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”
Gumboots Festival Time
It’s that time of year again when Tully gears up for the Golden Gumboots Festival. My daughter is considering entering the Golden Gumboot Quest. We’re not really into quests so how has this happened? In fact, the last time a child of mine entered one was my eldest son as a baby in a shoppingContinue reading “Gumboots Festival Time”
