Thank you, Anni. Maybe I'm a masochist because I do like making things difficult for myself. I considered rhyming each line as well, but that was a bridge too far. Perhaps next time...
Eyes fixed upon the spot, she crouches low,
back legs wound tight and gathered,
twitches and adjustments made,
she calculates,
then unwinds, an arrow from a bow,
springs upward and out,
lands with perfect precision,
exactly where desired.
Line count: 8
Free verse
For Express It In Eight, 12.21.22
Prompt: Not having seen either movie from which the prompt quotes were taken, I thought I’d test the rule that states departure from the strict adherence to suggested subjects is allowed.
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