Thursday, May 17, 2012

Fall and Rise

Author's Note:  I haven't written a poem in awhile, so I wanted to write one today, using a different technique.  When I was looking on other blogs, I saw this form of poetry a lot and I wanted to try it out.  I don't know if it makes sense to anyone else, but decided to experiment.  I focused on the format for this piece.  My inspiration was this song that I heard the other day about how life has ups and downs, but you have to pick yourself up and keep going.

Dead or ALIVE
We f
a
l
l
And
e
s

i
r

o        r and o
v        e        v
e        v        e
r and o        r again
NeVeR sEeMiNg To STOP.
And finally I have reached the
                                i
                o                             n
p                                                             t

where I can go no f         a              r              t              h             e             r
                                               
o
I have reached the t               p.

                                   up
Whatever goes                    must come
                                   down.

A delicate feather I f
                                         a
                                                       l
                                                                      l
upon this poor town.
Until the wind picks me UP         
the Angel lays in DiSgUiSe.
                                                       e             g
Ready or NOT our lives will c                                      n                                                       e.
                                                       h             a                                                        s

s                                              n                                                                  i
                o             o                             I will c o  m    e    to            r