User Poetry - Page 89

kennyc · 05-11-2016, 05:49 PM

Wow! Dead. It's Dead Jim! Where are all the poets?
Me? I've been working mostly on other things Flash Fiction and yes some of the prose poetry above (which merges and blends into fiction)
Anyway, here's a new one:

A Matter of Interpretation
by
Kenny A. Chaffin
All Rights Reserved © 2016 Kenny A. Chaffin

Little Johnny Rocket
had a cracker in his pocket
he pulled it out, pushed in his thumb
and Silly Sally sucked it.

Kenny A. Chaffin – 5/10/2016

beachwanderer · 05-12-2016, 01:22 PM

"I don't!"
she said,
and so stood still
secured in her own free will,
which she believed in as a child.
This sometimes drove her parents wild.

(C) A. Buck

AnnGirdharry · 06-10-2016, 02:25 AM

Nice.

AnnGirdharry · 06-10-2016, 02:28 AM

Here is a quick poetry puzzle -

in the dock
the most scathing
scrutiny isn't from the jury
it's from herself
for a life half-lived

(which book am I?)
clue - literary, women's

Luffy · 08-14-2016, 01:48 AM

I'm young
but sometimes
it seems like
I'm very old
I'm weak and alive
then suddenly
in my heart
there's a memory
how bitter? Very bitter.
that of my first love.

Luffy · 08-16-2016, 12:04 PM

There was a player called Eric
He was really a maverick
The goals he scored
made him adored
Thus ends this humble limerick

cromag · 08-18-2016, 12:05 AM

Title: Haiku By The Numbers
---------------------------------

I can count to five
And I can count to seven
I can write Haiku

(Copyright © 2016 Kevin A. Lyons)

HarryT · 08-19-2016, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cromag

Title: Haiku By The Numbers
---------------------------------

I can count to five
And I can count to seven
I can write Haiku

(Copyright © 2016 Kevin A. Lyons)

The fact that it's a poem containing 17 syllables is not, in itself, sufficient to form a haiku, cromag (and, indeed, most modern Japanese haiku no longer have 17 syllables). The key definition of a haiku is the juxtaposition of two different ideas with a "cutting word" between them. I would suggest, therefore, that your composition, although it has undoubtedly has great artistic merit, is not a haiku.

DaleDe · 08-19-2016, 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

The fact that it's a poem containing 17 syllables is not, in itself, sufficient to form a haiku, cromag (and, indeed, most modern Japanese haiku no longer have 17 syllables). The key definition of a haiku is the juxtaposition of two different ideas with a "cutting word" between them. I would suggest, therefore, that your composition, although it has undoubtedly has great artistic merit, is not a haiku.

Spoil sport.

That elusive C
Pythagoras I hate thee
C keep way from me.

Dale

kennyc · 08-19-2016, 12:04 PM

Harry T came round
He stomped and moped and declaimed
Summer is over

HarryT · 08-19-2016, 12:45 PM

Excellent. A proper haiku! Even has the desirable seasonal reference

kennyc · 08-19-2016, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Excellent. A proper haiku

.

HarryT · 08-19-2016, 12:54 PM

Reading many words.
But is this stuff poetry?
Sometimes I wonder.

cromag · 08-21-2016, 01:02 AM

My august efforts
Have failed, like seeds sown in snow --
My words don't Haiku.

HarryT · 08-21-2016, 03:42 AM

Words on a page.
Seventeen syllables? Yes.
But not a haiku.

08-18-2016, 12:05 AM	#1327
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,306 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Title: Haiku By The Numbers --------------------------------- I can count to five And I can count to seven I can write Haiku (Copyright © 2016 Kevin A. Lyons) Last edited by cromag; 08-18-2016 at 02:58 AM. Reason: Added the title, etc.

08-19-2016, 12:54 PM	#1333
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Reading many words. But is this stuff poetry? Sometimes I wonder. Last edited by HarryT; 08-19-2016 at 01:02 PM.

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05-11-2016, 05:49 PM	#1321
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Wow! Dead. It's Dead Jim! Where are all the poets? Me? I've been working mostly on other things Flash Fiction and yes some of the prose poetry above (which merges and blends into fiction) Anyway, here's a new one: A Matter of Interpretation by Kenny A. Chaffin All Rights Reserved © 2016 Kenny A. Chaffin Little Johnny Rocket had a cracker in his pocket he pulled it out, pushed in his thumb and Silly Sally sucked it. Kenny A. Chaffin – 5/10/2016

05-12-2016, 01:22 PM	#1322
beachwanderer - Posts: 2,602 Karma: 16748808 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: At the Baltic Sea Device: Some	"I don't!" she said, and so stood still secured in her own free will, which she believed in as a child. This sometimes drove her parents wild. (C) A. Buck

06-10-2016, 02:25 AM	#1323
AnnGirdharry Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 4910034 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: ipad	Nice.

06-10-2016, 02:28 AM	#1324
AnnGirdharry Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 4910034 Join Date: Jul 2015 Device: ipad	Here is a quick poetry puzzle - in the dock the most scathing scrutiny isn't from the jury it's from herself for a life half-lived (which book am I?) clue - literary, women's

08-14-2016, 01:48 AM	#1325
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	I'm young but sometimes it seems like I'm very old I'm weak and alive then suddenly in my heart there's a memory how bitter? Very bitter. that of my first love.

08-16-2016, 12:04 PM	#1326
Luffy Wizard Posts: 4,461 Karma: 429063498 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Mauritius Device: Kindle Paperwhite 4	There was a player called Eric He was really a maverick The goals he scored made him adored Thus ends this humble limerick

08-19-2016, 12:04 PM	#1330
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Harry T came round He stomped and moped and declaimed Summer is over

08-19-2016, 12:45 PM	#1331
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Excellent. A proper haiku! Even has the desirable seasonal reference

08-21-2016, 01:02 AM	#1334
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 24,306 Karma: 459220161 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	My august efforts Have failed, like seeds sown in snow -- My words don't Haiku.

08-21-2016, 03:42 AM	#1335
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Words on a page. Seventeen syllables? Yes. But not a haiku.

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