one:while walking past
i heard the cloud say:
we vastly recommend
the squarer of signatures
they promised me rain today
but i'm all dried up
how many squares
would you like to buy?
i thought, at least,
that's what i heard.
one(point)two:
Every day dulled.
Never looking up.
Stuck fast in his rut.
Forgetting the sky's surprises.
But Today
when he risks it all
to lift his head high
he is politely offered
the first color of the rainbow.
by scheherazade
Every day dulled.
Never looking up.
Stuck fast in his rut.
Forgetting the sky's surprises.
But Today
when he risks it all
to lift his head high
he is politely offered
the first color of the rainbow.
by scheherazade
one(point)three:
Oh!
I'm sorry Pandora
I cannot marry you
I am humanosexual.
Though my nimbus is stratus
And your cumulo is serious
There can never be anything
Between the two of us.
by Crunchy Weta
two:
i had an idea today
do you want to hear it?
i think i can trust you.
i thought, perhaps,
if you agree
that we should get
a microwave
and put it backstage...
i had an idea today
do you want to hear it?
i think i can trust you.
i thought, perhaps,
if you agree
that we should get
a microwave
and put it backstage...
two(point)two:
touched
with a glance
she felt she knew
the thumping
in his chest
the wordless
emotion
flitting across
his mental screen.
by mike
the poems above are exercises in that i had nothing in mind before actually writing them. the goal was to write a poem based on a photo. being an obvious fan of exploding dog and loving the way this particular set of drawings fits in my blog posts, i went hunting, found two i liked (without words) and let the pictures tell me their stories. the poems are by no means brilliant, but i think the first one is fun, almost cute.
i'll post any poems to these two pictures that people send me or compose in the comments of this post. consider it a little challenge ^_^
i'll post any poems to these two pictures that people send me or compose in the comments of this post. consider it a little challenge ^_^
Hi Katy, neat exercise! Here's a response to your challenge! :)
ReplyDeletetouched
with a glance
she felt she knew
the thumping
in his chest
the wordless
emotion
flitting across
his mental screen.
this is to number two, yeah? am posting it as such.
ReplyDeleteYep, to #2 (sorry for forgetting to specify!)
ReplyDeletenah, i could tell by the content, which actually made it more interesting for me going into it. has been posted, how do you feel about green? ^_^
ReplyDeleteI love green! Good choice for me. :)
ReplyDelete(for the first picture)
ReplyDeleteevery day dulled.
never looking up.
stuck fast in his rut.
forgetting the sky's surprises.
but not today
when he risks it all
he is offered
the first color of the rainbow
(thanks Katy; a very refreshing break)
I'm a big fan of Exploding Dog as well, only I do it a different way, I write poems based on the titles people send me. Like these.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I'm reviving the Poetry Carnival this week. Please tell folks to check out Ringing Of The Bards.
Oh, and about the Mayor's gig, I'd be happy to fill the job. Thanks.
billy, you're already filling the job, i'm just imposing the title.
ReplyDeleteHey what fum,
ReplyDeleteOne
Oh!
I'm sorry Pandora
I cannot marry you
I am humanosexual.
Though my nimbus is stratus
And your cumulo is serious
There can never be anything
Between the two of us.
clever, clever glenn.
ReplyDeleteTee hee wup willowbee - i love a bit of whimsy. Seems I slipped up on a couple of wet poetesses on the way and bumped my head.Gems like''
ReplyDeletepolitely offered the first color of the rainbow"
and "we vastly recommend the squarest of signatures"
It was hard to move away from thinking about shape and colour!
Now I know what you girls were talking about! I do apologize for being MIA (you know the reasons). This is such a fun experiment and I love the follow-up whimsical poems. :)
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