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Stuck
One of the roots of stuckness is trying to do too much all at the same time. So today, let's try to do very little. ... um...
We are going to write a poem about ourselves.
We are going to write a poem about ourselves.
First Select some extremely large idea, place or thing.
ex. Universe, Latvia, A Mac Truck
EASY:
1) Pick two Adjectives that you share in common with that thing and two verbs.
ex. dark, cold/expand die
2) Pick some smaller part of that thing Pick two Adjectives that you share in common with that thing and two verbs.
ex. Galaxy/colorful,bright/spin,whirl
3) Pick some smaller part of that smaller part of the thing you originally picked, Pick two Adjectives that you share in common with that thing and two verbs.
4) Take your words, and write a 10 line description of your last birthday.
MEDIUM:
1) Einstein said, "In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself." -- meeting all the criteria of the easy puzzle, integrate this quote as your theme. (No you don't have to use the quote in your piece, just the idea of it.)
HARD:
1) Put this into choka form. (a series of alternating short(5syllable)/long(7syllable) lines culminating in two 7 syllable lines) choka have no limit on length, however, this exercise had a 10line mandate. since choka by nature have an odd number of lines, add one line at the end, so that the pattern is 57575757577
2) ALTERNATIVE: make this a series of 3 Haiku under a single line title.
ex. Universe, Latvia, A Mac Truck
EASY:
1) Pick two Adjectives that you share in common with that thing and two verbs.
ex. dark, cold/expand die
2) Pick some smaller part of that thing Pick two Adjectives that you share in common with that thing and two verbs.
ex. Galaxy/colorful,bright/spin,whirl
3) Pick some smaller part of that smaller part of the thing you originally picked, Pick two Adjectives that you share in common with that thing and two verbs.
4) Take your words, and write a 10 line description of your last birthday.
MEDIUM:
1) Einstein said, "In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself." -- meeting all the criteria of the easy puzzle, integrate this quote as your theme. (No you don't have to use the quote in your piece, just the idea of it.)
HARD:
1) Put this into choka form. (a series of alternating short(5syllable)/long(7syllable) lines culminating in two 7 syllable lines) choka have no limit on length, however, this exercise had a 10line mandate. since choka by nature have an odd number of lines, add one line at the end, so that the pattern is 57575757577
2) ALTERNATIVE: make this a series of 3 Haiku under a single line title.
