There is a form of poetry that I have always had some trouble with, but I try it anyway. It’s called a Blitz Poem.
The Blitz poem contains fifty lines, and is meant to be read as fast as possible (aloud) with no breaks, except for the poet to take a breath. The first two lines start with the same word, and the next two lines start with the last word of the second line, and so on.
The title is supposed to be three words long, and consist of the first word of line three, a preposition or conjunction, and the first word of line forty-seven, which can make it kind of weird. ;p
The last two “lines” of the poem, forty-nine and fifty, are single words, being the words found at the end of line forty eight, and line forty-seven respectively.
The problem that I have with writing one of these kinds of poems is that I almost always manage to skip a line, which means I’ve messed up the flow of the rest of the poem, making it still a poem, but not an actual “Blitz”. ;p
So, here I am attempting it again. Wonder where I’ll goof this time… 😉 (hoping that thinking she’ll goof will somehow cause her not to goof…)
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Coming the Shepherd
Work in progress
Work, the night is coming
Coming is a new day
Coming is the Lord
Lord of all creation
Lord of Heaven and Earth
Earth made in six days
Earth the home of man
Man who fellowshipped with God
Man who fell from grace
Grace is unmerited favor
Grace bestowed by God
God the Heavenly Father
God the Son
Son of Almighty God
Son equal with the Father
Father gave the Son for us
Father could not look on sin
Sin separates man from God
Sin, black and ugly deeds
Deeds and thoughts, God knows
Deeds man does every day
Day will come
Day when Christ returns
Returns for those that are his
Returns to begin Judgement
Judgement of good and bad
Judgement of those who accepted or rejected
Rejected God’s gift of salvation
Rejected His truth
Truth found in the Bible
Truth from God’s word
Word–a name for Jesus
Word was there at the beginning
Beginning, there was the Word
Beginning of time as we know it
It is only Him
It is His salvation
Salvation comes from God
Salvation bought with Jesus’ blood
Blood of the Lamb
Blood of heifers and goats
Goats on the left
Goats not part of God’s flock
Flock of sheep that need to be led
Flock led by the Shepherd
Shepherd of the sheep
Shepherd who cares for us
Us
Sheep…
© Stacey Uffelman 9-12-15
(Oh, my gosh, I think that I actually did it right this time !!!)