W3: The kite

It’s Sunday, so why we don’t have a little fun! 

looking up to the sky

the kids are on standby

the smiles are fading away

the bets are at the bay

the kite echoes bye-bye

Joining W3 prompt below, I’ve chosen a Limerick form ‘AABBA’ for my little poem.

This week, we’re playing with contrast:

Write a poem where form and content are at odds.

  • Use a light or playful form (for example, a limerick, clerihew, double dactyl, skeltonic, or nursery-rhyme rhythm).
    • Or simply write in any style that sounds upbeat through its meter, rhyme, sing-song cadence, or playful repetition.
  • Then employ that cheerful sound to convey weighty subject matter — loss, mortality, injustice, or other serious themes.

The tension between the bright form and dark content should create an unsettling or thought-provoking effect.

Extra twist (optional): Work the word echo into your poem.

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