The Poetry Stash: 7June2024

Birds At Winter Nightfall (Triolet) by Thomas Hardy

Today’s poem is “Birds At Winter Nightfall (Triolet)” by Thomas Hardy. The poem is in the public domain.

Birds At Winter Nightfall (Triolet) by Thomas Hardy

Around the house the flakes fly faster,
And all the berries now are gone
From holly and cotoneaster
Around the house. The flakes fly! - faster
Shutting indoors that crumb-outcaster
We used to see upon the lawn
Around the house. The flakes fly faster,
And all the berries now are gone!

Prompts:

1.	Begin with “Around the house…”
2.	Begin with “We used to see…”
3.	Draft a triolet. To read more about a triolet, click here.
4.	Draft a poem exploring a season using specific details.

5. Photo by Anna Guerrero via pexels.com. Use the image as a writing prompt.

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