POEM STARTER
Write a poem that includes the motif of masks.
A motif is a repeated but varying detail which highlights the poems theme, similar to a symbol.
Her Mask Is A Human Invention 🌎
She has so much to hide
A soft exterior conceals her instability
Soft, sleepy hills of green grass
Can always open into a sinkhole
A soft exterior conceals her instability
Perspective is all that masks her true self, she
Can always open into a sinkhole
A river of pain
Perspective is all that masks her true self, she
Could be out to get you - or perhaps
A river of pain
Obscures the fact that she really doesn’t care
Could be out to get you - or perhaps
The pain she causes
Obscures the fact that she really doesn’t care
Jagged mountain peaks have no meaning
The pain she causes
A figment of your imagination
Jagged mountain peaks have no meaning
The open sky doesn’t care if you fall
A figment of your imagination
Mother earth cares nothing for us
The open sky doesn’t care if you fall
Her mask is a human invention
You’ve gone so far with pantoums!!!
The idea was really original and fascinating, very visual! The narrator seemed fairly nutural, not an observer or someone very invested, just a narrator which seen as it was so emotive worked really well. The pace dragged a bit but that might just be because it was quite wordy, however it’s so visual and descriptive I don’t think it matters, you have to properly read it but when you do it’s worth it.
This is so powerful!! I love to though on perspective!
