Today I would like you to write a poem about loneliness without using the words "lonely" or "alone." If you watch/listen to the song above, "Waving Through a Window" from "Dear Evan Hansen," the musical, you will see an example of how words can portray the feeling without saying the actual word! (By the way, I love most of the songs from "Dear Evan Hansen." Smiles.)
Here are some ideas for you, as you plan your poem:
Think about a specific moment you felt the weight of absence, and describe it.
Explore an empty space that once held presence (a chair at the table, a bed, a phone that does not ring, a home of someone you used to know).
Think about what loneliness feels like in your body. How does it look? Taste? Move?
Think about the difference between solitutde and unwanted isolation.
Think about being lonely in the presence of others.
This poem should show, not tell. Hope you are up to the challenge!
When you have written your poem, add it to Mr. Linky below. Be sure to visit the poems of others as well. The link will stay active until Sunday night at 8:00 P.M. Eastern. I will look forward to reading what you write.
