Blitz Poem


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What is this strange poetic form: Blitz Poem? It is a 50-line poem of images or short phrases.  A Blitz poem should be read very quickly.

How to do this poem:
Line 1 - Short phrase or image
Line 2 - Short phrase or image with the same first word as line 1
Lines 3 through 48 - sets of short phrases or images with the first word in each line being the last word in the last set
Example:
Short is sport
Short is a dwarf
Dwarf can be trees
Dwarf can be me
Line 49 - the last word of line 48
Line 50 - the last word of line 47

Title of poem is three word long (First word of line 3)(preposition or conjunction)(First word from line 47)

Run and Crash

Smoking gun
Smoking run

Run the path
Run the rapids

Rapids are fast
Rapids are rocky

Rocky the movies
Rocky the shore

Shore in California
Shore filled with crabs

Crabs will snap
Crabs are carnivores

Carnivores eat meat
Carnivores can be pets

Pets are all around
Pets are kings

Kings today
Kings take control

Control your anger
Control the water

Water is cool
Water brings life

Life is short
Life is fun

Fun are friends
Fun is family

Family brings life
Family knowledge

Knowledge is earned
Knowledge is useful

Useful projects
Useful tools

Tools of fools
Tools for wood

Wood buildings
Wood blocks

Blocks of life
Blocks of rock

Rock the world
Rock and Roll

Roll out the carpet
Roll the dough

Dough for food
Dough for the car

Car in the shop
Car Crash

Crash the computer
Crash the party

Party
Computer


©2017 Brady L.B.

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