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The Taboo Poem Revealed

April 9, 2013 by

Click the image for today’s National Poetry Month Tour stop!

Last Friday, I challenged my readers to comment with one line of poetry about romance, without using that word or five others — LOVE, BURNING, PASSION, SWEET, HEART.

I’ve given it a tentative title, but the rest was your creation:

First Sight, Love

Can we defy expectations, and have this part never end?
winding around me like ivy
gently pushing through the wall i built up
Stealthy, unexpected, brilliant, bright. The surprise of a star, a first kiss
yearning for your touch
the bliss of a kiss…
Words spoken, yet
nothing said, glances
lock, then lost
The promise of promises yet to come

Thanks to the following for their contributions:

Rhapsody in Books
Necromancy Never Pays
Diary of an Eccentric
Unabridged Chick
So Many Books
Peeking Between the Pages
Parrish Lantern
Worducopia

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Comments

  1. Ali (Worducopia) says
    April 21, 2013 at 9:10 pm

    I love this! It turned out beautifully, the way you put it all together. May I share it on my blog? I’ve been wanting to do a post about all your wonderful poetry month activities.

  2. Darlene says
    April 15, 2013 at 2:13 pm

    Wow, that turned out really well. I love it!

  3. Anna says
    April 14, 2013 at 8:20 am

    I think it turned out great! Amazing that it was created by numerous people but seems so cohesive, like it was written by just one poet. Like Audra said, we are brilliant poets!

  4. Lisa says
    April 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    I never would have imagined that this came from single lines from different people. Very creative!

  5. Stefanie says
    April 9, 2013 at 2:04 pm

    Hey, that turned out pretty well! 🙂

  6. Audra (Unabridged Chick) says
    April 9, 2013 at 12:33 pm

    WOW — we are collectively brilliant poets! 😉 I love it — this turned out so beautifully — romantic and quixotic and, well, poetic! Kudos to all — thanks for hosting this, Serena — I love it!

    • Serena says
      April 9, 2013 at 1:04 pm

      I agree, you are all collectively brilliant poets. This was such a fun exercise…I cannot wait to see what happens this Friday with Blackout Poetry!

  7. jenn aka the picky girl says
    April 9, 2013 at 10:13 am

    This is SO cool! I love how it turned out. And I really like the idea of starting with a theme but limiting word choice. Very neat.

    • Serena says
      April 9, 2013 at 1:01 pm

      Thanks so much for checking it out. I may snag your Blackout Poetry party for this Friday’s fun during poetry month.