Word Rain

I found the opening phrase of this poem in an old notebook – but the lines after that are all new.  Some days editing and reshaping comes so easily.  A long hiatus makes cutting so much easier.      I have days where rhyme is on my mind and that’s the time to attempt poemsContinue reading “Word Rain”

Too Simple – Too True

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”