My 1st Minute Poem
I wish I could express my thoughts,
Twisted in knots,
Too tightly wound,
Can't find the sounds.
Even words written defy me,
Hiding shyly
From angsty dreams,
From muffled screams
Even when lines and verses flow
I always know
they all fall short -
my truth distort
Minute Poetry
The Minute Poem is rhyming verse form consisting of 12 lines of 60 syllables written in strict iambic meter. The poem is formatted into 3 stanzas of 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4; 8,4,4,4 syllables. The rhyme scheme is as follows: aabb, ccdd, eeff
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When it comes to partnership, some humans can make their lives alone – it’s possible. But creatively, it’s more like painting: you can’t just use the same colours in every painting. It’s just not an option. You can’t take the same photograph every time and live with art forms with no differences.
–Ben Harper (b. 1969)
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hmmm the minute poem. sounds like effort. I’ll stick to babbling, kudos
[…] ben Alexander Writing, or: The wall My 1stMinute Poem I wish I could express my thoughts, Twisted in knots, Too tightly wound, Can't find the sounds. Even words written defy me, Hiding shyly From angsty dreams, From muffled screams Even when lines and verses flow I always know they all fall short – my truth distort Source: https://skepticskaddish.com/2021/11/06/writing-or-the-wall/ […]
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A writer’s doubts and woes. Well said, David! 🙂
🧡 Terveen 🧡
I liked the composition, and I liked being introduced to a new form which you are generously doing for us, but I loved the content as it resonated so strongly.
🤎💛 Paul 💛🤎
It’s all too often I find my own words fall far short from what I wished to convey- most often because I start off at one place and drift to another. And yet… often maybe the end result is what I needed most to convey after all…
That is a distinct possibility; but it often doesn’t feel that way… although it could still be true, regardless…
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David
Beautifully composed, David! Interesting form. ❤
🤍 Thanks, Cheryl 🤍
This is a great poem, David ✨
❤ thanks, Navin ❤
You’re welcome, David ✨ ❤️ 💫