Dear Gary,
Eeee, funny set of fingers that.
My hand is short (thumb) medium, long, medium, short.
My friend has recently invented a new poetic form, the Bum , which
consists of two rounded stanzas with a definite division. Symmetry is
preferable.
(Authors are advised to sit on their Bums for a while before posting them)
Kind regards,
grasshopper
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From: "Gary Blankenship" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: [THE-WORKS] A Hand
A friend of mine, Thomas Fortenberry, is working on the invention of new
short form, he calls the "Poetic Hand:" Five lines long, with four parallel
thoughts and a final line which opposes the four but encapsulates the whole
concept.
That is, just like an opposable thumb, the final line graps the whole
concept of the first four fingers and enables the hand to work. The line
lengths
mimmic a hand also:
1 short
2 long
1 short
1 (final) long
Poem can be on any topic, and can have the moods of a hand: open and
friendly, a greeting, a wave, a threat, insult, curse, or the closed fist.
But remember to make them work as a whole unit.
*
I tried my hand at two cause we have mostly have two hands:
On One Hand
damp grass, wet knees
each petal plucked to confirm her love
bouquet of dandelions clutched in his dirty fist
green leaves clog the gutters
the first day of spring finally arrives
And Another
sunshine and lawn sprinklers
backyard record for laps in the wading pool
embarrassed, the water slide grabs her bathing suit
drink spilled, asleep on the deck
tomorrow memories, raindrops on the deck
(Is there a castle at hand?)
Gary
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