30 Days of Poetry - Day 20

Contrast Poems:

Often we see things in two different, contrasting ways.  This can be expressed in poetry.

FORMULA:

Title:  Name of object, tradition, environment, etc.
Lines #1-2-3:  Write three lines that paint a vivid picture of the title
Skip a line
Lines #4-5-6:  Write three lines that paint a different picture

Follow the same pattern in the second three lines you did in the first.  For example, if line #2 contains two adjectives and a noun, line #4 should also have two adjectives and a noun.

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