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The minutiae of Life & the two minute poem
our opinions are blowing away
are cleaners doing a better job?
we're asked. it's been three
months since the last survey.
i place a flamboyant tick in the box
marked YES. (it's not for me to say)
my neighbour, i note, for ease, does likewise
and feeling warmed by these exertions
puts on the oscillating fan and i muse
as our opinions are blowing away
inspired by the haiku but needing a less restricting form, I'm endeavouring to compose, over time, some two minute poems on the minutiae of ordinary life. two minutes refers to the approximate time taken from conception to completion.
our opinions are blowing away
are cleaners doing a better job?
we're asked. it's been three
months since the last survey.
i place a flamboyant tick in the box
marked YES. (it's not for me to say)
my neighbour, i note, for ease, does likewise
and feeling warmed by these exertions
puts on the oscillating fan and i muse
as our opinions are blowing away
inspired by the haiku but needing a less restricting form, I'm endeavouring to compose, over time, some two minute poems on the minutiae of ordinary life. two minutes refers to the approximate time taken from conception to completion.
posted by Ian russell at 7:17 AM
2 Comments:
He has a natural voice!!
sorry, dick, for the late reply.
i have no grounding in poetry! (the ghosts of my english teachers are laughing at the suggestion).
i have no confidence in understanding what it is. much of what i read that has people falling over themselves, looks to me like prose. in fact, i have read more prose that comes over like poetry than poetry does.
of course, i understand half my problem is the ''all or nothing'' approach. i haven't learned that i don't have to like all of it to like poetry. (it's a bit like jazz in that respect).
also, that it is okay not to like the big names in poetry; it's all right to be bored in the presence of genius.
i will look into the online groups, and will come over to your blog to see if there are any pointers in this respect.
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