I love learning about different styles of poetry, from rhyme, acrostic, haiku, Tanka, alphabet and many more.  This week I am looking at Mathias Svalina, who writes surrealist prompts. These poems are written in a form of instructions as a list with numbers.

This was my first attempt:-

Poem of a Tree

1 - dream of a quiet place to contemplate

2 - paint its colours on your soul

3 - sit down under the branches of this tree

4 - dip your toe in the waters of life

5 - close your eyes, touch the tree trunk

6 - feel its pulsating life force

7 - pluck its words, see them flow

8 - let the poem take its form

9 - flowing water, living tree

10 - quiet place is here in me.

(C) Lissie`s Poems 2026