Day 4

I thought I'd try my hand at some different styles of poetry. After all, 365 days is an awful lot of free verse. 

The first format that I thought would be simple, yet interesting to explore is "lantern". 

Survival

Life

after the pain.

Make the most of the day.

Look ahead.

Breathe. 

As defined on writing.com, a Lantern is a short, shaped poem that "illuminates" a specific meaning of a single syllable subject. The first line is the noun which is the abstract idea to be explored. The rest of the poem assumes the shape of a hanging lantern, going from short to longer then short again. Ideally the poem is centered so the shape can be obvious from the start.