tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post1633910579433266680..comments2024-03-28T02:54:32.745-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - TrimericTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-66448975384208194572014-03-04T13:57:12.410-05:002014-03-04T13:57:12.410-05:00LUCKY 13
Mom didn’t make it to my 13th year –
It’...LUCKY 13<br /><br />Mom didn’t make it to my 13th year –<br />It’s not like she didn’t try.<br />“I can’t wait ‘til you’re a teenager!” She said.<br />I’m sorry it never came to pass.<br /><br />It’s not like she didn’t try;<br />Writhing in pain, cancer’s a train<br />That leaves angels in its wake.<br /><br />“I can’t wait ‘til you’re teenager!” She said.<br />That was her mantra, a daily Charles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-8026571393210858262014-01-13T06:53:34.441-05:002014-01-13T06:53:34.441-05:00WARM FRONT
The snow has finally melted.
The sidew...WARM FRONT<br /><br />The snow has finally melted.<br />The sidewalks are clear again.<br />My morning walk is free of danger:<br />confidence returns to my step.<br /><br />The sidewalks are clear again,<br />although piles of grainy, dirty snow remain<br />where snowplows cleared parking lots.<br /><br />My morning walk is free of danger,<br />is again a time of brisk strides<br />and Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-30123344851803166782014-01-09T11:37:39.144-05:002014-01-09T11:37:39.144-05:00Liz and Kate, I enjoyed reading your poems of memo...Liz and Kate, I enjoyed reading your poems of memories and weather gods. I can relate to both.<br /><br />Beth: I read this one three times, as it's a fantastic use of the form and an intriguing, well-crafted narrative.<br /><br />StevenSteven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-42379573507332321912014-01-09T09:03:38.964-05:002014-01-09T09:03:38.964-05:00Such good stuff this week! I read about this onlin...Such good stuff this week! I read about this online and wrote a poem…<br /><br />Weather God<br /><br />No one should leave the house right now—<br />the temperature is 30 below.<br />My brother’s outside making snow,<br />creating clouds like a weather god.<br /><br />The temperature is 30 below.<br />If it weren’t, he would burn his face,<br />throwing boiling water into air.<br /><br />My KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-17252126935656566712014-01-08T19:18:10.740-05:002014-01-08T19:18:10.740-05:00I really like this form! It seems to lend itself t...I really like this form! It seems to lend itself to narrative. My first attempt ended up telling a sad story:<br /><br />As she lay feverish and dying upstairs,<br />downstairs he was renovating the kitchen cabinets.<br />Long ago she had wished this wish;<br />now he knew he was running out of time.<br /><br />Downstairs he was renovating the kitchen cabinets<br />with new handles, spring-brightBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589856495993730380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-33939896082191194452014-01-07T11:26:54.615-05:002014-01-07T11:26:54.615-05:00I knew right away it would be hard to get lines th...I knew right away it would be hard to get lines that worked in multiple ways but it took me a while to realize it would also be hard to keep the poem moving forward. Thanks for the challenge! I was clearly inspired by the content as well as the form. <br /><br />The Best Day of Sixth Grade <br /><br />One day after school <br />he was waiting for me. <br />Without saying a word <br />he handed meLiz Steinglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14614059299412727544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-86079091432895807312014-01-07T08:26:01.458-05:002014-01-07T08:26:01.458-05:00Oh my gosh--that is gorgeous! I have to write a so...Oh my gosh--that is gorgeous! I have to write a sonnet and an ode this week for a teaching guide, but maybe I'll play with a trimeric, too, if time permits...Never heard of this form. Thanks!laurasalashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807781795919555208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-77090042705662188792014-01-06T21:57:43.863-05:002014-01-06T21:57:43.863-05:00Hoping to write an original piece later this week,...Hoping to write an original piece later this week, but here's a reprise of my trimeric from last time this form came around:<br /><br /><b>How to Play Bass Guitar</b><br /><br />Grip with both hands and throttle its throat,<br />this obstinate and bell-bottomed bird<br />asleep in your lap, ostrich-brained:<br />there’s nothing here that’s musical.<br /><br />This obstinate and bell-bottomed Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-65622292282634963492014-01-06T19:00:56.148-05:002014-01-06T19:00:56.148-05:00Oh, the example poem hits me in my heart.Oh, the example poem hits me in my heart.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com