The Copper Key

1. Compose a stanza — Write a short passage about a pale green creature, like a luna moth, entering a space where the rules of time have begun to soften or oxidize.

You might explore a sense of déjà vu, as if the character or speaker has roamed through this specific garden gate in a past life or a forgotten mythology. 2. Describe an object — Focus on a piece of handled matter, such as a worn stone or a rusted latch, that feels both ancient and strangely familiar.

Let the poem wanderlust through the romantic ruins of a memory, perhaps ending with a single, quiet observation of how the light hits a tarnished surface.

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