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“It’s not the
word made flesh
we want in writing,
in poetry and fiction,
but the flesh made
word” . ~ William Gass
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Elfje: (Cinquain) Classic, each word only one syllable.
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word
what’s up
did you hear
can that be true
news
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Tanka: 5,7,5, 7,7 syllables
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love to touch your skin smooth and warm and exciting full of cherished life
adore your gentle response making my love grow stronger
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Poem:
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as he sat where he sat he became big and fat as he sat where he sat he never wore a hat as he sat where he sat he became as looney as a bat as he sat where he sat his lap was home to his cat as he sat where he sat he was accused of being a door mat as he sat where he sat he was bitten by many a gnat as he sat where he sat his pet was a Norway rat as he sat where he sat he would share tit for tat as he sat where he sat he was protected by his gat as he sat where he sat he drank his wine from a vat as he sat where he sat his name was Pat
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ME and the Boss
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“Freud thought that
a psychosis was
a waking dream,
and that poets were
daydreamers too,
but I wonder if the reverse
is not as often true,
and that madness is a fiction
lived in like a rented house”
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~ William Gass
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Elfje: (Cinquain)
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madness
genetically predispositioned
post traumatic stress
going off one’s rocker
insanity
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Lune: 5 / 3 / 5
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successful hours
daylight wanes
prayers end the day
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Poem:
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politics and religion can ruin small talk
most people are not qualified to discuss either
their lame excuse is having a mental block
even the smartest can be an underachiever
say the word poetry and watch them squirm
remembering hippies and beatniks reading prose
the genre doesn’t even appeal to every bookworm
rhyme is left to the lover who wants to propose
seems that everyone is just too serious
or just too stupid, enjoying movies that have no plot
beyond ordinary understanding they believe the mysterious
going a lifetime of never having an original thought
the sad lament is that most of them are politicians
praying that they may find some legitimate positions
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ME and the Boss
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