden afternoon, under the skies of cloudless blue. Falling in love with all that surrounded me. I shut my eyes tightly, trying like hell to hold onto this moment. Feeling the breeze coming off of Lake Michigan, the faint warmth of the sun and as I open my eyes the deep green of the earth around me, stuck in the middle of the concrete and history and architecture.
The golden afternoon casts a warm light upon an industrial, dirty place. Transforming it into a romantic, intimate place where I share my heart with the buildings, sidewalks, and people. Shedding the weight I’ve bared, allowing the sky to lift it off my shoulders if only for a short time.
Weightless and free in this place resounding with sirens and screaming. Here I am allowed to let go. And I do. I let it all go.
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