Poetry Challenge #52-Contronym-nally Thinking
New Year’s Eve/Day being both an end and beginning, a time to look back and forward, the omega and alpha is a contronym isn’t it?
So are bolt, buckle, bill…and, in keeping with the season, trim.
When we trim our trees, we snip away bits.
When we trim our Christmas trees, we add decorations, garlands, shells and bling.
So then, what do we call it when we remove the decorations? Trim-trim or untrim?
And to keep our Christmas trees cozy, we skirt them.
I mention the tree’s skirt because it too is a contronym (and to skirt the question, of course).
If you’re not sure what a contronym is, never fear:
Note: contronyms are not homonyms, homophones, or homographs.
Now…To the Challenge!
Poetry Challenge #52
Contronym-nallity
Choose a contronym as the subject of your poem. Along with those mentioned above (and below), a simple search will unearth scores more.
Use that contronym as the title of your poem.
Explore both aspects of a contronym within one poem.
Set the timer for 7 minutes.
Start writing!
Don’t think about it too much; just do it, or don’t…
Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge at least 3000 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole dang poem. Scroll down and click on the comments!