By way of haiku writers Nora Wood, Dennis Chibi, and Curtis Dunlap: Today is 10/10/10. Can you write a quick three line poem of 10 syllables each? Here's mine:
All day this odd malaise accompanied
by the first true autumn day - grey sky, wind.
A day for spiced tea, letters to old friends
L x
12 comments:
Interesting!
a nail, essential in the centre of that wall
for your photo to be displayed for all
If I had a hammer, I would hit hard
And I have more here
A day for decimals, not for the old -
for those who loved the pounds, the shillings, pence -
Whose tongues were used to twelves and not to tens.
Harvest.
golden corn waves farewell to stubbled fields
sun's gliding arc lowers its burning head
autumn becons with beguiling colour
A walk in October sun via Ulcombe church
to Grafty Green, back for Windmill roast -
Briefly the world is in equilibrium.
I found an old yellowed scrap of
paper this morning in a forgotten
folder, and it begged me to write
an epic sentence of prose--of
twenty five lines, and then it wanted
me to line break it into poetry.
an improvisational rendezvous
amidst October’s deliberation
a trinket of glittering afternoon
.
20101010:2032
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Thanks, everyone, for playing. It was just an interim prompt that I thought you might enjoy.
Syllable counting was a little trickier for some than others - you need to think about each separate sound package, so:
a walk in oct o ber sun vi a Ul combe church = 12 syllables
However, unless we're working with strict syllabic forms (like a cinquain) then stress and rhythm tend to be the way we measure our lines.
October's first 'proper' prompt follows soon.
L x
Monsoon
Half drowned bicycles,wheels pushed uselessly.
Silk saris clinging to shapely bodies.
Crops float.Starvation is this year's menu.
I stepped off my deck this morning and
walked barefoot dew-deep in
the honey shag of my lawn's carpet twice.
Spider Bite
A crawl on my nape, a quick pinch, sharp sting -
natural instinct attack before it’s smooshed.
If only you’d stayed where you should, I sigh.
@ catherine, Glen and Lu:
Thanks for adding some more 10's.
I guess the next time we can play this game will be 11th November next year and that's a date that we will have to work hard to capture/commemorate.
Thank you, Lynne. I like your new picture, very cute. ~~
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