Archive for May, 2009
“Rosa” / cinquain
Rosa, Ecuador’s soul. Baila el Sabado. Worshipful; perseverantly Maternal. photo: Karin in Paris
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Ludic / cinquain
Ludic: Life-exulting. Crawling, striving, resting. Pneumatically holistic. Eternal. [Cinquain: the first line is one word giving the title. It has 2 syllables. The second line has 2 words that describe the title. It has 4 syllables. The third line has 3 words that express an action. It has 6 syllables. The fourth line has 2 […]
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“Forecast” / cinquain
Forecast: Sunny…cloudy. Frigid rain hovering. Angst, dermatologically. Umbrella. [For those who missed the first cinquain posted here with the explanation of this poetic form: the first line is one word giving the title. It has 2 syllables. The second line has 2 words that describe the title. It has 4 syllables. The third line has […]
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Leaving Herald Square
“Hey! Is that a pearl snap shirt?” “No,” my coworker answered after coming to a stop in the hallway. We blocked the entrance to his office. Moments before, I ostensibly had something to do that was more important than admire what I thought was a pearl snap shirt. “Oh.” I said. “But I used to have one. […]
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Tonight the “Mead” screen belongs to my 8-year-old son, who wrote this poem yesterday for his 2nd grade class: At noon, I always see a hawk at my backyard. I think I should crawl out of bed and see what the hawk does. I know I could so I actually do it every night. Photo: Little […]
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