#NaPoWriMo
Finally, our (optional) prompt for the day is another one pulled from our 2016 archives. Today, we’d like to challenge you to write a poem that begins with a line from another poem (not necessarily the first one), but then goes elsewhere with it. This will work best if you just start with a line of poetry you remember, but without looking up the whole original poem. Or you could find a poem that you haven’t read before and then use a line that interests you. The idea is for the original to furnish the backdrop for your work, but without influencing you so much that you feel as if you are just rewriting the original! For example, you could begin, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day,” or “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons,” or “I miss them, but it wasn’t a disaster,” or “they persevere in swimming where they like.” Really, any poem will do to provide your starter line – just so long as it gives you the scope to explore.
Happy writing!
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THE CANDLES BURNED
The candles burned, and the moon went down.
She got dressed up and went out on the town.
She wanted music, a strong beat, raucous and loud.
She wanted to lose herself, dancing in a crowd.
Life was nothing but angst and lots of pain.
No sunshine, darkness and cold, cold rain.
She wanted to drink vodka into black oblivion.
Her mind chasing round and round so labyrinthian.
Their eyes met at the bar, and he smiled.
She shrugged; maybe she could be beguiled.
They talked and drank, then went to his place together.
They kissed and then had a casual, sexual get-together.
She woke early with a banging head and left quickly.
Once home, she took two aspirin and felt sickly.
Now, when the candles burn and the moon goes down.
She watches TV alone in her dressing gown.
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