Bite sized poetry

[alee_grrl]

I love the variety of forms and lengths in poetry. From epics to limericks, there is a length perfect for every occasion. Sometimes you want to immerse yourself in a poetic story, and sometimes you just have time for a short snippet. Little bite-sized poems can be tremendously fun to write. With a little bit of time, a splash of inspiration, a thesaurus (I find them helpful at least), and a quick decision regarding form (metered, unmetered, etc.), you can have a little nugget of poetry. This bits can be visually inspiring, humorous, insightful--just like their longer brethren. These forms are also great for collaboration, which is a fun game of playing off each others words. For some great examples of collaborative poetry here on DW, check out dreamwidth_haikai. Since I'm doing short forms today I've included two poems. The first one is a short bit of blank verse inspired by looking at the railroad tracks and the house I live in one summer evening when the power had just gone out. The second is a haikai (thanks to jjhunter for turning me onto that particular form) that resulted from brain overload during a particularly stressful class this semester (dry and/or silly humor is one of my stress outlets). This will be my last post for the week. It's been a blast hosting!

Haunted

silhouette trees against a darkening sky-
a house broods empty on a hill. lonely rails glint
silver in the dimming light-
everything looks haunted in the gloaming.


Braaaiiiinnnnssss (a law school haikai)

Print swirls across blank
page, energy and knowledge
seep out as you type;

eyes glaze over. Yes, zombie
brief eats your brains as you type.

Comments

[jjhunter]

Just dropping in quick (must keep veggies from burning as they roast in oven!) to say a.) gloaming = <3 ! and b.) I agree, the second haikai is most fabulous excellent. I might have to send it to a friend of mine who's heading off to law school after her contract's up next year. So perfect.

In short, the veggies salute you! And so glad to have someone else who will play with me re: haikai! <3

[alee_grrl]

Yay for roasted veggies! Sounds yummy. I love the word "gloaming," it's just so fun to say. Glad you love the second haikai. Please feel free to share it as you like.