One of my favorite exercises on a long-ago BBS Door was a game of First Lines. The rules were simple. One member would post some lines that might make good first lines for a poem – and from there on they were fair game. Any other writer could write a poem using any one (or more) of the first lines. When you were done, you posted your ‘first lines poem’ in the category for others to read. It was always fun seeing what people came up with – and how different they all were. So… a handful of first lines to tantalize your muse…
Who would believe that the sky is so heavy?
when i pray, first i
When you were every
Who would believe that the sky was so heavy
when the snowflakes are so light?
Who would believe that the sky was so heavy
when the snowflakes are so light?