Rainbow Promises

When waves are crashing down and the storm is too intense--
I know my Father stands guard; He has promised me this.
The waves will not drown me; The storm cannot win.
He sent me a life raft & taught me how to swim.
He makes the waters still and calm;
They obey His promises
To you and me

Concrete Poetry

Synopsis

In concrete poetry (also known as visual poetry), the visual presentation of words is equally as important as the words. Often, the words are structured and formatted such that they create a picture relating to the topic of the poem--such as a love poem in the shape of a heart. This form of poetry is often introduced early in childhood and is fun to experiment with.

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My Tips, Tricks, & Opinions

Feel free to leave your opinions, tricks, questions, etc. in the comment section below.

Tricky Situations

There are two keys to visual poetry: choosing the best image or shape and crafting just the right number of letters and spaces. With concrete poetry, there is the constant warring of the visual image and the poetic flow of the words. What may be the perfect word or phrase poetically, may not fit the image you are trying to create. Early on, the easiest solution is to sacrifice one for the other, but practice allows for mastery in both. When I write concrete poetry, I usually keep a thesaurus on hand for tight situations.

What I Like

This is one of my favorite poetic forms (and I'm still working on mastering this style). The potential to express both verbally and visually is quite fascinating. It's fun to create, not to mention the amount of pride you feel when your poem actually makes the image you were attempting to create!

Examples

Square (June 25, 2014)

Boring--the sound
of your voice now
and forever, rings
hollow--in a room
Your voice shrinks.

Recent Concrete Poems

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Mutiny

The summer heat weighs
     heavy on delicate curls
          every strand revolting
          every strand convulsing
     feelings won't hide--
they puff up and out
angry at this heat
     angry at this restriction
          so they shrink back,
          in defiance, in fear...
     at war with nature
but at peace with
their own beauty
     strong and stubborn
          together strands unite
          every strand for this:
a    common purpose--
   a chaotic end.

Wish Upon A Star

A

Way

In the dark

Distantly glowing

Sparkling and twinkling

Fire--an invincible life force holding beauty at immortal standards

A beacon of hope for the universe to gaze upon in awe

Constant. Consistent in its reign and power...

Reach out to me and speak confidence

Open the door to life's maze

Shower me in your abyss of wisdom

grant me jewels,       pearls, and rubies

I want to shine,               in the dark sky

Wish--on the                        lost loves of 

hope and                                 bring peace

home.                                                home.

Solid Orange

1 2 3 4!
1 2 3 4!
C-L-E-M-S-O-N!
T-I-G-E-R-S!
Fight Tigers!
Fight Tigers!
Fight Fight Fight!

Transcription of Image

One family...

Two Degrees...

Three years this time...

Four years last time.

One orange...

Two life changing events...

Three dining halls...

Four point oh.

Fight for knowledge, 

Tigers know their stuff

Fight for victory...

Tigers never lose!

Fight because we can.

Fight because we should.

Fight because we are.

Orange shoes,

Orange socks, orange 

earrings, orange blouse.

It's taking over my closet

Filling up my heart and

all I see is beautiful orange

I'm screaming at the top of my

lungs and I'm enjoying the company

of all my friends...there's no place

like Death Valley; There's no color like

Clemson Orange. The countdown to 

seeing Tiger Town in action...

#SolidOrange #Pride