W3 Prompt #201: Wea’ve Written Weekly

All of my loves…

It started out at a party, party hearty
It lasted a long time, sublime
I ended up in tears for years
We tried to get together again, but then

Life moved on, a new way to begin, a win
With a new love that was found, around
It lasted for many years, no tears
Until it ended badly, sadly

I tried it once more, to adore
But now I’m here, no fear
On my own, alone
Ready to begin anew, no longer blue

©2026 CBialczak

O’Nika’s prompt: Echo verse

This week, let’s play with rhyme and repetition by writing an echo poem about firsts.

What is an echo poem?

An echo poem repeats the ending syllable (or syllables) of each line. That’s it. No strict rules about meter or length.

You can do this in two simple ways:

• Option 1: Repeat the ending syllable(s) at the end of the same line.
• Option 2: Repeat the ending syllable(s) on a short line directly beneath it, like an echo.

For example:

Is there anything to know? No!
Is there anything at all? At all?

—or—

Is there anything to know? 
No!
Is there anything at all?
At all?

Our W³ challenge

1. Write an echo poem about a first — first love, first heartbreak, first bike ride, first apartment, first snowfall, first pet, first anything that mattered.
2. Show us how you felt — excited, embarrassed, afraid, proud, uncertain.
3. Include at least one variation of one of these words:
   • Early (earlier, earliest)
   • Begin (beginning, began, begun, begins)
   • Primary (primarily, primaries)
   • Start (start, started, starting, starts)

Let the repetition do some of the emotional work; and have fun with the echo!