Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 #276
Opening Lines
Draw inspiration from the opening line of a book. Ideally, opening lines should grab the reader’s attention and make them want to read the book. In our case, they will ideally spark a poem. You may choose to use the book line in your poem, as your title, or simply for inspiration. In any case, please quote the line, and cite the book title and author.
A ragged dress was hanging
from one branch of a rotting
pine tree. To the old
cotton-haired woman,
gnarled hands grasping
a chipped cup of tea,
the white dress danced
in the wind like a ghost.
Her cloudy blue eyes blinked
once, twice, in a effort
to see more clearly
which ghost it was
this time.
“A ragged dress was hanging
from one branch of a rotting
pine tree.” (Taken from,
“Knife” by Jo Nesbo)
