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A Few Short Cuts For Poetry

 This time I present for your edification and enjoyment, three examples of short verse. I have always been partial to this poetry form and returned to it quite often.  It possesses a pithiness that quickly resonates with a reader. Humour and incisiveness are frequent elements of this form. The challenge lies in the brevity of the poem. Something I willingly embrace. 

Short form poetry has many supporters and you do not have to search far to discover them. Short poetry is actually quite diverse and comes in various poetic forms. -A variety of syllabic forms, rhyming verse like limericks, clerihews, couplets, synonym poems as well as free verse poems such as persona, list  poems all featuring quite frequently. 

These 3 poems are part of an unpublished anthology of short form poems titled ' Taking The Short Way Home.' Hope you find them both short and sweet.







Dog Days 

There are those days

When I feel I could

Sit beside my dog

And bark loudly

At the sky…

 

But I won’t,

Because it would surely

Frighten her

To see me barking mad.

Alan j Wright 

 

Making Good Choices

Shelley’s poem works

Because he gave his king of kings

The highly unforgettable name

-Ozymandias

A name with impact

Clearly the poem risked

Falling into obscurity

If Shelley had written

My name is Bob, king of kings.

Alan j Wright


Don’t Dismiss Dumblyung

The tiny town of Dumbleyung

Rarely has its praises sung

But venture out to Pussycat Hill

And view the lake,it’s such a thrill.

Alan j Wright



 


It is Poetry Friday once more and this time our host is Laura Purdie Salas. Laura 
shares some goodies from and about her two spring board books. They both come out on March 4 from Creative Editions.   One’s a rhyming nonfiction poem, and the other’s a lyrical story/extended metaphor.

Comments

  1. Heehee--I love short forms for both serious and funny poems. They can have lots of impact either way. I extra love, "My name is Bob, king of kings."

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    1. Laura, you are a kindred spirit in relation to short form poetry and I concur with your statement that they are impactful whether serious or out to have a bit of fun. Glad you liked Bob.

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  2. And, they feel like they're always entertaining, Alan! I'm imagining Shelley would frown, but that made me smile!

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    1. I'm pleased the poem bought a smile, Linda. Entertaining is an apt decription.

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  3. Love it! I'm working on a collection of short poems that have a theme. (Or not working on them, because I've been swamped with another project). :)

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    1. Have fun with curating your collection of themed shorrt verse, Marcie. Sounds like fun to me.

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  4. I adore short poems! These are so fun--tongue in cheek. The image of you...and then me sitting beside my dog and barking at the sky just gives me the giggles. Well done!

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    1. You are on the money, Linda. They are certainly lots of fun to make. Thank you for your kind response.

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  5. Alan, I enjoyed all your short poems. Dog Days was a hoot! Thanks for always bring new formats to the poetry table.

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    1. Thank you Carol. I do enjoy exploring new poetic possibilities, so thank you for your encouraging remarks.

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  6. Look on Bob's works, ye mighty, and despair. :D

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    1. The mighty Bob! Love your depiction of him, Karen.

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  7. Alan, such fun with your three short poems. The rhyming in the last one, and thinking of Bob, king of kings, made me smile.

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    1. Denise, I'm most pleased you found these short poems to your liking, particularly, Bob.

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  8. HA oh wow, I adore it. It's true, though - a catchy title matters, and poor Bob just ain't catchy. ;-)

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    1. Thanks for your generous response, Jane. You're correct, Bob just didn't cut the mustard...

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    1. You can bet on it, Mary Lee. Well, not literally of course. I'm not advocating for the gambling industry...

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