Poetry Prompt 8: First Phrase – Last Phrase

Today’s prompt is to write a poem in which the first phrase is also the last phrase.

You might like to consider:

• Should you use the phrase just twice or elsewhere in the poem too – if so, where?
• Should you choose a phrase with multiple meanings or just one?
• Should the repetition of the phrase be integral to your poem or almost coincidental?
• Should you use a long or short phrase?
• Should the phrase make up a whole line, or part of a line?
• Should the phrase have the same meaning in the first line and last line?

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Today’s highlighted poem is The Fallen Sky by Serena Malcolm over at Voiceless Fricative. It’s about a moment of clarity and it really got me thinking! I hope you like it too.

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Happy reading, happy writing -and if you do write, don’t forget to post your poem (in full or as a link) in the comments below so we can all enjoy it.

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