Thereafter, to repeat the exercise but including two caesura (stops in the line) and one enjambment (carrying on to the next line) in the pair.
Subject 1: What you see and hear outside your window.
I hear the traffic come and go outside
The fast cars put my cats in danger too
I hear the cars go rushing past, and hope
The cats are safe; and resting in their beds.
Subject 2: What you want to eat, right this minute.
Pineapple tart ice cream is what I wantIts sitting in the freezer tempting me
Too many calories! Pineapple tart
Ice cream tastes so good - but no seconds, please!
Subject 3: What you last remember dreaming about
I can't recall what I dreamed of last night
But in my dreams I learnt to fly away
What did I dream about? I don't recall
But in my dreams I fly, I glide and soar.
Subject 4: What uncompleted chores are niggling at you
The buttons on my clothes keep falling off
I have to find the time to sew them on
My skirt's too tight. Each time my buttons fall
I sew them on - or buy a brand new skirt.
Subject 5: What I hate about my body
They make it tough for me to buy nice shoes
Not these shoes, and not heels - my bunions stick
Out from the sides. Those simple ones will do.
Done. And harder than the last time.
I liked this exercise a lot especially the little couplets about home and body etc. It's all a lot more domestic and girl stuff.
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