Challenge
Write a Ketek
One of my favorite authors, Brandon Sanderson, created a short poetry form called a ketek. It’s a short reflexive form of poetry in which every word is mirrored around a center word. The word forms can change, noun to adjective, future past, etc (ex: happy can turn into happiness, slept to sleeping or sleep). You can put in any punctuation but no added words that don’t mirror.
Here’s an example from one of his books:
“You, always about dreams. My soul weeps. Farewell weeping soul. My dreams about, always, you. “
So the challenge is write a ketek. It could be about whatever you want, just follow the rules.
Cousin died giving birth 2 nights hence. Baby’s fine.
Again begin? Stop. Full cry, lustful vigor! ... Baby's breath: for pale death. ...
LIFE.
Deathly pale fore breathing baby's vigorous, lusty cry. Full stop. ... Begin again.
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