Hold it (------) # 1761198:
He is holding it together
Artist Widower (E) # 693738:
A Writer's Cramp poem (sept form) about fruit...I took this in a weird direction.
Cabbie's Last Shift (13+) # 1308091:
I finally wrote a 9/11 poem, for a contest called "City Smells."
Grasping I (ASR) # 871436:
Round 3 of the Slam Semi-Finals - a poem with some help from Paul Simon.
Constanze Weber (ASR) # 998731:
Slamming about Mozart as husband, love lost.
One (E) # 978412:
A chain of 3 Pi stanzas, for writer's cramp.
Offerings Born (ASR) # 1224212:
A traditional poem with meter & rhyme; the gifts of love...
Sides (ASR) # 743610:
A free style poem for Writer's Cramp, inspired by Uncle Walt's work.
Commencement (ASR) # 870830:
For the Slam Semi-Finals; Ah, commencement from college. I remember it well.
The Sun (E) # 962719:
Written for the "Surrealtor" contest, and of the superstar sun...
Revelation (ASR) # 867202:
An unusual kind of revelation, prompted by a bible verse.
Everything it Takes (13+) # 731047:
Playing along with the slammers, though I'm officially eliminated...Round 2, Finales.
Likeness (ASR) # 967833:
A double (word) Tetractys about the likeness in a mirror.
The Late Chrysanthemum (13+) # 660788:
My first A-Z poem - intended to be about Lady MacBeth but it had a mind of its own.
Snozzberry Tulips (E) # 967230:
Willy Wonka dreams of tulip bulbs....a PI poem - 3,1,4,2,8, & 6 words per line.
Gone (ASR) # 681383:
Prompted dodoitsu about insanity. Good times!
October Hush (E) # 754944:
Naga Utu form for Writer's Cramp, striving not to write a cliche autumn poem.
Carmen Concocted (ASR) # 730131:
For Round 1 of the Finale; Carmen Miranda's hat is frought with fruit.
Gypsy Rhythms (ASR) # 973080:
A companion Pantoum poem, written to complement a friend's Pantoum...
Novice Goddess (ASR) # 872217:
Slam Grand Finale poem one of two: Invention!
Romance Aisle (13+) # 869538:
A poetic, public, intimate experience with food.
Leaving Minerva (ASR) # 724902:
For Round 5 of the Son of Slam 3; about a time when I REALLY played the fool...
Backward Glance (E) # 966828:
For writer's cramp poetry week - a (word) Eintou poem about cherry blossoms.
Doctored Illusion (ASR) # 868205:
A pantoum for the Slam, about being scarred by my caesarean section after a 3-day labor.
Assateague Island (E) # 677786:
For Writer's Cramp; Neuvain about horses; mine are the wild ponies of Assateague.
I'll Come To You (ASR) # 858751:
The silhouettes of vessels on this golden stage of sea...
Perfect Sense (ASR) # 611068:
Just a fun little piece about contradictions.
February Sixteen (ASR) # 631848:
Written for writer's cramp, but definitely from the heart.
Unspoken Ending (ASR) # 721615:
For Son of Slam 3; of love, and profound loss. Chained haikus mushed into stanzas.
Graduating Backward (13+) # 600262:
Written in 1991... graduating from college and terrified of the "real world."
Seize and Desist (13+) # 611049:
This is a sequel to Graduating Backwards, written a year or so later.
The Garbage Men (ASR) # 960539:
A journal entry stream-of-consciousness turned poem, a la Dr. Seuss.
Payback (18+) # 601057:
A strange, dark poem.
As If (E) # 600256:
A short poem which was one of a chapbook I published in 1991.
A Waste of Stone (18+) # 601088:
A much-revised edition of a poem written for a chapbook back in college.
Cyclic (18+) # 611044:
A look at the circle.
Whatsoever You Do (13+) # 693457:
I wrote this after I realized I had pre-judged a stranger.
Your Birthday (E) # 611041:
This poem is for everyone who has ever lost a child.
The Day They Told You (ASR) # 851355:
In honor of breast cancer surivor Aunt Pat (Treeshee), for Writer's Cramp.
Mystery Aquatic (E) # 713985:
Prompted by a news story about a mysterious sea creature found in Chile...what is it?
Diwali (E) # 769485:
Celebrating the Hindu holiday of Diwali with a Naga Uta poem.
Common Chords (13+) # 664070:
An orchestrated, ill-fated race at Saratoga, New York.
Genus Rosa (E) # 676432:
Rose triolet for Writer's Cramp. Ever noticed how beautiful roses' names are?
Hooray of Summer (E) # 706090:
Writer's Cramp poem; attempt at a Naga Uta about summer.
Tom & Jerry (E) # 727553:
Simon & Garfunkel used to call themselves "Tom & Jerry."
Breathing Love (ASR) # 719852:
Writer's Cramp free-verse poem about the unique and blended scent of love
Arizona Photographer (E) # 685325:
Writer's Cramp poem, from the viewpoint of a photographer in the desert...
Humility (E) # 655329:
For Writer's Cramp. First try at a countdown poem, and also first try at spiritual.
Silent Mind (E) # 1282412:
For June 2007's Quotation Inspiration Contest; Live each season as it passes!
When it Rained (ASR) # 1149266:
For Writer's Cramp; a nod to Ray Bradbury's "There will come soft rains"
Iceberg Castles (E) # 1070723:
A pantoum written for a test writing job & rejected as "too difficult a form..."
Bradbury Park (13+) # 1002345:
A prose poem for SLAM, of an urban fantasy nightmare...
1969 (ASR) # 991718:
An unrhymed ghazal about the events occuring the year I was born.
June 19, 1953 (13+) # 868859:
Of the spy case of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, who were both executed on June 19, 1953.
Rising Spires (E) # 860484:
An Eintou poem of the Latvian capital, during war and at peace.
Milkman Academy (E) # 855444:
What have we learned this year at Milkman Academy?
Decision (13+) # 849211:
Inspired by Roobear to try my hand at animal poetry.
Bad Move (E) # 754391:
These fish have migrated right into the crocodile's mouth -- bad move!
Gallery Season (ASR) # 752016:
My attempt to capture some essence of autumn...
Coastline (E) # 749924:
For Outlaw Poet's Contest; prompted words are 'whisper' and 'scream'.
Marking Endings (E) # 743048:
A look at Labor Day, written in countdown form for Writer's Cramp.
Father In Combat (ASR) # 726223:
For the Son of Slam Round 6 - when every room is a waiting room...
Common Quarters (ASR) # 720475:
For Son of Slam 3... Our home is without rooms.
In Passing (ASR) # 718409:
For Outlaw Poet's Contest, waxing philosophical and sleep-deprived.
The She-Bear's Bush (E) # 708822:
Writer's Cramp Septet about a secret bush with berries for one creature alone.
Magnolia Grand (E) # 708047:
Writer's Cramp dodoitsu about magnolias, all heady & rich.
Dinnertime (13+) # 694874:
Story-poem about a monster who lives at the Haunted Hotel (contest)...
Sunset Morning (E) # 694409:
Ae freslighe (I can't pronounce it either but it's a HARD form!)...
Birthmother, Poet (ASR) # 692387:
Writer's Cramp Quintilla about a possibility. Prompt = rain.
Planet Delusion (ASR) # 690125:
Outlaw Poet's Weekly Contest entry bordering on the ridiculously philosophical.
Lantern Room (E) # 683557:
At the elbow of Cape Cod's "arm" is the Chatham Lighthouse...
Westward (13+) # 681618:
Trains as snakes, slithering along distances stretched by time.
Mala Prayer (E) # 678745:
Little Lantern poem for Writer's Cramp; thinking of a Buddhist nun praying...
Stern Broadcast (13+) # 646102:
This is not a test. (Prompted, for Writer's Cramp)
Winter Loon (13+) # 635312:
My attempt at an Englyn Unodl Crwc (just try to pronounce it) for Writer's Cramp.
I used to (E) # 631767:
Sometimes it's just too late at night to be writing poetry. For Son of Slam Contest.
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