VERBAL TRIAGE RETURNS

The feature known as "Verbal Triage" makes its triumphant return to micropoetry.

Here's the deal:

I'll give you ten words. You decide which six require your attention the most and write them into a poem. 14 lines is the max, but don't minimize your effort.

And if you send your poem to "Intensive Care", you've utilized all ten words. Great job!

The words:

unvoiced, solid, helpless, pretty, common, dark, mean, surprise, day, grief

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? micro - micro poetry

 Our friend Jodi Barnes revives this concept annually in the lead up to Valentines Day. Her "14 words of love" is always well received.

So, here is the micropoetry twist.We're shrinking things down a little bit more. 

To test your mettle, write a poem in 14 WORDS, not our usual 14 lines. 

Topic for this jaunt into madness? "The Promise of Tomorrow!"