February 2017: Crows, Tides, Time
They end their flight
one by one–
crows at dusk
–Buson
Shape-shifting in the gap,
the border of the map a light
of shadowing, not quite
prepared to reunite the tide
with ebb and flow implied
by intervals inside of time,
the pause between the line,
the missing paradigm unfilled,
the end of something. Stilled.
I’m a bit late with my February grid, but I thought it complemented Sue Vincent’s “Low Tide” prompt this week, so I did my own poem in response to both Buson and the photo (above).
Once again, I tried a new poetry form; this one is Vietnamese. It’s called Luc Bat, and you can read about it here.
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I love this!!!!
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Thanks Victo!
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Perfect.
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Thanks Sue.
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beautifully done Kerfe!
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Thanks Jodi!
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I really like poems that rhyme and I really love this, and the imagery as well. Perfect!
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It was hard work, but I was pleased with the results. I seem to be in a rhyming mode these days…
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I really like this, Kerfe. The poem is beautiful–what a cool form!–and I like your grid with the bird images.
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Thanks Merril. This poetic form was a challenge…I changed the rhyming words many times! But I like the resulting rhythm a lot. And I never get tired of grids (or birds).
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Really lovely–all of it. The sounds in the poem are so rich. Going to check out the form!
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Thanks. Yes, this form has a wonderful rhythm I think. A bit of a challenge!
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An incredible piece of work !! Complex yet beautiful
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Thanks!
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Two very nice poems.
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Thanks…I can’t take the credit for Buson though!
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One of my favorite piece of art of yours! ❤ I took a couple of poetry classes, but I'm still learning new forms from you!
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Thanks Teresa! There are so many forms, I’m always finding new ones. And I love to play with words…
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This is just cool… love the imagery and the poem is wonderful. The last word is particularly brilliant.
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Thanks Charlie. Sue’s photo prompts are always inspiring.
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I love the palette of grays, Kerfe!
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The year has been pretty grey so far! Thanks.
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Indeed it has. ;>(
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I love this piece. A great composition
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Thanks!
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