"Touch me / Remind me who I am.
Are you there? Take my hand and lead me.
I can’t find my way with nothing to remind
me that you’re close, walking beside me.
I hear voices in the fog, but don’t know who
they are. Is one of them you, my love? I
need to know so I’ll know where I am.
***
Written for dVerse Poet's Pub. Today's prompt calls for a poem in a form called "The Golden Shovel."
According to Writer's Digest, these are the rules for the Golden Shovel:
- Take a line (or lines) from a poem you admire.
- Use each word in the line (or lines) as an end word in your poem.
- Keep the end words in order.
- Give credit to the poet who originally wrote the line (or lines).
- The new poem does not have to be about the same subject as the poem that offers the end words.
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According to Writer's Digest, these are the rules for the Golden Shovel:
- Take a line (or lines) from a poem you admire.
- Use each word in the line (or lines) as an end word in your poem.
- Keep the end words in order.
- Give credit to the poet who originally wrote the line (or lines).
- The new poem does not have to be about the same subject as the poem that offers the end words.
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