tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post3343001592730236915..comments2024-03-29T00:37:50.644-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Monday Poetry Stretch - SijoTriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-22298964590861861302010-05-07T09:02:43.122-04:002010-05-07T09:02:43.122-04:00My attempt is here: http://deowriter.wordpress.com...My attempt is here: http://deowriter.wordpress.com/2010/05/07/poetry-stretch-sijo/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-20960727322843195142010-05-06T12:38:23.219-04:002010-05-06T12:38:23.219-04:00I love what everyone posted. And I know I'm be...I love what everyone posted. And I know I'm bending the rules subject-wise, but needed to write about my brother. <br /><br />Oh brother, you’ve strayed too far, <br />off your beaten trail this time,<br />drifting with dissident drummers, <br />scatting to discordant cadence,<br />you have buried yourself deep, <br />locked inside your felonious celf. <br /><br />© Carol Weis, all rights CarolWeishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070606276175218670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-18363513465374315122010-05-06T05:18:22.278-04:002010-05-06T05:18:22.278-04:00Acorns fall close to the oak,
cashews close to the...Acorns fall close to the oak,<br />cashews close to the cashew tree, <br />peanuts close to the - never mind. <br /><br />Kids fall close to the family tree.<br />Shoes fall close to the shoe tree. <br />Be careful under trees. Things fall.Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12811523890920763782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-20306785490446122642010-05-05T11:14:29.093-04:002010-05-05T11:14:29.093-04:00Beyond Perception
by Liz Korba
Play it! Jazz. A...Beyond Perception<br />by Liz Korba<br /><br />Play it! Jazz. And make it loud – that call of birds and wind-swept marsh.<br /><br />Like crayfish, make its grip be strong and spice it up, do improvise.<br /><br />“Swing! It’s jazz,” and the Gulf goes on, “my soul’s that sound – eternal.”Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18293368769378439196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-72794005079200237992010-05-04T00:30:22.266-04:002010-05-04T00:30:22.266-04:00Naturalist underestimates tiger's vertical lea...Naturalist underestimates tiger's vertical leap.<br />Filmmaker breaks her camera, a vain attempt at rescue.<br />Poet begins another draft, yet one more wayward sijo.Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-13840513195273582102010-05-04T00:27:42.925-04:002010-05-04T00:27:42.925-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-47444065826893309432010-05-03T23:54:58.403-04:002010-05-03T23:54:58.403-04:00Steam and pollen mix and can't decide if to ri...Steam and pollen mix and can't decide if to rise or fall.<br />Yellow-green or green-yellow, this powder-paste coats the dashboard.<br />With a finger I record the date:<br />Beltane 2010.Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902158336083356337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-63677179441277878342010-05-03T19:25:16.441-04:002010-05-03T19:25:16.441-04:00First it took on a yellow cast, then the bruised s...First it took on a yellow cast, then the bruised sky grew icy grey.<br />Newly-leafed trees bent low, their blossoms lacerated by wind.<br />Rain, rain, rain beat upon the roof, shattering illusions of spring.<br /><br /><br />This was the weather this afternoon in southern NH!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-37640993325093295072010-05-03T14:49:00.462-04:002010-05-03T14:49:00.462-04:00Black and yellow tempera paint splatters across ta...Black and yellow tempera paint splatters across tables and floors,<br />crumpled tissue paper fills the corners like tumbleweeds,<br />Budding Pollocks, Van Goghs and Mattisses go home for supper. <br /><br />diane davisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-52537885295783827722010-05-03T11:57:58.349-04:002010-05-03T11:57:58.349-04:00Tenants
Can you hear my baby starlings singing hy...Tenants<br /><br />Can you hear my baby starlings singing hymns to greet the morn?<br />Spring semester begins with singing lessons and flying lessons.<br />Today I am grateful for that gaping hole in my roof.<br /><br />© Amy Ludwig VanDerwaterAmy L Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03830987204619914326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-11212748775463247972010-05-03T10:15:09.042-04:002010-05-03T10:15:09.042-04:00An interesting feeling of freedom and riffiness, c...An interesting feeling of freedom and riffiness, compared to writing haiku!<br /><br /><br />The earth rolls, and the books in my office shiver.<br />I stand in the doorway, feeling the strangeness, till it stops.<br />Is it because I wrote a poem this morning?<br /><br /><br />I plant moss roses in a pot, hoping to see their pink faces.<br />They don't feel like coming up, staying silent in Kate Coombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10138566291199003171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-72900249287862234762010-05-03T10:08:25.711-04:002010-05-03T10:08:25.711-04:00The baby squirrel vaults, somersaults over the bir...The baby squirrel vaults, somersaults over the bird feeder<br />Twanging the wire, scattering seeds,and dark crow curses.<br />See daffodil and laurel smiles break out across the garden.<br /><br />©2010 Jane Yolen, all rights reservedjaneyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-77555720338953360222010-05-03T08:37:38.221-04:002010-05-03T08:37:38.221-04:00Wow - I actually had never heard of this form of p...Wow - I actually had never heard of this form of poetry before. And Linda Sue Park is so amazing - now I have another book of hers to order from the library!<br />I'll be thinking Sijo thoughts today! And frankly, that three part for - set-up, develop, twist - will have me thinking, too!<br />Thanks and Namaste,<br />LeeLee Wind, M.Ed.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06314692778355984313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-40029241926655369942010-05-03T07:12:34.309-04:002010-05-03T07:12:34.309-04:00LIONFISH
Pterols volitans
By Steven Withrow
Coral...<b>LIONFISH</b><br /><b><i>Pterols volitans</i></b><br /><b>By Steven Withrow</b><br /><br />Coral reefs and shallow bays<br />Are your savanna,<br />Your hunting ground.<br /><br />Your pride is protected<br />By scorpion spines,<br />Camouflage.<br /><br />Your jaws close on a crab,<br />Belch up bits of shell,<br />Messy eater!Steven Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08424518148189688086noreply@blogger.com