Tag: writer

Ant’s Poetic Form Toolshed

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A tanka here and a haiku there

Clogyrnachs and quadrilles everywhere.

–

Quantrains, palindromes a plenty

A-to-Zed and a limerick if any.

–

Acrostic and diminishing are other forms

Ars Poetica and cinquain, far from norms

–

Abstract, sound, anagram, and The Blitz

Add to this poet’s toolshed kits.

–

There are other styles I rehearse

Straight up AB rhymes and Free verse.

–

Magic 9 and dizain complete my list

Of poetic forms plus adding my own twist.

–

I sometimes rhyme tankas or haikus

Just to give myself more to do….

-aaa

Originally Published 06/06/2024

Not Done Yet, By A Long Shot

Anthony5 Comments

Not a person

On planet earth

Will stop my art

It’s all I’m worth.

–

No hosting site

Should mess with you

With all efforts 

Honest and true.

–

Don’t hate players

Despise the game

Their example 

On me, placed blame.

–

Unsure of what 

That I’ll do next

Falsely accused

Now I am vexed.

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I am lucky 

Know authors

Quite positive 

Kindness offers.

–

I guess for now

I’ll keep going 

All my writings 

Overflowing…

-AAA 11/25/2024

A Poets Work is Never Done

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Consonants, syllables, words, and beat

These are the color pallets of a poet

There are no shortcuts or way to cheat

Ask any one of us, as we all know it

–

Usually one line comes to mind

As we create something new

Each poem, one of a kind

As our processes are tried and true

–

Counting syllables with one hand

Per the rules of a poetry type

Only a poet understands

The efforts involved as they write

–

Often when the writing is done

One stanza must be erased

This is part of our editing fun

As our poems form, post haste

–

Quatrains, haikus, raikus, and quadrilles

A myriad of forms for the poet to choose

Using our creativity to climb those hills

So that our readers will be amused

–

Then at last we’re finally through

All the words are down and complete

There’s nothing really left to do

Except go to WordPress and publish the latest suite.

-aaa

Originally Published 05/08/2024

Saturday’s All Write

Anthony3 Comments

Saturday morning 

And it’s time to hustle 

Without warning 

Must use my creative muscle.

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Placing some prose 

From mind to phone 

Plenty of those 

Quiet, here, alone.

–

Coining a phrase 

Or three or four 

Whatever the case

I must write more.

–

My Friday views 

Are often low 

Why all readers less choose

I guess I’ll never know 

–

All the while

I’ll get it straight

Write and file 

Until I’ve done eight.

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Micro poems 

A haiku or two 

A Clogyrnach gem

Or Dizain in view.

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Then I can relax 

Free of sorrow

Have a few snacks 

Or write for tomorrow…

-AAA 10/05/2024

A Writer, I Must Be

AnthonyLeave a comment

What to do

In this time

Is writing

Such a crime?

–

Is there else

To create

Not at all

It is fate.

–

Tried crochet

Didn’t work

Those stitchings

Must be shirked.

–

Panting next

One did try

Not quite good

Isn’t a lie.

–

Then welding

Back in school

Hot metal

Burned the fool.

–

Then at last

The only craft

To create

Without laughs.

–

Writing blogs

Words galore

With ideas

Not a chore.

–

In the end

To belong,

In poems

That’s the song…

-AAA 08/01/2024

Ant’s Poetic Form Toolshed

AnthonyLeave a comment

A tanka here and a haiku there

Clogyrnachs and quadrilles everywhere.

–

Quantrains, palindromes a plenty

A-to-Zed and a limerick if any.

–

Acrostic and diminishing are other forms

Ars Poetica and cinquain, far from norms

–

Abstract, sound, anagram, and The Blitz

Add to this poet’s toolshed kits.

–

There are other styles I rehearse

Straight up AB rhymes and Free verse.

–

Magic 9 and dizain complete my list

Of poetic forms plus adding my own twist.

–

I sometimes rhyme tankas or haikus

Just to give myself more to do….

-aaa

A Poets Work is Never Done

Anthony16 Comments

Consonants, syllables, words, and beat

These are the color pallets of a poet

There are no shortcuts or way to cheat

Ask any one of us, as we all know it

–

Usually one line comes to mind

As we create something new

Each poem, one of a kind

As our processes are tried and true

–

Counting syllables with one hand

Per the rules of a poetry type

Only a poet understands

The efforts involved as they write

–

Often when the writing is done

One stanza must be erased

This is part of our editing fun

As our poems form, post haste

–

Quatrains, haikus, raikus, and quadrilles

A myriad of forms for the poet to choose

Using our creativity to climb those hills

So that our readers will be amused

–

Then at last we’re finally through

All the words are down and complete

There’s nothing really left to do

Except go to WordPress and publish the latest suite.

-aaa