Our method: one of us wrote a poem with a color in mind, one line at a time, telling the other the word at the end of that line. The other person wrote a poem that rhymes with each line of the first poem, based on the complimentary color. We wrote these without sharing the content until they were complete, with no regard to meter or line length. The poems were to be 3-6 lines. A lovely activity for a Sunday afternoon, I think, perhaps, one of the loveliest to be had.
The first:
written by Janie:
blue (topic, not title)
Shiny travel bag
unleashed, nimbly zipping in an arc through clouds
landing by high heels in baby hues
No flowers are dark
a plush carpet rolls out
ready for toes.
written in reply by me:
orange
under the heat my body flags
the popsicle my tongue enshrouds
A sunflower, freshly cut and bruised
in my hair as I embark
I look for more, and finding none, pout.
It was not worth this blister, I suppose.
The second:
written by me:
yellowwritten in reply by Janie:
I will paint the house anew
And the chair squeaks when I sit
But, my hair is curly
And I love new bowls
It is enough.
purple
Shards of broken heart poison the brew
bubbling amethysts and dragon spit
simmer in dull pulse; slowly, surely
reducing palpitating pain and filling holes
Every skin I don, I slough.
