Monday, January 14, 2013

Poetry Prompt: "The" Poem


Based on "The Road to Acuna" by Catherine Bowman, write a poem describing all the things you noticed at one of the games last week. Be very detailed in your descriptions. Not "The boy riding on the back of the machine," but "The waving nine-year old clutching the zooming Zamboni."

"The Road to Acuna"
by Catherine Bowman

            The night we drive in is a snake
            The snake at the edge of the schoolyard.
            The ditch encircled by children.
            The legend dug deep to the devil.
            The place we discuss our childhood.
            The place where we hum in the desert.
            The ice melts away in the bucket.
            The white lace of the hotel bed.
            The glare on the rabbits, the rocks.
            The headlights that blaze on the roadside.
            The signs that all point to Acuna.
            The panting road to Acuna.
            The pot-bellied road to the border.
            The spiraling storm to the city.

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