[stylist] Two samples from the 40 word collection of poetryI'm working on

Jacobson, Shawn D Shawn.D.Jacobson at hud.gov
Tue Jun 7 12:55:08 UTC 2011 

Myrna

Thanks for the good words, I'm glad you liked the poem, it's kind of a new thing for me but the exercise was interesting and fun to do.  It really expressed my mood yesterday morning; as I get older I do Monday's increasingly less well.

Shawn

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Excellent Shawn!!!  And as you see they could be  of any emotional or 
non-emotional, any funny or serious, any real or purely  fictional thoughts.. 
they have charged me like nothing else lately.  Thank  you so much.. and I am 
not only flattered but humbled that you would do one and  share it..)
Myrna
 
 
In a message dated 6/6/2011 11:40:19 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
Shawn.D.Jacobson at hud.gov writes:

Myrna

Since imitation is the most sincere form of flattery,  let me flatter you 
by trying my own 40-word poem.  See  below.

Shawn

Paranoia

Fear seeks me through darkling  days
vague formless horror it tracks me down.
Fear's talons reach for  me.
Where is your safety? It caws sensing me helpless,
Where is your  strength?  Where is your fortress?
Seeing me bare alone  forsaken.

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Thank you Shawn.

And Donna..  not really developed myself but done as a  challenge on a site 
I help  moderate.  The original challenge was 60 words,  then it went to 50 
 
or less.. and I thought to make it a real challenge.. 40  words.. no  more 
or 
no less.  It's been fun and the bonus for me is that it   kick started my 
writing again.

Robert... that 'pen of curiosity'  lives in all of us,  I believe.. and I 
also think you are much more  poetic than you  know.

These have been fun for me to do.. and your  feedback  has me really 
thinking about doing a book of these  short  verses.    Thank you everyone!


In a message  dated 6/6/2011 9:16:24 A.M. Central Daylight Time,   
Shawn.D.Jacobson at hud.gov writes:

Thanks!

I also liked  those.  I'm not a big poetry  person, but those were  good.

Shawn

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Hi Myrna,
I liked these too. I didn't get the   original post for some reason, so I'm
doubly glad Robert responded. Is  the  40 word poem a specific form or
something you are  developing  yourself?
Donna


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Myrna 

The Curiosity  piece  made me think that --- I really understand poetry as a
form. It  made me  think that --- maybe somewhere in my jumble of thoughts,
that  I do have  heights or valleys in thought and phrasing that could  
stand
for the poetic  voice.

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Here are a couple of those  40  word  pieces I told ya'll about during the
phone meeting..  and I  didn't forget to send  Secrecy either... I wrote it
down  so I  wouldn't  lol  Hope you all  enjoy my latest  writing  'kick
start'..))


Curiosity

We write of  those   things
that make us wonder,
cause us to  question,
even   reconsider
what we think we know
and  understand.. I call
this the  'pen  of curiosity'...
may it  always be 
filled with its  unique
brand of  ink.

C  mdb  2011

~~~~~~~

Secrecy

Shadows cross a  distant   sky
Carrying leftover thoughts of day now  past
Whispering to stars  and  moon
Those secrets that only  shadows
Can share... swearing all  to  secrecy
Until a new day  deems they be brought
Into the  sun's  light.

C mdb   2011






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