Yes, the poetry quest continues. This is a trinet a form invented by Zion. Today I reflected on some radio news concerning the about to be destroyed fruit trees, a tinned fruit company doesn’t need so much and so farmers cannot sell their produce. We have enough to feed the world, and yet economics dictates destruction.Continue reading “Too Simple – Too True”
Inner Peace
This poem continues my daily warm ups in poetic techniques and is a Naani, an Indian form of poetry that reminds me of the Haiku. Its form consists of four lines adding up to a maximum of 25 syllables. Here is my attempt to write a set of linked Naani. I’d like to write aContinue reading “Inner Peace”
Journeys in Form: Nonet
Sunshine after recently reading my last post encouraged me to do more adventures in poetic form, a great idea really to limbre up my writing muscles. Today I am trying nonets – a 9 line poem starting with 9 syllables on the first line and contracting by one until you end with one syllable. IContinue reading “Journeys in Form: Nonet”
Magic Porridge, Haiku Sarah and Multiplying Guitars:Saturday Writing Sagas 5
Message to self : stop writing poetry. Why? Answer: because you are not writing anything else and poetry is not going to make you a living in writing. The week began with a look through the ancient and not so ancient blog archives of Ripple, and ended with the editing and writing of several poems.Continue reading “Magic Porridge, Haiku Sarah and Multiplying Guitars:Saturday Writing Sagas 5”
Blue Bonnets
I wrote this poem a few years ago, but in light of the recent events in Texas it seemed a good time to share it publicly. At the time I penned it a mother had suddenly lost her husband and I was extremely moved by her situation. The poem is not specifically about her, but moreContinue reading “Blue Bonnets”