The index of first lines in a 1958 edition of Palgrave's Golden Treasury contains such apparently low-key openings as Out on the lawn I lie in bed (.W. H. Auden Out On The Lawn) ), Beyond my window in the night (John Drinkwater A Town Window) and My windows open to the autumn night (Lionel Johnson Cadgwith). You are invited to use one of these as the starting point for up to sixteen lines of verse of any description or weight by August 25th.
Once a Gorgon in Bath with a scowl
That served Sulis-Minerva and owl
Now a face on a souvenir towel
To tell you when 3 months have run
So that August is over and done
A new issue will furnish more fun.