Thank you, Anni. Maybe I'm a masochist because I do like making things difficult for myself. I considered rhyming each line as well, but that was a bridge too far. Perhaps next time...
Oh, grasshopper of the summer days,
casting aside all care and caution,
to leap with joyous verve and daring,
launched into the bright, confusing wind,
haphazard missile into perilous future,
committed to an unknown landing,
awkward, unplanned and reckless arrival,
kindling the flame for the next adventure.
Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 03.15.22
Prompt: Choose a word from each of these poems and use them in a poem of your own:
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