Lune

April 25, is a full moon.  Over in the Garden, Grace asked us to tackle a poetic form called Lune.    Grace tells us Lunes are small poems with the syllable count 5-3-5.  Each Lune has thirteen syllables-one for each month of the moon's year.

Robert Kelly Lune:

Robert Kelly, an American poet, invented the Lune poetry form.  He felt that adhering to the strict form of Japanese haiku (5-7-5 syllables) in English creates a different poem than the Japanese intention. He invented the Lune to remove these differences, and the only requirement is the 5-3-5 syllables. There are no other rules i.e. no need for a cutting word or punctuation.    Rhymes are fine; subject matter is wide open.

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Vincent Van Gogh

                                    Indigo blankets

Lunar's hope

golden feathers shine

Moonstruck night ballet

silkworm glows

liquid light Swan dance

 

Navajo jewels

Van Gogh paints

spirit world's eyes

                                                          © Ellen Wilson

Don McLean's Starry Starry Night!

 

Two for One

I am behind on my poetry challenges. 

I decided to give Lolamouse's challenge a chance.  She asked us to write a Billy Collins type poem. He is good at flattery and making one walk the dangerous, teasing path.  More about Billy's style here.

Collins believes that poetry should be a part of everyday life. He introduced a school program called Poetry 180, an online poetry anthology for teachers to use with their students. It was named for the 180 days of the school year and for the 180 degree turn which Collins wants students to make toward poetry- listening rather than dissecting.(this shared by Miss Mouse)

I decide to also do Margaret's challenge.  Her daughter Chelsea provided us with art. I was inspired by another painting, till this poem jumped out at me.   I wonder what Chelsea thinks of our poetic view?! 

Margaret asked us to write how the art inspired us!  "I'm going to ask you to try and create a poem that is based on feelings rather than what image you may see - try not to see a person or animal, or a scene.  Try to write about how the art makes you feel."

I didn't do this right...so  I will attempt the art that attracted me first and try Corey's dialogue prompt-soon! 

 

 Magazine clippings, photography

Fragile morning arrives

Gold finch paints 

over tarnished mask

Peach blush covers your Earl Grey rain

Tightly stitched rose bud lips hide your evil doll grin

your mirror, mirror approves

of your siren-esque chiseled perfection

co$t of beauty charged

on plastic-for the Queen

© Ellen Wilson

Over in the Garden

Flights of fancy

kiss tender blooms

landing on carpet of chamomile

Lemon verbena opens spring's door

as fleurs of peppermint

scent  harmonious wind

swept away

in serenity's weightless

up draft

steeped memories

coax spritely

dance

every day at 3pm

© Ellen Wilson

I'm not sure if I can keep up with 
 NaPoWriMo , but I can try...

I'm doing the A-Z Blogging challenge. Blog the alphabet in the month of April-six days a week, with Sundays off.

 Hannah's challenge was to write a poem about

The savanna animals!!!

Tall Blonde

gracefully glides 

long legs forward

she bends and swoops

sun salutations

up dog

down dog 

tree pose her favorite

even toed temperament

her Alice curiosity

beguiles and enchants

she spots a beautiful pant suit

you can't miss her 

model stance

 © Ellen Wilson

 ***Photo credit

***Nomad

  

This is my  poem for

April, Come she will...( I love that song by Simon n' Garfunkel)

 April you fool

enchant with pink confetti

 a symphony of bees

then you smirk

n' shock me an Alaska kiss

your sweetness like peppermint

You tease

mean Calendar girl

always flirting 

 batting your

lashes of wonder

you please me when

watercolored rain

arrives

your colorful smile

comes into view

and my lemon boots dance~

 © Ellen Wilson

I'll be by poets, to play catch up...