Six-Room Poem Exploration
Dive into a creative journey through six rooms, each offering a unique perspective on observation and introspection. From seeking out the amazing, beautiful, or interesting in the first room to contemplating light, sound, questions, feelings, and selecting a significant phrase in the final room, this poetic exercise encourages mindfulness and deep reflection. Explore the sensory experience of the world around you and within you through the structured exploration of these rooms.
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In the first room In the first room Find something outside that is: Find something outside that is: Amazing Amazing Beautiful or Beautiful or Interesting Interesting Bring it back to our meeting. Bring it back to our meeting.
Now close your eyes Now close your eyes Look at it carefully. Notice all the details about it And describe it as accurately as you can Don t think of writing a poem Just try to describe it and write your description in the first box
In the second room In the second room Think only about the light. In your mind s eye remember what you saw outside. Was the sun bright? Or was it a gray day, may dull and flat? Were there any shadows?
If you cant remember the light, you might have to use some poetic license and make it up You can also describe colors Or just describe things caused by light, like it s shine or sparkles.
In the third room In the third room Think about what you heard as you were looking for your object. Do you remember any voices? Rustling of leaves? Sound of rain? If it was silent what kind of silence? Empty? Lonely? Peaceful?
In room number four In room number four Write down any questions you have about your finding. Anything you want to know more about? Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? Or wonder about ?
In the fifth room In the fifth room Write down any feelings you have about the thing you are describing.
Finally, in room number six Finally, in room number six Look over the five rooms and select one word, or a few words, a phrase, a line, or a sentence that feels important and repeat it three times.
Now create a poem Now create a poem Read over what you wrote in the six rooms, and create a poem. You can re-arrange the rooms in any order, eliminate rooms, words, or sentences. Play around with everything until you really like what you have.
