11 Jul Write a poem that describes an inanimate object using unexpected

Write a poem that describes an inanimate object using unexpected imagery (like, say, Farnoosh Fathi’s ‘Banana,’ which uses the fruit as a jumping off point to meditate on language, on people, and the way we relate to one another—I think! But who is speaking? A banana? A person looking at a banana? Could one speaker be both things?). （see attached file）In your own poem must:1. Include a line from folk song / nursery rhyme—something familiar that most people would recognize.2. Include a reference to an inside joke—something only your best friend would understand3. Include at least one word that was new to you in reading Fathi’s book (she uses a number of esoteric words).4. Include a metaphor with the following structure: ‘the (adjective) (noun) of (noun)’ [try to come up with something unexpected: ‘the stucco shadow of wind through trees’ or ‘the glassine silence of torn umbrellas’ instead of ‘the crystal pools of your eyes’ or ‘the intoxicating aroma of coffee.’]5. Include a moment where the tone shifts dramatically to an exclamation — surprise the reader.6. Be descriptive, use vivid imagery that includes color and other adjectives.Here’s the big trick: try not to end-stop any of the lines, but instead to have every thought continue into the next line. No centered poems, please.