Spider lilies, with their spidery petals and bright colors, bring beauty to late summer and autumn. While many flowers fade, these mighty blooms appear, making them the perfect subject for poetry about resilience, change, and the cycle of life. However, as you examine them, other, unique themes may come to mind. Join me in this Poetry Pop Challenge where we write two very different haiku inspired by the same image.

Brainstorming: At first glance, the spider lily reminds me of these things

• Spider legs
• Curly ribbons
• Fireworks
• Confetti
• A woman’s fancy hat

I went with the obvious theme of spiders for this first poem based on the name of the flower

red spider lily
late summer bloom
snares my heart

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For the second poem, the fireworks theme intrigued me

lily celebrates autumn
with an explosion
of red
 
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Poetry Pop Challenge

Visual thinking and brainstorming can inspire unique and unexpected poems. Grab your notebook and challenge yourself to jot down more brainstorming ideas. If you’d like, please share your poem in the comments below.

Haiku Reminder

Haiku can be written using syllable counts, (5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second line, and 5 in the last line), or it can be written in three short lines without counting syllables (as I have done in this post). Remember, you are the boss of your poems! 🙂 If you need more instruction on how to write haiku, you can find it here or here.

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