black below
gesture of grass
black above
every grain scattered
lone street lamp
curve of tree
nearby river
caught in bare branches
Author notes
my inspiration are the Zen poets ... their attempt, more for mood/atmosphere than a particular formal style.
A contest entry
- help me celebrate my one year anniversary-Far Eastern Poetry Forms by Draig aine.
3250 points, ended November 3, 38 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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I love this little poem, very much an interesting and delicate read.
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i love all the 'lines' in this poem, definitely traceable, clear and zen. wonderful imagery and mood.
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I like this alot , too. much luck in the contest
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zen baby yeh
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this is so graceful and calming. i love this because it's not overloaded and underwhelming with nonsensical imagery. it's simple, and it makes me feel. sometimes that's all you need.
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this is very different and i like different
you wrote this as thoughts
i liked the scatering of the lines
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and the mood works wel great job!
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