Imagist Poems -- Add them here!
"The written word should be clean as bone [or marble]."
Add your imagist poem in the comments box below following the principles laid out by the Imagist movement and the guidelines given in class:
- a free verse poem
- contains between two and twelve lines
- your poem delivers a single, concrete image without excess of language
"The written word should be clean as bone."
Cherry Blossom
ReplyDeleteAn aerial string
of blushing petals
abandon
their mothers
and
float
to
earth
fallen
soldiers
Korean BBQ
ReplyDeleteHe spoke
in staccato sounds
smoke poured
from his open mouth.
Flicking his
lit cigarette
onto
the restaurant floor.
Viveca Braaten
Carpet
ReplyDelete"He reaches
and pulls
the lever in the dark
Lets the cargo fall
like a bomb."
Mitchell Hiscoe
Verona
ReplyDeleteLocks clustered together
on a wire fence
someone's in love
with another
they threw away the key.
Hannah
ReplyDeleteFiery stars
splattered
on cheeks.
Oceans blink at me.
-Rose de Bruijn
The First Time I Met My Brother
ReplyDeleteA tiny body
wires embedded in fragile veins
sustaining beautiful innocence
of a life
yet to be lived.
The little one smiles
in his sleep,
a nurse checks
the beeping on his machine.
Brianna Payne
Chipping paint
ReplyDeleteand coloured ink
litter the edges of kissing desks.
Telling silent tales of
inattentive students
and monotonous teachers.
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ReplyDeleteA Smoking Mistake
ReplyDelete______
Inhale,
lungs expand
try to expel the burning.
Exhale,
lungs contract
smoke leaves scalded lungs.
Filling the Sky - Matt McGifford
ReplyDeleteClouds
glide across
the massive sky,
reflect a golden glow,
create a sense
of insignificance,
and float along
just being clouds.
sitting in the car
ReplyDeleteonly the light of your cigarette
illuminates
your grinning face
misshapen
reclined in the drivers seat
staring at me
June Tenth
ReplyDeleteEyes welling
Tears dripping
Down my face
Too afraid to fall freely
Throat tightens
You're gone
-Michelle Pierscionek