tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post8075782437094145079..comments2024-03-28T02:54:32.745-04:00Comments on The Miss Rumphius Effect: Tuesday is the New Monday for Poetry Stretching!Triciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-7108754391516972562012-06-08T07:55:53.141-04:002012-06-08T07:55:53.141-04:00Me, too! Love that last line, Kate.Me, too! Love that last line, Kate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-7673011086362422732012-06-07T18:15:02.878-04:002012-06-07T18:15:02.878-04:00Timeline
In the space of a day—
or so it seems—
t...Timeline<br /><br />In the space of a day—<br />or so it seems—<br />the wintery world<br />turns yellow and green. <br />In the space of an hour— <br />or thereabouts— <br />dahlias bloom, <br />maples leaf-out. <br />In the space of a minute— <br />no more, no less—<br />crabapples fall,<br />storm winds blow west.<br />In the space of an instant—<br />a nano, a blink—<br />the blistery sun <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-31314157120151084602012-06-07T11:55:25.836-04:002012-06-07T11:55:25.836-04:00I'll have a quick stretching session.
The tim...I'll have a quick stretching session.<br /><br />The time it takes<br />to write this line,<br />a baby was born <br />in Palestine.<br />The time it takes <br />to edit this poem,<br />a generation <br />will return home.Christie Wright Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656162315858480593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-28489447902888483512012-06-07T11:52:07.286-04:002012-06-07T11:52:07.286-04:00Wonderful! I especially like the line "I make...Wonderful! I especially like the line "I make the list" and the last two lines.Christie Wright Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656162315858480593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-56150916057322905582012-06-07T11:50:32.444-04:002012-06-07T11:50:32.444-04:00Love it!Love it!Christie Wright Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13656162315858480593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-60975835730505068532012-06-06T19:37:02.153-04:002012-06-06T19:37:02.153-04:00Happy anniversary!Happy anniversary!Madeleine Begun Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290268300271622956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-35278527325652823112012-06-06T19:36:06.816-04:002012-06-06T19:36:06.816-04:00Thanks for the prompt and those wonderful poems. ...Thanks for the prompt and those wonderful poems. Here's my limerick:<br />Time’s “Flight” (Limerick)<br />By Madeleine Begun Kane<br /><br />It is said that “time flies,” but that’s wrong,<br />Cuz the flights I’ve been on take too long.<br />I think time really flees<br />In a flash. It’s a tease,<br />Speeding fast as a dreadful act’s gong.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.madkane.com/Madeleine Begun Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290268300271622956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-59452931948141244862012-06-06T14:30:23.360-04:002012-06-06T14:30:23.360-04:00Friends
You are the tick,
I am the tock.
You are ...Friends<br /><br />You are the tick,<br />I am the tock.<br />You are the second hand,<br />I am the clock.<br />You are morning,<br />I am the night.<br />You are come home,<br />I am take flight.<br />You are the watch band.<br />I am the wrist.<br />You are the timer,<br />I make the list. <br />Together we have<br />the very best time.<br />I am the poet,<br />You are the rhyme.<br /><br />©janeyolenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396863710083180775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-8398802607730711402012-06-06T08:18:50.265-04:002012-06-06T08:18:50.265-04:00I have a poem in my files that I wrote several yea...I have a poem in my files that I wrote several years ago about the passage of time:<br /><br />Desert Rain<br /><br />Think of those hot<br />afternoons in school,<br />the last long hour<br />when the classroom clock<br />struggles to tick and a yawn<br />is too much trouble...<br /><br />In the desert, a long<br />slow summer yawns,<br />with insects ticking<br />and hidden eyes turning<br />KateCoombshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05584944601221466789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-16016285236867588192012-06-05T16:21:55.490-04:002012-06-05T16:21:55.490-04:00Although this isn't a time poem (but a numbers...Although this isn't a time poem (but a numbers one), I delighted in hearing "Numbers" by Mary Cornish this morning on the Writer's Almanac radio show: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01071979808697691920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-11545092056446512392012-06-05T14:36:41.616-04:002012-06-05T14:36:41.616-04:00TICK, TICK, TICK
Tick, tick, tick,
chime, chime, ...TICK, TICK, TICK<br /><br />Tick, tick, tick,<br />chime, chime, chime,<br />Why are people<br />slaves to time.<br />Wake up, brush teeth,<br />wash face, eat.<br />Human beings <br />live to compete.<br />I would like <br />to make a bet<br />at who has <br />ever SEEN <br />a sunset.<br />Chime, chime, chime,<br />tick, tick, tick,<br />Constant rushing <br />will make <br />you sick.<br /><brCharles Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336052424127127605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7320080607016581524.post-44968085264298340602012-06-05T12:09:59.579-04:002012-06-05T12:09:59.579-04:00Great poem. Poetry Tuesday works for me!! ReneeGreat poem. Poetry Tuesday works for me!! ReneeSchool Sparks Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08081718883971468388noreply@blogger.com