Meta (a poem about a poem)
he said lose the first two lines she said cut it after line four which leaves me wondering which one to ignore? Metaftertheiradvice (a poem about editting) she said cut it
Fracture
There is no shouting. The sheen is bright. Only hairline cracks reveal a trembling. The sheen is bright. Pre-shocks reveal a trembling. A portent. Pre shocks fracture. A portent. His face. Fracture. Blood falls. His face. Too close. Blood falls Soreness. too close. A child curled up. Soreness. Only hairline cracks. A child curled up. […]
Courting
Courting I held a torch. He tinkered with the unfixable jacking up an old wreck in a breaker’s yard. This is how we went courting, a term long past its sell-by-date. Helpmeet’s another. Helpmeet’s another long past its sell-by-date. This is how we went courting a term in a breaker’s yard, jacking up an […]
Going Too Far
Don’t walk the streets or donkey-ride (the roads, you know, these days) it’s safer not to just in case of injury someone might sue the powers-that-be. It’s not allowed to visit temples, go on trips away (see Health & Safety) definitely eschew water sports without the right equipment better stay behind and plane some wood […]
Assistant
Assistant “Can I help you, madam?” “Perhaps, I’m only browsing, really, but…” “What are you looking for?” “Ah, well, I must say I’m tired of the way I look in general.” “You’re looking for a New Look?” “Exactly, I’d like to be a New Woman. My husband would certainly approve.” “I’m sure I can help. […]
Day 9. … taking the idea just that little bit further…
Here’s a poem by Paul Violi. He could have stopped half-way through but he didn’t, he pushed it just that little bit further. Fab. http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/249350 You want a subject as well? Okay… call your poem ‘Assistant’. Push it as far as it will go.