Poems for Weekly Challenge

Coffee Up Shape Poem

Daily cup of Coffee

A daily cup
Of my morning coffee
While watching the news
Overwhelming me
With fears

We are doing a poetry form this week:
SHAPE POETRY

Here's the link to learn more: Shape Poetry

Shape Poetry

-Shape Poetry is also associated with Concrete Poetry-

The shape is one of the main things that separate prose and poetry. Poetry can take on many formats, but one of the most inventive forms is for the poem to take on the shape of its subject. Therefore, if the subject of your poem were a flower, then the poem would be shaped like a flower. If it were a fish, then the poem would take on the shape of a fish. ><<<*>

Shape and Concrete Poetry go hand-in-hand; however, Concrete or Visual Poetry doesn’t have to take on the particular shape of the poem’s subject, but rather the wording in the poem can enhance the effect of the words such as in this line:
an angel tumbling
d
o
w
n
to earth . . .
Designing your shape poem can be simple and fun, but try not to pick anything that would be too difficult. We suggest mapping out or drawing your shape first, and then importing the text of your poem into your shape.

Example #1:
Birth of a Triangle

Mama and Papa and baby make three,
reaching sides of a three-sided tree.
oedipal winds rustle from leaves;
triangular shapes converting
dissimilarity into peeves.
straight lines connect
the corners turned;
mirrored sight
un-burned;
buried
am
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