Written for a prompt for Blogging Circle of Friends September 2, 2019 |
Autumn arriving to West Virginia Days still boiling with heat September weather means bright sun Harvesting plants and mowing yards Turning leaves still to come. People camping in the park Staking tents and sleeping there Dining from spreads on the ground Ants and insects feasting too Animals invading scaring children Sun beaming at noon. Trees sweltering seeking sunlight Mountain peaks grabbing sky Streams stagnating and trickling Trout lazing in the brooks Autumn arriving in three weeks Colors not yet changing on the trees Summer frolicking and lingering still. Animals developing winter fur Shedding dogs what a mess Enjoying summer's final thrills Autumn rolling in the fields. I have begun trying to use only nouns, pronouns, verbs, and some conjunctions in my poetry and avoid adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions. I know. I used "in" a few times and it is a preposition. Sometimes they are necessary but I try to limit their use. I feel it makes my poetry stronger. I show the reader as opposed to telling. This strategy is working well for me since it has won me numerous awards over the past few weeks at https://allpoetry.com. I know I can put that link here because I followed a link from WDC to find that site to begin with, many months ago. It was advertised in my toolbar. Let me know what you think of my new writing style. Feedback welcome and requested. |