Wednesday, September 24, 2008

A Challenge



Write the the first 2-3 lines of verse that comes to mind as soon as you see this. First impression. No thinking.

19 comments:

  1. Your eyes look out at me.
    No thoughts echo in my mind nor words speak aloud to me.

    I hope these are okay, Pris.

    Best wishes,
    Annie

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  2. He said, "Well, blow me over the head," so I did.

    Well, all blood and eyes I am.

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  3. Three chickadees on my head.
    Two trees on my eyes.
    I ran out of cantaloupes today.

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  4. Before I wake, your face
    fractures, eyes multiply
    to see every secret thing

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  5. That was the night he tore out their eyes, left blood on the violets.

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  6. the line break is between their and eyes. No idea why it isn't there.

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  7. is this what i see
    this is a world of knowing
    and knowing, made entirely of eyes

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  8. You guys are amazing! From the sensual to the lyrical to the surreal to gore. I love it!

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  9. look within the broken glass
    and see me looking out
    of yesterday

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  10. Avid admiration
    Patterns perception
    Nullifying into nimbus negatives.

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  11. These are all really craative and good!

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  12. Two minds in one alone in the dark
    spawn the roaming eyes
    of yearning.

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  13. The roaming eyes are a symbol
    in an art piece I did. I wonder
    if they are used that way
    elsewhere. The eyes that are
    not tied to the obligations
    of your one body...

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  14. Eyes like benedictions like snakes like holes in threads
    invert a dream and
    when we run
    we start at the other end of sleep

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  15. She told me I'd been born
    wearing a caul.

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  16. You guys are coming up with some great ones!

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  17. the negative diagonals back through
    her history, first kiss, first yearbook,
    new notebook blinking its bright white empty first page.

    xx.

    www.salvagingit.blogspot.com

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  18. Hi anonymous,
    I went to your blog. It's good. I hope you keep writing in it. You're now in my 'blogs I follow' list below my links list.

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