A double 'kōel' often, words won't come together; sonant sounds, soft and strong, storm; I struggle with if or but and whether; then the verses eventually emerge; persistence penetrates my pessimism; and again, I feel myself on the verge- W3 poetry prompts This kōel is for this week's W3 poetry prompt, which is to: Write… Continue reading Storming, or: On the verge
A 'limerick' A dense policeman called my words an offense, For their dense meanings came at his expense. "Sir, I have my write to right- So, though those lights ain't so bright, Can't you just check my poetic license?"
Poem: In the mystical mist vision is limited but the possibilities are endless The mist whispers the promise of poets who scribble furiously and endlessly lines that give meaning to living and dying The lovers breathe it in every molecule, a thousand poetry collections every inhale, a tsunami of emotions Merging and morphing blending and… Continue reading REBLOG: ‘Strolling through a Poem’ by Michele Lee
The curmudgeon went clumping along, Mouthing a rude, curmudgeonly ~ BLEH! RUBBISH! He was thinking 'bout all that was wrong With those rhymers with whom he didn't ~ HARUMPH! FEH! A poet of whom he wasn't so fond Had approached him, but he didn't ~ UGH! GO AWAY! He'd turned, stomping off to dun pond… Continue reading One fish, or: Two fish
An American sentence: My writing process involves long stretches of my sitting motionless. What's an 'American Sentence'? Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didn’t work as well in English. Ginsberg decided to remove the line structure of the haiku, maintaining the requirement of 17 syllables total. He felt that removing… Continue reading Moved, or: Unmoving
An American sentence: We have no control over anything other than our poetry. What's an 'American Sentence'? Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didn’t work as well in English. Ginsberg decided to remove the line structure of the haiku, maintaining the requirement of 17 syllables total. He felt that removing… Continue reading Poetry, or: Anything other
An American sentence: I reflect upon how to make people I've never met feel something. What's an 'American Sentence'? Allen Ginsberg, inventor of the American Sentence, felt that the haiku didn’t work as well in English. Ginsberg decided to remove the line structure of the haiku, maintaining the requirement of 17 syllables total. He felt… Continue reading Odds, or: Ends
'Useless! Useless!' ~ a haiku by Jack Kerouac Useless! Useless! —heavy rain driving into the sea A 'Golden Shovel' of 'Useless! Useless!' It's- useless I'm just- useless Mind so damnably heavy Thoughts washed away in a rain Of devastating doubts driving Me directly downwards into The darkest depths of the Wintry wordless sea 'Golden Shovel'?… Continue reading Just a shell, or: The sea
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