I started writing last night (it's currently 6in the morning Sunday mothers day ).
I think I have taken the poem in a very different direction. Towards a commentary on humans, in a fairly judgemental way. It will be interesting to see how different. Sunday is not likely to be a productive writing day (family), I will have a look a little later though. I was cooking and scribbling ideas last night. Sometimes ideas and lines come to me when I am not trying.
I started by putting down ideas for each stanza, regardless of word selection or meter rhyme etc. Just to think about where I was going with the flow of a story line, before I started getting stuck on being more selective. I don't think I've done that much before. Even when given a theme prompt I usually just let it roll along as a go.
@girlbeforemirror,
Happy Mother's Day (almost).
I have to admit, I'm a bit giddy with anticipation to see what you come up with. The poem is like a Venn Diagram. No matter what, it's going to have both my DNA, and your DNA, in it. Two different people creating common ground (not finding it) in the middle. The overlap.
You're in a tricky place ... you can only stray so far from my stanzas because your stanzas have an obligatory starting point and an obligatory end point (my stanzas). You are FORCED to consider my perspective.
You know, in this day and age of insane political discourse, this might be an interesting social experiment. Get two ideologically opposed people to write two poems, blank out every second stanza like we did, and then, tell both to write the missing stanzas.
I think @d-pend ought to be fascinated to try this for his Contest. Would you have any objection if I DM'd him and told him what we were up to?
I had better deliver then. I have tried to stay on topic, but I have strayed a little.
Yeah, contact Daniel, he is a lovely man. I better get it together and write something soon then.
Hi
I haven't forgotten about my assignment. I'm in a tricky spot at the moment and can't get comfortable with challenging tasks. It is still circling the back of my mind and coming out in unrelated ballad posts.
I have a few things going on, on the side.
I will contact you via email x