There's a new poem of mine in the Poetry Forum...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=335x1054

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

1. You seem to be following a path similar to mine.

Using fewer words to explore single moments- almost a verbal photograph of a passing thought.

If you're not careful you could end up penning haikus... :evilgrin:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Prisoner_Number_Six!

I'm finding this to be the way I want to go...

It's very satisfying!

:evilgrin:

Haiku? Oh god no...:scared:

Glad you like it, sweetie...

:hug:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

3. Don't be so fast to dismiss the haiku...

Many zen poets spend a lifetime hoping to pen the perfect thought. It's considered an extremely difficult form to work in.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Oh, I wouldn't dismiss it...

I just don't think I could ever do it.

It is very difficult for me to follow rules of that sort. I also find writing sonnets very difficult, if not impossible...

[abq e streeter]

5. that's outstanding- one of your best( that I've read anyway)

I'm the opposite--a million syllables all straining to fit into the rhythm allotted... I greatly admire those that can be succinct and still get the feeling they intend conveyed successfully.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. My dear abq e streeter!

Thank you!

I haven't always written this way...

The style has developed over time. And the workshop I'm currently in has seen me doing it with greater fluidity...