A sijo I spattered my armchair with ink, one of countless thoughtless actions; Older now, I'm more mindful, still nursing regrets from my youth; For ink, I whipped a pen around, cap left lying on my desk. Sijo? A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total… Continue reading Whipped, or: Left lying
A kimo youth grants us untold endless energies; middle age shortens our breath, but patience gets 'er done. What's a kimo? According to this website, kimo poems are an Israeli 🇮🇱 version of haiku. Apparently, there was a need for more syllables in Hebrew. That said, most of the rules are still familiar: 3 lines.No… Continue reading Wham, bam, or: Hey! Not so fast!
A 'Waltz wave' heav- ing nau- se- a, head spinning from the booze, he slumped a- gainst the stall, retching onto the toilet lid and his loafers, pulled himself up and slipped on vom- it
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