Posted in magnetic poetry, tagged magnetic poetry on February 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve been running low on inspiration lately. It took me almost an hour to come up with the following very short poem. Nevertheless, it did help give my mind a sort of lyrical kick — I was able to write 2 serious poems afterwards.
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Dusk.
The storm gone,
stillness floods the lake.
Leaves fall like watery shadows,
producing [...]
Posted in magnetic poetry, writing, tagged poetry on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Written on 1/19 but posted at around 1:30 am on 1/20).
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“January.”
In winter, the forest’s bare fingers
whisper beneath the mist.
Their language is frantic with want:
ach[ing] for spring,
delirious for summer.
Comments:
Too bad magnetic poetry doesn’t come with punctuation [c.f. "forest s" instead of "forest's"]. And it’s a bit awkward to make “ache” into “ache-ing” [...]
Posted in magnetic poetry, writing, tagged magnetic poetry on January 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My friend’s gift of a magnetic poetry set has inspired me to begin a project that will force me to think imagistically with greater frequency. I’ll try to create a new poem or part of a poem every week, sometimes following rules that I’ve set for myself, sometimes letting whatever is at the [...]
