get BLITZed!
Poetry Contest
the challenge: write a blitz poem.
*please read rules below very carefully*
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the blitz poem, created by robert keim, is a stream of short phrases and images with repetition and rapid flow.
it is meant to be read very quickly.
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rules....
~ begin with short phrase (it may be a cliché) in line 1
~ line 2 begins with the same first word as line 1
~ lines 3 and 4 begin with the last word of line 2
~ lines 5 and 6 begin with the last word of line 4
....and so on, continuing with each subsequent pair beginning with the last word of the line above them - this establishes a pattern of repetition which is continued through line 48.
*note: lines 1-48 should be short but at least two words.
~ line 49 is the last word of 48
~ line 50 is the last word of 47
~ the title must be only three words in the following order:
1. first word from the line 3
2. preposition or conjunction
3. first word from line 47
~ NO punctuation
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*see details in announcement for an example
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