A ‘Magnetic Poem’ tanka
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angel bleeds color desiring eternity father's ghost haunting in joyless kiss lingering marble nights' old prisoner
Notes
- For this poem, I decided to use the ‘Poet Set’ on the Magnetic Poetry website, which, I believe, is the first time I have done so;
- I find that switching between the sets of magnets makes magnetic poetry more interesting;
- This poem was, in part, inspired by my having lost my own father nearly three years ago, but it’s not about me or about him at all – it’s an entirely fictional piece;
- I once again opted for a tanka, rather than a haiku;
- As I’ve written before, the extra two lines (14 syllables) provide a greater challenge, as well as a larger canvas;
- I’ve really taken to writing magnetic tankas;
- As an additional challenge to myself, I deliberately wrote this as an alphabet poem;
- I searched for and found the featured image only after I had written the entire tanka.
