My Blitz poem, Days into Wild, is in response to this week’s W3 Poetry Prompt #174 challenge, where Carol Anne, W3’s esteemed Poet of the Week, invited us to write a Blitz poem. The theme was to let our writing flow freely, guided by whatever we associate with the transition from summer to fall.
The Blitz poem was invented by Robert Keim, an American poet and engineer. He created the form as a fast-paced, image-driven poetic structure that emphasises repetition and momentum.
This is my second attempt at the blitz poem. At my first attempt, Screams and Squeaks, I honestly thought it would be my last. But here we go again 😁
Days into Wild
by Lesley Scoble
summer sun
long hot days
days of blazing heat
days of lazing
lazing in the shade
lazing lazily
lazily passing the time
lazily time stands still
still as the millpond
still as the air
air that wafts warmth
air that will blow
blow from the north
blow the wind of change
change of the season
change into Fall
fall is the reason
fall is what we wait for
for ‘tis the time of beauty
for all to behold
behold all the bounty
behold when leaves turn to gold
gold leaves
gold glint of the sun
sun that is sinking
sun that is old
old summer is winking
old eyes are blinking
blinking dappled sunlight
blinking the fall
fall of the apples
fall with a thump
thumping thump
thump to the earth
earth that is covered in leaves
earth that is waiting to sleep
sleep under the eaves
sleep light
light that triggers birds into flight
light winds carry them away
away from our shores
away from the brrr
brrr it’s cold
brrr it’s windy
windy weather blows
windy and wild
wild colours of rust
wild russet autumn
autumn
wild
—Lesley Scoble, August 2025
Music Audio – Days into Wild
Click here to read the poetry prompt guidelines and rules of the blitz poetry form.
This week’s challenge is to write a blitz poem! Here’s how it works:
- Line 1: one short phrase or image (example: build a boat)
- Line 2: another short phrase or image, starting with the same first word as line 1 (build a house)
- Lines 3 & 4: each begin with the last word of line 2 (house for sale, house for rent)
- Lines 5 & 6: each begin with the last word of line 4, and so on — keep repeating this pattern until line 48
- Line 49: just the last word of line 48
- Line 50: just the last word of line 47
- Title: three words long, in the format (first word of line 3) (preposition or conjunction) (first word of line 47)
- No punctuation
It sounds like a lot of rules, but once you get the hang of the rhythm it’s fun and fast-flowing!
💡 For this week’s theme, allow your flow of writing to be guided by whatever you associate with the transition from summer to fall. Let the images and connections reflect that seasonal shift, even as the poem races forward with its own momentum.
THANK YOU
Thank you, Carol Anne for your inspiring prompt.
Thank you, David, for your weekly poetry prompts, and your never ending encouragement.
Thank you, the reader, for taking time to read my poem. I truly appreciate it.
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