National Poetry Writing Month is a poetry writing challenge to write a poem a day, which takes place every year in April. Follow the link to find out more, be inspired, get daily prompts and meet other poets!
For Day 21 poem, Sleepless City, I’ve decided to follow the optional daily prompt ‘Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that, like The Color of Pomegranates and “City That Does Not Sleep,” incorporates wild, surreal images. Try to play around with writing that doesn’t make formal sense, but which engages all the senses and involves dream-logic. Happy (and perhaps weird) writing!
I’ve incorporated free photos from Pixabay to illustrate my surreal tanka for today.
Sleepless City
Clusters of juicy
Seeds, like city lights shine bright.
Amber-eyed maiden
Bites into the howling night,
Wipes blood dripping from burnt moon.
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That was fun!
Rereading Jane Eyre 