I assume we are all getting the rain this morning. (It just became heavier when I wrote that!) I feel inspired to give you one of my poetry secrets – and rain is a good thing to write about.
I call these “Instant Poems” – because they’re quick to write and they get your brain working fast.
Line 1: (Use one of these choices…or something similar for the opening)
The rain falls…
The rain pours…
The rain comes down…
Line 2: Hint – this is where we think of something similar to the rain
Choose one of these examples, or one of your own: tears, overflowing tap, waterfall, river…
So if we choose waterfall, our first two lines could be…
The rain comes down
Like a waterfall tumbling over an invisible cliff…
Lines 3 and 4: This is where we brainstorm a waterfall (or whichever other similar thing we chose)
Waterfall brainstorm: rushing, thick, thunderous, hidden air pockets, heavy, loud, white out, never ending, incessant, persistent, wet, vertical, soaking etc
We can do anything with these words for lines 3 and 4. Here is an example of how we might use those words together
It thunders head first to its destination below,
Soaking everything in its path instantly
Line 5: This line is about you, your feelings or your wishes.
Start with: I wish, I feel, I think, I wonder, I want
Here are some possibilities:
I wish we could return to the dry sunny silence of yesterday.
I feel scared that it will never end.
I think the ground is a magnet for the rain.
I wonder if Heaven is crying.
I want to run outside and drink every drop.
Finally: here’s how our rain poem might look…
The rain comes down
Like a waterfall tumbling over an invisible cliff.
It thunders head first to its destination below,
Soaking everything in its path instantly
I think the ground is a magnet for the rain.
So, there you are. An instant poem about the rain. You can use this technique to write about anything in five lines. I would love to read your instant poems!
Bye for now
Sharon
