you
me
. sauntering
strolling .
. meandering
traipsing .
. ambling
lumbering .
. lurching
staggering .
. tottering
striding .
. marching
lunging .
we
embrace
.
.
.
I hope this works on your monitor. The 2 perspectives should come evenly from either side to meet at “we / embrace”
Shawn L. Bird 
What is this type of poem called??
A shape or concrete poem.
It’s nice. And when do you sleep?
Thanks. It’s summer vacation. I generally head to bed around 4 a.m. 🙂
Great 🙂 I was thinking, as a teacher it must have been tiring for you to sleep so late and wake up early.
And does “generally” mean that you do it often. Now I am more curious to know your reading and writing habits 😉
My husband is an early riser, and is usually in bed around 9 p.m. During the school year, I begin writing about that time, and head to bed around midnight. During vacations, I write all night, until four a.m. or later (or should that be ‘earlier’?) I am frequently heading to bed just as he is getting up in the morning. 😉
As to reading, it is essentially a constant process. I listen to audio books as I drive, do housework, or work on social media, I have a paper book or two stashed in various places around the house. I have books loaded on an eReader. I get through a hundred+ books a year.
Now you know all my secrets. 🙂
Interesting visual presentation, like it a lot.
Thanks.
Wow, love your poem structure here. ❤
Thanks, Ms. Wong!
This is lovely!!!
Thanks, Isabelle.
i sooo like it!
Thank you, Lweya.
Wonderful, loved this 🙂
Thank you, Tracey!
You’re welcome 🙂
Very clever. Good stuff.
Glad you enjoyed it.
Fun poem.
Thanks.
I likey this piece – it also contains one of my favorite words – traipsing. It is such a pretty and happy-go-lucky word.
Yes. Do you notice the words are ‘slow’ and then get faster? 😉
Reblogged this on crippledatYourtable and commented:
It reminds me of wailing through life. Check out her work, it’ll make you think. 🙂
You possibly just inspired something. 🙂 Thank you for staying up until 4 am. Lol
My pleasure.
(though less enthusiastically so as I reply to this at 10 a.m. wishing for the 2 hours of sleep I’m missing).
Very nice. Very cute.
This is so cool. This is new to me.
Love this. Like this. Smiled when I saw this.
Was confused at first when I saw this.
In preview mode but got it in full.
Now my lame attempt to do it.
About to stop but need
Fillers so fill I must
There you go.
1. 4. 3
❤
lol
To ensure it works on all monitors, I should probably turn mine into a jpg file, but hopefully it’s doing what it’s supposed to on most computers.
I have it a tag Dang should enclosed in pre !It’s showing right on mine. 🙂
Good.
Great visual poem. I loved it.
Thank you, Michelle!
What a lovely way outline for poetry and expression. You’re very creative and talented – this was lovely.
Thank you.
You’re very welcome Shawn – it was lovely.
Sauntering, I felt as if on a day trip back in time some place, but music was playing and cider was flowing…
lol
Enjoy the day, Sean!
Salute!
Snappy heel click!
🙂
Beautiful poem and style.
It pleases me to no end to know that there are English teachers like you out there. Inspired and inspiring teachers have become a rare thing – in this chronically underpaid and unappreciated(not to mention underfunded) profession.
Definitely underpaid this month! Not to be unexpected when many days are spent on a picket line, but it was still a little alarming to see the very small number on the pay cheque! 😦
Education should not become a privilege and teachers should not have to picket for the service they do.
Society has no future without proper education.
I agree.
And governments who’ve had their actions declared unconstitutional by the supreme court need to pay up!