The Mug – Variations on a Theme

The Mug – Variations on a Theme

Mostly yellow, with magenta petals and a black heart in the middle.

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Mostly yellow, with magenta petals and a black heart in the middle.
A single crack, on the rim.

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Mostly yellow, with magenta petals and a black heart in the middle.
A single crack, on the rim.
Mended, though not well.

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Mostly yellow, with magenta petals and a black heart in the middle.
A single crack, on the rim.
Mended, though not well.
A green leaf, fallen.


It's Day 18 in NaPoWriMo. Today, I did my homework for the How Writers Write Poetry MOOC, which was to post a one-line poem, then a two-line poem, followed by a three-line poem and ending with a four-line poem.