POEM STARTER

Write a 'golden shovel' using a line from an existing poem that you enjoy.

A golden shovel is a poetic form in which the last word of each of your lines is taken, in order, from a line of another poem. Look at some examples and then have a go!

Dr Havisham

I still hate him; he was all take, I was all give,


As he found himself, I drifted apart from me,


I was desperate. I thought I needed a


Male.


So I dissected a corpse,


And realised what had I been waiting for?


I was desperate. I needed a....


...I don’t know...something to achieve in the long run, and it was long,


I became a doctor. It was long, slow,


But I did it. And celebrated with a trip to where I was meant to go on my honeymoon.

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