Image Poem This poem owes its existence to Georgia Heard's idea of the six room image poem where six elements are addressed in the writing that follows: Image Light Sound Questions Feelings Repetition The challenge is to expand our vision of selected images by attending to each element when writing. The idea is to spend time considering each of the six elements by thinking about them as rooms we must enter in order to think more deeply about our word choice. The Grandfather Clock The Grandfather clock Stood tall like a palace guard Marking time in Nana's lounge-room Against the wall Avoiding the sunlight streaming through lace curtained windows Tick-tocking as the pendulum swung in its unerring arc Brass and chains and moving arms  Encased behind a long glass face The clock announced the passing of each hour With blare and boom The rowdy ringing out Chased the silence from the room Why so loud? the small ones asked Why so tall? the small ones wond...

I am an unashamed collector of books and it is with great excitement I share my very latest poetic acquisition, The Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane.  MacFarlane is a proud logophile (me too) and this beautifully written and illustrated book( courtesy of Jackie Morris) is a book I highly recommend to everyone out there who loves the beauty and power of language. It serves to highlight the infinite treasure existing in the natural world. treasure we can curious learners to tap into with a sense of relish and delight. It immediately conjures up multiple possibilities for teaching poetry, growing vocabulary and celebrating the wonders of the natural world we all inhabit.  This is a book I will eagerly share with poets of all ages. This is a book to make a word lover's heart sing! This is a big book in every respect. It was not an inexpensive purchase, but it presented as an investment I was more than happy to make given it's rare and  beautiful contents. As soon a...

A Kyrielle poem is structured so that all the lines have eight syllables and each stanza of four lines ends in a refrain. It takes on a rhythmical form very much like a rhyming couplet. A Kyrielle poem is made up of 4 lined stanzas of eight syllables each. The capital letter (directly below) being the refrain: aabB   ccbB  ddbB  eebB Here is my Kyrielle poem. It is springtime in Australia, so it seems appropriate to tap into the sensations of the season when looking for inspiration. Just like the Ottava Rima poem I wrote recently, Kyrielle poems require some thought and effort. I must admit I again enjoyed the challenge presented by the structure of the poem. Finding sufficient rhyming words that are also appropriate for the subject was a major consideration. So, my fellow poets are you up for the challenge? S pringtime R evelations Finessing all the shrubbery The gentle breeze washed over me Scents and bouquets then arose The earth reveals...