tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post4383714291330141383..comments2024-03-16T16:16:08.511-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - Rhopalic VerseTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-26271153791986351252015-01-30T10:04:59.797-05:002015-01-30T10:04:59.797-05:00At
the end
of the day;
it gets
dark.At<br />the end<br />of the day;<br />it gets<br />dark.Bill Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044973545564330366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-62738132199260313262015-01-30T09:58:21.483-05:002015-01-30T09:58:21.483-05:00Love
always
finds a way;
In the deepest,
darkest, ...Love<br />always<br />finds a way;<br />In the deepest,<br />darkest, human heart<br />there dwells a tiny seed - <br />once touched, will burst forth<br />and overwhelm<br />the foulest,<br />blackest<br />hate.Bill Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044973545564330366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-23564817568948022922015-01-30T09:55:13.444-05:002015-01-30T09:55:13.444-05:00Peace
is not
a given,
nor can it be
taken from a w...Peace<br />is not<br />a given,<br />nor can it be<br />taken from a war;<br />it is a gift<br />bestowed on<br />those who<br />love.Bill Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05044973545564330366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-47376837378827576242013-06-12T23:02:51.601-04:002013-06-12T23:02:51.601-04:00Kary, I like "unable to wrestle earthworms.&q...Kary, I like "unable to wrestle earthworms." Nice picture you've painted!KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-32957705286336340752013-06-12T18:22:36.879-04:002013-06-12T18:22:36.879-04:00Love your poem, Kary. Glad you joined the fray!Love your poem, Kary. Glad you joined the fray!Julie Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882810450575183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-58805925011872188582013-06-12T08:58:01.190-04:002013-06-12T08:58:01.190-04:00Love it, Kary--welcome to the fray!Love it, Kary--welcome to the fray!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-9469723215232948522013-06-05T12:28:03.370-04:002013-06-05T12:28:03.370-04:00Nice work, Kary! I enjoyed the fluctuating movemen...Nice work, Kary! I enjoyed the fluctuating movement in this. Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-77859039460761741552013-06-01T09:50:56.137-04:002013-06-01T09:50:56.137-04:00Twigs, entwined perfectly,
hug hatchlings, noisily...Twigs, entwined perfectly,<br />hug hatchlings, noisily adorable.<br />Eat, Mama: hastily regurgitate<br />for babies unable<br />to wrestle<br />earthworms<br />for themselves. Finally<br />grown, spreading untested<br />wings, slowly fluttering hesitantly<br />away.<br />Left behind<br />are<br />twigs: empty reminders<br />of springtime, discarded.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514095782771296395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-1474054266840888302013-05-23T21:01:48.480-04:002013-05-23T21:01:48.480-04:00Twigs, entwined perfectly,
hug hatchlings, noisily...Twigs, entwined perfectly,<br />hug hatchlings, noisily adorable.<br />Eat, Mama; hastily regurgitate<br />for babies unable<br />to wrestle<br />earthworms<br />for themselves. Finally<br />grown, spreading untested<br />wings, slowly fluttering hesitantly<br />away.<br />Left behind<br />are <br />twigs: empty reminders<br />of springtime, discarded.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514095782771296395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-18981561684618005812013-05-18T10:31:17.041-04:002013-05-18T10:31:17.041-04:00I have always been hesitant to post a poem, but I ...I have always been hesitant to post a poem, but I was moved by the robin's nest right outside our family room window. So here goes....<br /><br />Twigs, entwined perfectly,<br />hug hatchlings, noisily adorable.<br />Eat, Mama: hastily regurgitate<br />for babies unable<br />to wrestle<br />earthworms<br />for themselves. Finally<br />grown, spreading untested<br />wings, slowly flutteringAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514095782771296395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-29651792905022851312013-05-16T19:16:53.278-04:002013-05-16T19:16:53.278-04:00I have read this blog for quite some time and have...I have read this blog for quite some time and have wanted to join in the conversation but just never had the courage. The robin's nest right outside our family room window gave me the perfect inspiration, so here goes:<br /><br />Twigs, entwined perfectly,<br />hug hatchlings, noisily adorable.<br />Eat, Mama; hastily regurgitate<br />for babies unable<br />to wrestle<br />earthworms<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514095782771296395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-55540872274940496562013-05-14T10:42:21.130-04:002013-05-14T10:42:21.130-04:00Love these rhopalics, one and all. Their rhythms a...Love these rhopalics, one and all. Their rhythms are stupendous!Julie Krantzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08882810450575183271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-55390946928083162832013-05-12T21:34:40.023-04:002013-05-12T21:34:40.023-04:00Kate, Steven and Jane. Once more (and not for the...Kate, Steven and Jane. Once more (and not for the last time) all of you push me to better myself through your writings. Jane, I'm sorry yours went POOF. Yet I know it kicked fanny because you've never posted stuff that didn't.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-2763005828193437162013-05-11T08:07:28.907-04:002013-05-11T08:07:28.907-04:00Thanks, Steven! I'm really enamored of "h...Thanks, Steven! I'm really enamored of "hatchlings/all sleeping noiselessly/as rabbits." And Charles, more great birds! I was intrigued that you noticed one could start with 2 syllables and go to 3 since the rules say nothing about starting with 1 every time.<br /><br />Nice to be back after a rich alphabetical month of poetry books from Tricia.KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-25868729896347610142013-05-10T19:03:57.806-04:002013-05-10T19:03:57.806-04:00Thanks, Charles, for putting me on the bird trail....Thanks, Charles, for putting me on the bird trail. Both solid small poems.<br /><br />Kate -- Way to rock the adjectives! "Ropey casual grace" -- I can see that.<br /><br />Oh, Jane, a promised (then vanished) poem from you is like a map of a tantalizing country... <br /><br />Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-30634916195830382232013-05-10T06:37:38.607-04:002013-05-10T06:37:38.607-04:00Alas--I wrote one, pushed the publish button, and ...Alas--I wrote one, pushed the publish button, and it disappeared into the ether.<br /><br />Janejaneyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-25388763335661715362013-05-06T22:37:34.986-04:002013-05-06T22:37:34.986-04:00Spring Cardinal
She rarely composes
verse. Pendin...<b>Spring Cardinal</b><br /><br />She rarely composes<br />verse. Pending motherhood<br />and constant foraging necessitate<br />close focus. However, encumbrances unfavorable<br />to shaping poetry monopolize<br />her routines<br />so fully<br />she cannot imagine<br />hours squandered figuring lineation<br />or finding metrical felicities.<br />Her only redemption,<br />though meager,<br />is Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-86772079391968738072013-05-06T22:33:26.188-04:002013-05-06T22:33:26.188-04:00Root-bound
Roots buried
in bottoms
of sturdy flow...Root-bound<br /><br />Roots buried<br />in bottoms<br />of sturdy flowerpots<br />twine, tangle, multiply.<br />They defy ceramic limitations<br />with ropey casual<br />grace. Until repotting,<br />when sudden silvery revelations<br />fall unbound,<br />pale, languid, sinister<br />as maiden Rapunzel’s<br />hair.<br /><br />—Kate Coombs, 2013<br />all rights reservedKateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-83972600505040234372013-05-06T22:27:34.214-04:002013-05-06T22:27:34.214-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-88847779479632848062013-05-06T13:33:31.671-04:002013-05-06T13:33:31.671-04:00ALARM CLOCK
I adore humingbirds harmonizing
Good ...ALARM CLOCK<br /><br />I adore humingbirds harmonizing<br />Good morning America!<br />At sunrise. <br /><br />(C) Charles Waters 2013 all rights reserved.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-69803378656266128142013-05-06T13:13:40.174-04:002013-05-06T13:13:40.174-04:00WAKE UP CALL
My eardrums
Are thankful
For
Hummi...WAKE UP CALL<br /><br />My eardrums <br />Are thankful<br />For <br />Hummingbirds<br />Chirping sonatas<br />At daybreak.<br /><br />(C) Charles Waters 2013 all rights reserved.Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-6008904052676449202013-05-06T12:54:30.047-04:002013-05-06T12:54:30.047-04:00My first attempt....
On First Seeing the Rhopalic...My first attempt....<br /><br />On First Seeing the Rhopalic Verse<br /><br />You've gotta<br />Be kidding<br /><br /><br />OK, fine. It's not really that poetic.... <br /><br />Avis always makes these forms seem so easy, ya know? Guess I'm gonna have to work a bit harder to be Rhopalic.Greg Pincushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449684160718426340noreply@blogger.com