Still a day behind. Oh well. This one was fun: Write a found poem using the front page of your local paper or an article from a magazine you have around the house. I was immobilized on the couch by a cat on my lap, so I cheated slightly and used National Geographic online. I used this article on Alaska Coasts Melting. I wasn't going to use this article--it's fairly short and repetitive--but I couldn't resist the town of Lonely.
Leaving Lonelytown
Swallowed by the sea
near the town of Lonely
Remains of the ghost town
a century on shore
buried underwater
perpetually frozen earth
melting
erosion patterns
drifting
reshaping
the findings
document human settlements
At least one has already been lost
another will soon be gone
unusual landscape
especially vulnerable
a picture of a whaling boat
massive amounts of ice
a natural process
melting so fast
a shift in the forces
plans can be devised
not just the ice
according to the research
but it would be unusual.
© Sarah J. Stevenson 2009
Like I said, this was fun...I could definitely do more of these.
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