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Haiku and Senryu part 2
I was in a hurry yesterday when I posted. I meant to add that while the traditional haiku is 17 syllables, modern haiku don't necessarily adhere to that strict form. They might go 6/8/6 or might be a good deal shorter. Modern Haiku and Senryu might not even follow the three line format at all.
Most modern Haiku consist of fewer than 17 ( Read more... ) -
Haiku and Senryu
We learn about second grade to write a Haiku. We're told to make it about spring and give it 17 syllables 5/7/5. I think for many of us, that is a much as we ever learn about the form. Last week, or maybe the week before I had to write a Haiku for a contest. They also mentioned Senryu which I had never heard of. *ducks head and kicks dirt* ( Read more... ) -
Being sick bites!
I'm tired of it. Really tired of it ( Read more... ) -
SO FAR BEHIND
Here's what happens when I get overly busy. I'm so horribly far behind reading everyone's posts. My apologies if I don't comment on some. I'm horribly behind and still have to get today's poem written and posted to the contest before midnight. (never mind having to work :P ) -
Poetry Challenge
The prompt for April 12 was to write a poem with the title So We Decided To _______.
This is a bit of a goofy thing. Looks funny on the page with such a long title.
SO WE DECIDED TO LET NATURE TAKE ITS COURSE
Granted,
a dead horse
in the back yard
isn't the norm.
The potential
for disaster
is astounding.
Disease
carrying
flies.
Vermin
tunneling
through
rotting ( Read more... ) -
Poetry Challenge edits
OK, I'm still working on the villanelle I posted over to 100 poems. I still don't like it but here it is with the edits and with two different ending stanzas. I'd be interested in any input.
TO MY DAUGHTER
I wish I'd dared to let you see my heart,
it's always been so hard for me to share,
it would have been a worthy place to start.
You hold ( Read more... ) -
Some old form poems
OK, I've dug around in my archives and found a few things. I really need to take the time to sort them out by form (at least those that adhere to form). These are all on the lighter side. The pantoum was my very first and I was laboring under the impression that it required rhyme. *shrugs* Anyway, it was fun to write.
To Write a Pantoum
A poem ( Read more... ) -
Poetry Challenge
The prompt for April 6 was to write a poem about missing.
EMPTINESS
It has been so long
since I've seen your icon
pop up in friendly chat.
We used to talk
about anything,
everything.
You were my
best friend
in the world.
I miss the way
we could always share
everything.
The prompt for April 10 was to write a Friday poem. This being Friday I figured it a good ( Read more... ) -
Poetry Challenge
I've actually posted the edited version of this to my Blog Spot and on 100/100 ( Read more... ) -
Poetry Challenge
April 9ths challenge was to write about a memory.
REPRESSED MEMORY
It blazed out of the void;
vivid,
breath stealing,
lung constricting,
heart stopping
clarity.
It approached;
malevolent,
venomous,
terrifying,
destructive
hand.
Blackness descended;
dizzying,
vertiginous,
nauseating
anxiety.
Damage control;
shutting down,
repairing breaches,
denying veracity,
restoring
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