Poetry-abecedarian
Poetry in Motion
Never thought I could be a poet. But now I am…
Poetry’s not really for me. Most poetry I don’t understand. And in English, my non-native love of simple words prevents me from understanding the deep musings some poets flush out of their souls.
I relate to this story by Timothy Key.
But I love haiku. In my own way. However, I don’t like all the rules and never understand the complex rules of many other poetry forms. And then Polyglot Poetry came on my path. So, I publish my haiku anyway.
And now other poets even tag me, shaking my poetry-muscles awake.
Like Daniel Clark. An invitation to read his one-and-a-half abecedarian.
Yes, I can sing with Holly Jahangiri. In my language, Dutch, the song is the same. ABCDEFG HIJK ElemenoPEEEEE!
I laugh. And think: can I do this?
And remember my favorite quote, attributed to Pippi Longstocking:
“I’ve never tried it before. So, yes, I think I can do it!”
— free after Astrid Lindgren
The Food Forest Is Alive
— an abecedarian
Apple eating wasps buzz their busy sound-bites.
Choosing sweet over sour during their orchard-raid.
Empty baskets are waiting to be filled with the fruits of hard labor.
Guilt is something wasps don’t know. Hast is something wasps don’t get.
In vain. The empty baskets. Just like that. In vain.
Kerry, the squirrel, roams the field, looking for some nuts she buried. Maybe here, maybe there, not to be found anywhere. Or maybe… She squirrels on…
Preying eyes watch from above, quietly praying for mice to appear. Ruthlessly he dives. Claws outstretched. Shrieking sound. Then silence.
The food forest is alive!
Under the trees, the fungi create value in symbiotic connection. Wilderness and wisdom. Xanthippe feeds all.
Yellow, red, purple, green, and brown. Zen with colorful Gaia. I relax…
My first abecedarian is a fact. I really don’t know if it’s good or not, but I’m sure other poets will tell me… Honestly, please!
Let’s see what my poetry-muscles-in-training will produce next. I had fun writing this one…
“I am always doing what I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.”
— Pablo Picasso
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