#PoemADayFeb
Today the theme was to write a poem in the poetic form of ‘Cascade poem’. I hadn’t known or written in this style before, although I have written in somewhat similar forms. With the Cascade Poem, the poet is to repeat the lines in the first stanza of a poem, in a particular manner.
In a four stanza poem, in the particular form, the first line of the first stanza becomes the final line of the second stanza. the second line of the first stanza becomes the final line of the third stanza, and the third line of the first stanza becomes the final line of the fourth stanza.
I’ve written my poem in this form now, and coincidentally, the first prompt for this project, ‘Heat’ could also be considered to be a prompt of the poem I write today. When you read my poem though, that may well explain why I wrote about heat again today … It’s currently 40 degrees celsius in the shade, in my backyard … That’s hot!
So here is my new poem, a ‘Cascade’ poem, I hope you like it, I certainly enjoyed writing it!
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Ironic times
It’s the common subject, we’re all talking about it
Record books ripped up, on Mother Nature’s whim
Is this Climate change? Some still deny its truth
They say it’s always been like this, summer is hot
With heatwaves a common thing, always has been
It’s the common subject, we’re all talking about it
This summer, the year’s first month, the hottest ever
Climate change deniers must surely now believe?
Record books ripped up, on Mother Nature’s whim
Air conditioning sucking up our home’s electricity
As Solar power helps combat sun’s sapping heat
Is this Climate change? Some still deny its truth …
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 