poppyhullings
Hey everybody,
I thought we might try a poetry exercise just for fun. I came across this 'fill-in-the-blank' form at a poetry forum nearly 3 years ago and I still enjoy using it and sharing it with others.
There are no rules except to be creative and original.
There is no right or wrong way to do this. You can rhyme or not. You can be serious or silly. You can create a poetic masterpiece or just write the first thing that comes to your mind. It can be long or short and about anyone from any perspective, meaning you can change "I" to he, she, they, it or a proper name and change the verb tenses accordingly.
Just fill in the blanks however you wish, experiment to your muse's content:
I am __ and __
I wonder __
I hear __
I see __
I want to __
repeat the first line
I pretend __
I feel __
I touch__
I worry __
I cry __
repeat the first line
I understand __
I say __
I dream __
I try __
I hope __
repeat the first line
I have done this many times and here's an old example of mine (from 2001). I'll come back and post a new one soon. That's another thing, you can do this as many times as you want because the possibilities are endless and the finished product is different every time.
I am dazed and confused
I wonder when I'll see him again
I hear his voice in the back of my mind
I see only what I want to see
I want to stop feeling sorry for myself
I am dazed and confused
I pretend to be happy
I feel stupid and insignificant
I touch things that I should not
I worry that people might see through my disguise
I cry only when no one is looking
I am dazed and confused
I understand what my heart has been telling me
I say only what I want you to hear
I dream about finding true love
I try to find true love
I hope true love will find me
I am dazed and confused
Have fun!:grin
I thought we might try a poetry exercise just for fun. I came across this 'fill-in-the-blank' form at a poetry forum nearly 3 years ago and I still enjoy using it and sharing it with others.
There are no rules except to be creative and original.
There is no right or wrong way to do this. You can rhyme or not. You can be serious or silly. You can create a poetic masterpiece or just write the first thing that comes to your mind. It can be long or short and about anyone from any perspective, meaning you can change "I" to he, she, they, it or a proper name and change the verb tenses accordingly.
Just fill in the blanks however you wish, experiment to your muse's content:
I am __ and __
I wonder __
I hear __
I see __
I want to __
repeat the first line
I pretend __
I feel __
I touch__
I worry __
I cry __
repeat the first line
I understand __
I say __
I dream __
I try __
I hope __
repeat the first line
I have done this many times and here's an old example of mine (from 2001). I'll come back and post a new one soon. That's another thing, you can do this as many times as you want because the possibilities are endless and the finished product is different every time.
I am dazed and confused
I wonder when I'll see him again
I hear his voice in the back of my mind
I see only what I want to see
I want to stop feeling sorry for myself
I am dazed and confused
I pretend to be happy
I feel stupid and insignificant
I touch things that I should not
I worry that people might see through my disguise
I cry only when no one is looking
I am dazed and confused
I understand what my heart has been telling me
I say only what I want you to hear
I dream about finding true love
I try to find true love
I hope true love will find me
I am dazed and confused
Have fun!:grin