The short poems series has been on the back burner over the summer and may not be revived but this epitomising poem by Steve Turner simply has to be included.
Short Poem
Short poems
are fun.
You can see at a glance
whether you
like them
or not.
A blog featuring whatever I fancy, often on the Christian faith but not exclusively
I'm at a loss to know why and how this is a poem; it's two sentences split into short lines. If I do that with this contribution, does it become a poem?
ReplyDeleteI'm at a loss to know
ReplyDeletewhy and how
this is a poem;
it's two sentences
split
into short lines.
If
I do that
with this
contribution,
does it become a poem?
It seems to be - to me
ReplyDeleteThough others may say - no way
Benfold, you're not a great poet,
ReplyDeleteand aren't we aware of that fact!
Perhaps, if you'd wrote ...
I'm at a loss
to know
why
and how
this is
a poem
... we might have felt different, look you, isn't it?
Brady, how about reading some poetry for us?
Phil the Bad [pronounced "Fill The Bard" in South Wales]
Oh YES !
ReplyDeleteExiled did a 3 minute video.
You could read to us Gary !
What about the Wreck of the Hesperus or the Charge of the Light Brigade
or the Rime of the Ancient Mariner ?