Back in August of 2007 we first attempted writing in the form of the lune. It's been more than year, so I thought this might be a good time to revisit it. The lune is a haiku variation, invented and named by the poet Robert Kelly. The poem is called a lune because the right edge is bowed like a crescent moon. This is a thirteen syllable form arranged in three lines of 5/3/5 syllables.
So, do you want to play? What kind of lune will you write? Leave me a comment about your poem(s) and I'll post the results here later this week.
Hi, Tricia - I've posted my lune (Question, Answer) over at
ReplyDeleteThe Drift Record" [We'll see if I've learned my lesson about how to link to my site! Thanks all who helped....]
I will try this. I am still working on the list poem in my head. But how fun, a new haiku form.
ReplyDeleteEarly this morning, lying in the dark and listening to my young son breath without coughing and gasping for breath, I was thinking about your lunes:
ReplyDeletethe rise of his breath
in the dark;
nothing but shush
sorry, that last line should be:
ReplyDeletenothing but shushing
and from Nancy Bo Flood, her first attempt at lune:
ReplyDeleteDesert's Winter Dress
Shoulders of Red Rock
Wait in white
Momentary Lace