We can no longer ignore the shadows... A Daily Poem Grand Prize Winner (Form: Roundabout) |
| Shadows At The Door "Itโs helter-skelter in the streets,โ I said watching the news. "But it's not here, I have no fear,โ I said watching the news. "Widows cry and children scream. They're far away from here.โ Touching, I see but not to me. โThey're far away from here." Dark flames of this Satanโs spell touch us every day. We long for light Yet only night touches us every day. We canโt turn away from what goes on and sacrifice what's right. We cannot yield to whatโs been revealed and sacrifice what's right. An entry for September 3rd round of "The Daily Poem " Prompt: I have provided you with the complete lyrics to five different songs. Choose ONE song. Write a poem using ONLY the words contained in the lyrics. Song: American Pie - Don McClean Line Count: 20 Form: The Roundabout is a four stanza poem, with each stanza consisting of 5 lines. The poem is written in iambic and the meter is 8/6/4/4/6, the final line being a refrain of line 2. Roundabouts can be on any subject. |