Poetry Challenge #61-Riffing Off Queen

We Will, We Will ______(Fill in the blank).

If you finished that phrase with ROCK YOU then this post will be right up your alley.

If you didn’t then go directly to your viewing device of choice and watch Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic about Freddy Mercury and Queen.

Freddy Mercury at his Zenith

…”caught in a landslide, no escape from___________(another test).

Not to give anything away (we all know Queen was a success) a high point in the movie comes when the band is plays its first stadium concert. They look out over the crowd and realize everyone in the stadium is playing-singing-performing with them! According to the movie, this prompts Brian Mays to create songs for the audience to perform. And thus, the blockbuster anthem We Will Rock You came to be.

Whether you know the lyrics or not, everyone knows the rhythm:

stomp-stomp clap/stomp-stomp clap/baam-baam boom!

Poetry Challenge #61

Riffing Off Queen

Write a rhythmic poem about something that rocks you. Or, about a rock… or a rolling stone (if you like Dylan or the Stones better).

First, set that classic We Will Rock You rhythm in your head by actually, physically, pounding out the beat: stomp-stomp clap/stomp-stomp clap/baam-baam boom.

Continue pounding out the beat as you compose each line of the poem.

Who knows, you may create another best selling song—at least have fun trying! Rock on!

Set the timer for 7 minutes.

Start writing!

Don’t think about it too much; just do it.

Cindy Faughnan and I began this 7-Minute Poetry Challenge at least 3200 days ago. We now take turns creating our own prompts to share with you. If you join us in the 7-Minute Poetry Challenge let us know by posting the title, a note, or if you want, the whole dang poem. Scroll down and click on the comments!

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