Visual Words

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“In the great green room,

there was a telephone

And a red balloon

And a picture of a cat

jumping over the moon…”

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― Margaret Wise Brown,

Goodnight Moon

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Elfje:     (Cinquain)

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visual

you see

words that paint

what’s in the mind

picture

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Haiku:

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small ant with big bite
giant whale shark eats plankton
balance of nature

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Poem:

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it is the words that make the rhyme
the poet only chooses the time
how many syllables in his meter
a cadence like a tom tom beater

ideas and stories to be related
using the words others created
poetic license to make his own form
seeking ways to ignore the norm

a challenge to complete the whole idea
without imitating the ave maria
fantasy usually gives way to truth
experiences drawn from ones youth

the poem signals that it is done
the poet insists on having more fun
they sit and stare at each other
the poet hoping for a fairy godmother

someone’s idea was to write a poem
everyone waiting for a God given omen
alas, no story, no rhyme, no rhythm
poem and poet agree, we’re done
we’ll let the reader look for the symbolism

 

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Between The Words

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“The true poem

rests

between the words.”

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— Vanna Bonta

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Elfje: (Cinquain)

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Poem
About life
Because of life
To share the love
Remembrance

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Haiku:

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forever grateful
smile, laugh, love, live, give and take
you are everything

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Poem:

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wordsmith
describing a feeling
painting pictures of life
writing in rhyme
lyrical

poet
telling a story
metaphor, image or allegory
written in time
mystical

soul
seeking a reason
scribe of the divine
a graphic symbol
spiritual

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ME and the Boss

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