Titles are an important piece of every writing project. The title that you choose will affect the way that a reader interprets what you have written. This can be quite drastic depending on how ambiguous your writing comes across. If a word or sentence can be taken multiple ways, the reader may use your title to interpret it. I was thinking about this the other day, so I came up with two poems to demonstrate it.
Morning
The sun rises slowly,
peeking over the jagged cliffs
that jut off the mountains
it watches over.
The shadows of these cliffs
creep across my floor
until they hit my alarm clock,
and I hit my alarm clock
as it labors tirelessly to awaken me;
I don’t want to get out of bed.
I want to bask in the warmth of the sun
all day long
I want it to warm my soul
just as it warms my oatmeal
that I haven’t eaten, that I haven’t made.
The sunlight floods my room
beckoning me to come out and play.
But it’s still early,
and it’s still cold.
Mourning
The sun rises slowly,
peeking over the jagged cliffs
that jut off the mountains
it watches over.
The shadows of these cliffs
creep across my floor
until they hit my alarm clock,
and I hit my alarm clock
as it labors tirelessly to awaken me;
I don’t want to get out of bed.
I want to bask in the warmth of the sun
all day long
I want it to warm my soul
just as it warms my oatmeal
that I haven’t eaten, that I haven’t made.
The sunlight floods my room
beckoning me to come out and play.
But it’s still early,
and it’s still cold.
