Jonathan Eaton's Blog - Posts Tagged "poems"
Method as Poetry
A big part of writing is thinking up the right word. When I'm really struggling to find that word, I sometimes resort to list-making. I ran across some notes I'd made in the course of an unfinished work, and I found a list where I was trying to complete a simile. I thought the list worked pretty well as a poem. Here it is:
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Common As
Common as lies
Common as flies
Common as Pharaohs in Egypt
Common as stitches in a tailor's shop
Common as stars on a moonless night
Common as talk
Common as days
Common as bungles
Common as cures
Common as earthnappers
Common as dreams in a youthful heart
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Common As
Common as lies
Common as flies
Common as Pharaohs in Egypt
Common as stitches in a tailor's shop
Common as stars on a moonless night
Common as talk
Common as days
Common as bungles
Common as cures
Common as earthnappers
Common as dreams in a youthful heart
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