3/ Try writing a stanza that uses the punchy rhythm of Kendall’s “Bell Birds”:
By channels of coolness the echoes are calling
And down the dim gorges I hear the creek falling;
Try this to discover whether the search for rhythm and musicality blocks or helps the flow of your ideas.
Birds
By channels of coolness the echoes are calling
And down the dim gorges I hear the creek falling;
It lives high above the cotton clouds and soars graciously in the silver sky
If you wish to see it, you must carefully keep watch with your intrigued eye
Endless fields of flowers bloom; Asteraceae, Araceae, Bombacaceae, and so much more
But that bird is the only thing that I could ever possibly adore.