A Nap on the Beach
- Casey Bolls
- Mar 7
- 1 min read
Original Completion Date: February 19, 2019
A Nap on the Beach is one of the most difficult poems I ever had to write. This form of poetry is known as a metric poem, which means that the words must stick to a particular beat. For instance, this poem maintains a 4-beat rhythm. If you read it carefully as if it were a song, you should be able to notice it.
My professor found it impressive that I located the setting of this poem in a specific time and place and created concrete details while maintaining a rhythmic pattern. She did feel that some stanzas are more vivid than others (the second stanza isn't as strong), and that I should add more specific memories of the past.
Just so you know, I don't know how to surf and I've never surfed before. I just felt like it would be fun to create a persona as someone who really is in touch with the waves. That is the beauty of poetry, that you don't always know who the speaker specifically is.
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