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Est. March 4, 2006
alfred booth, wanbli ska
A youthful 56-year-old classical pianist, a decent sunday poet, Since 1980, I live in the Paris France suburbs where I teach.I have delved into abstract acrylic painting, played Bach on the 'cello, and have learned a lot about poetic rhythm and rhyme here on WDC. My favorite verse is still unrhymed free verse:
my blue eyes stare
past black and white keys
that I delicately massage
into the sounds of friendship
or is it poetry?
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two men  [18+]   0.8 KB
ten lines of the life of two men in love

Scattered leaves with poetic imprints  [18+]   349 Entries
This is my new collection of poetry - starting from late october, 2008. Comments welcome!

Songs of the Gecko  [E]   36 Entries
My first attempt at NaNoWriMo, November 2008

Awarded Items by WDC members   [18+]   30 Items
April 2010. After four years. My latest attempt at organizing my port.

The most recent newcomers to my port   [E]   33 Items
From 2008, home for my latest StaticItems, mostly for contests. Otherwise, my P(tree)Log.

Scattered leaves with poetic imprints  [18+]   349 Entries
This is my new collection of poetry - starting from late october, 2008. Comments welcome!

The ALB, Jr. Poems   [E]   21 Items
A folder of poems inspired by my father's death

versed in twenty-o-eight, less the form   [E]   18 Items
To eventually house the poetry of 2008

two thousand and seven words   [E]   10 Items
A year of poetry, or at least what has been posted here on WDC!

the feast of Paris  [E]   2.3 KB
Many people live in and out of Paris; Winner of Slam! Second Round

disharmony between lovers  [E]   0.9 KB
comparing the force of a hurricane and an argument

Winning Items   [E]   36 Items
Where I seperate winning pieces from those written for contests but not succeeding.

the Lyons collection   [E]   17 Items
Poetry written in trains to and from Lyons, and during time spent with my partner.

Poems on the lighter side   [E]   31 Items
Where all the lighter stuff will eventually be placed.

a choice of glee or shame  [18+]   1.7 KB
When society disapproves

boyhood dreams  [18+]   1.4 KB
The dreams of boys carried into manhood, constructed from borrowed phrases.

exceptional circumstance  [E]   0.6 KB
The morning commuting train in Paris, again.

automatic writing  [E]   0.9 KB
A catchy title: will it catch people? About lists many of us make in strange ways.

as long as you follow  [E]   1.2 KB
A poem about finding oneself, written for the Big Poetry Prompt

a photograph  [E]   1.8 KB
for someone who believes in me; in honor of her talent

at the riverside gardens  [E]   1.9 KB
an afternoon promenade in Paris

roaring at the moon  [E]   1.8 KB
deceptive love creates primal reactions

the devil's garden  [E]   1.3 KB
What could happen if we forget about taking care of planet Earth

shrinking success  [13+]   4.1 KB
Conversing with someone who might have a few answers, but who doesn't.

daily wanderings  [E]   3.6 KB
A humorous vision of a busy day in Paris

Grand Cru, 2005   [E]   6 Items
For me, 2005 was an excellent year of creativity. Many things fell into place.

instead of a cat  [E]   1.2 KB
daily companionship, in its most common form

Contest pieces   [E]   60 Items
Here is where I have decided to stock all pieces written intentionally for contests here.

Experiments in form   [E]   27 Items
Where one may find some pieces not in my typical free verse.

Images, Sigs, etc.   [E]   14 Items
Where the visual stuff will end up, not that poetry can't be visual!

Hello to crystal goblets...  [18+]   4 Entries
A new book for longer, unpoetic or prosaic texts.

Poems for Lance  [E]   2.5 KB
a collection of texts to honor the wonderful husband of a great WDC friend

over a year ago   [E]   14 Items
poems from late 2006

"the wind beneath my wings"  [E]   0.5 KB
a short 10-line poem in free verse, inspired by Bette Midler's song of the same title

Meditations   [E]   38 Items
Personal items, thought-provoking, meditations, serious poems hard to classify

nightly cooing of the doves  [E]   1.1 KB
night music, but does it accompany dream or nightmare?

perfumed vengeance  [E]   1.7 KB
a bottle of perfume can mean so much to a young woman...

Longer forms, unpoetic   [E]   15 Items
A place where I store short stories I'm trying to write.

the mist of friends  [13+]   1.3 KB
when death comes before the marriage ceremony

to say thank you  [E]   0.7 KB
A tribute to someone who has believed in my worth as a poet.

Love poems...simply   [E]   28 Items
A collection of love poems, but they may not always be cheery.

why spring is late  [E]   1.4 KB
maybe nature has a mind of its own!

evocation  [E]   2.1 KB
The daily life of a musician.

ten minutes sunday morning  [E]   1.1 KB
Description of part of my daily life in Paris

why are you so far away?  [E]   1.8 KB
Pantoum style, still about distance in a love relationship. Two versions.

the legend of the white rabbit  [E]   2.2 KB
One of my favorite pieces. Between big people and little ones.

instead of a voice  [E]   1.0 KB
One of my personal favorites. Talking to machines.

different landscapes  [E]   2.3 KB
The difference between temptation and the real thing.

out of control  [E]   1.5 KB
Life is sometimes a quagmire...

it's not just black  [ASR]   0.8 KB
poetry can, occasionally, be fun