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New Rules for Writing Poetry
Go to a library
Find an old book
The well- read kind with
a tattered cover and dog- eared pages
Gently shake it over a blank sheet of paper
until it has no more words to give
Spread the loose word evenly
Fold the paper into a crane and let it fly away
Wait
When the crane returns open it and read its poem aloud
Turn it into a small boat
Set it adrift on the current of dreams encircling the universe
Freedom to See
She holds her camera high
and defies the rules of photography –
Rules of thirds
Rules of composition
Rules of aperture, and focus, and light
She holds her camera high
and declares that she will follow
her own rules
Rules that find beauty in the mundane
and wonder in the ordinary
Rules that show heroes on street corners
and angels in sneakers
Rules that shine light in the shadows
Day 1 of the November Chapbook Challenge – write a declaration poen
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