Life On A B-I7

I’m taking a “Writing is Fun” class at my local Senior Center. The second assignment was to write a poem in eight Sentences.. The trick here was to choose a book from the library at random, turn to the 8th page and use the 8th line on that page as the first line of your poem. Here’s what I came up with.

One Random Sentence

1. “Maybe that was because I was looking at him through repressed tears of my own.”
2. How was I to know for sure?
3. After all, I could barely see him.
4. I could feel him reach out and touch my shoulder.
5. The doubt I was feeling about him immediately vanished.
6. There was something about his touch that reassured me.
7. My mind became clear, I realized why he had brought tears to my eyes…
8. He was the reason I was here.

As a bonus task, we were asked to use six words to define our lives. Naturally that is an impossible challenge. I have to admit, this would make a good start, but I like to think there is more to me than these six words suggest… perhaps I should have used hyphens…

Bonus Challenge

1. Read
2. Write
3. Love
4. Create
5. Ski
6. Cycle