Writing 201: Poetry is giving me my biggest test yet. A concrete poem. I have to figure out how to format to make a shape out of this poem. I wrote about it. Like to hear it? Here it go!
Cold. Concrete Poetry.
The sun is out
But the sight is deceptive
I'd love to wear shorts
But my legs aren't receptive
To the chilly conditions of this state
I'd rather not be in this state
It's time to move on from this state
Of being
Nine months of wind and cold
Nine months of shoveling snow
Nine months of aloof sunshine
Nine months of less than divine
Weather.
Put on my jacket
Put on my gloves
Put on my hat
Put on my happy face
Let's go
Brave This
Cold
A Fresh Voice 
Bravo!
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Thank you 🙂
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My pleasure.
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Job well done! How did you do the formatting please? Thank you for your advise 🙂
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Thanks! I used the
Thank you Jarrod. I shall tinker about and see. I do appreciate your taking the time to respond. Regards 🙂
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Lol I just realized wiring the tag in my comment actually created the line break! Sorry about that.
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Not a problem at all. Will tinker till I achieve something one of these days 🙂
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Nicely done. I also found this assignment challenging. Not something I will go in for on a regular basis but I really enjoyed the ballad. I think I am a bit old fashioned. I like romantic poetry where things scan and rhyme. I am also impressed by your formatting.
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Thank you 🙂 Yes, this is definitely one of those poems that I will use sparingly. The formatting could be useful though.
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That was really well executed!
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Thank you! It was easy to write. I had to read up on the formatting, but it was good, useful information.
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Nice work with the ‘concrete poem’ prompt! I never thought of trying a silhouette. Thanks for the idea. 🙂
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No problem! And thank you 🙂 I honestly didn’t know what I was doing with the spacing. I guess it worked out 🙂
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