WRITING OBSTACLE
Write a short story or poem about a couple’s anniversary that uses weather as a motif.
Motifs can affect a reader’s view of characters and story greatly. You could use adjectives typically used for weather to create the characters, or metaphors of weather to describe relationships and scenarios.
Acrostic Poetry: Happy Anniversary
Hurricane force winds
And an arctic front
Propagated between spouses
Precipitated by a shower of tears
Year after year
Atmospheric conditions worsen
Nor’easter storms batter them both
Not to be blamed on El Niño
Impervious to the wind chill
Vortex swirls engulf them
Eruptions of tornadic destruction
Rain upon them in a cyclical pattern
Storm surge passed, a calm returns as the sun rises
Anew
Replaced with a warm front
You never saw coming on the radar
