How One Should Poem

How to Title

• The title must consist of a musical instrument
• A birthstone
• And a verb that contains the letter W

Line 1

• All words in line 1 must be at least 9 letters long

Line 2

• Describe your title instrument
• But use only words relating to water

Line 3

• Use a metaphor
• And an onomatopoeia

Line 4

• Pose an existential question

Line 5

• Answer that question
• Using the verb from the title

Line 6

• Describe your birthstone
• Without using its color

Line 7

• Describe an emotion
• That is brought about by the previous lines
• Do not say the name of the emotion itself

Line 8

• Tell us what that emotion leads you to do

Line 9

• The final line must be a single word

Waiting for Garnet Clarinets

• Understated pulchritude, resonance pulsating
• Tiny splashes, drips of transparent bliss
• It is a bee, buzzing brightly
• Why does the music matter?
• Waiting for music is essential to the tranquility.

Untitled Slide

• The garnet maintains its hardness, cold and smooth
• I feel dry on the inside, I cannot restrain myself further
• I stand to leave. No.
• Wait.