Sweet noise
Angel wings
heard above
Wordy 30 poem: six x 5 letter words
poem-palindrome December 31, 2015
The end of the year we look back
and look forward
at the palindrome of linear time
and perception.
All that is gone remains.
All that will be exists now.
Time is a railroad
vision rides back and forth.
Sequence offers peace.
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At the moment I have 15151 blog followers, and pondering that on the last day of the year led to this poem for you. Happy New Year to you!
poem-there March 3, 2015
Midnight sun
your bright glow
matches my summer soul.
Midday night
your sky indigo
I hibernate and am made whole
Northern land
that journey long ago
taught me a heart has many homes.
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A rumination on my Rotary youth exchange year in Finland.
Do you have a place that changed your philosophy and perspective? Share your poetry or leave a comment about it at https://shawnbird.com/poetic-diversity-project/
We’d love to hear your voice!
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poem- shapes September 28, 2014
Everyone
hangs his opinions on the
frame of his philosophy and world view.
It is important to recognize the frame,
because it explains the shape
of the opinions.
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A metaphor on assumptions, derived from reading Brookfield.
poem- musing May 23, 2014
Is it better
to write one poem
each day
for 365 days,
or to spend
365 days
writing
one poem?
6 word poem in summary of my life October 1, 2013
I was lying in the bath, trying to think of a sentence that summarizes my life at the moment and I came up with
“I am home”
This summarizes my essential contentment with everything in my life: my new continuing contract at a school I love, opportunity to write and receive feedback from wonderful readers, and my brilliant husband of many, many years and the time we have together.
That just seemed too simple, so I thought of 6 word poems, and decided I needed 3 more words, and ended up with,
“Wherever I am, I am home”
Now I feel like a philosopher. 🙂
I first discovered this concept when I was an exchange student in Finland, and I realised that even though I was known as ‘The Canadian Evangelist” (because as the lone Canadian in my district, lost in a sea of Americans, I was obliged to be loud and proud about national superiority) I knew that I could quite happily have stayed in Finland. I have experienced this sensation many times since. If you’re content in your skin, and you’re connected to those around you, it doesn’t matter where you are physically. You can live in a tent and be well satisfied.
Explaining it completely defeats the purpose of it being only 6 words, doesn’t it? lol
How about you? What’s your 6 word poem? (with or without long-winded explanation!) 😉
memory June 27, 2013
Here is your memory
a box
a cube
a dream
a fantasy.
Here is your future
exploding
imploding
eroding
Here is
a box
a cube
a dream
a fantasy
exploding
imploding
eroding.
Here:
a box
exploding
a cube
imploding
a dream
eroding
a fantasy
here
future
memory.
masks August 25, 2011
“Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.” Oscar Wilde
It’s an interesting idea, don’t you think? I can see how character and philosophy oozes out from between the lines of an author’s work. I know that people who know me laugh when they read my work, because they can hear my voice in the style.
What do you think? Do you think you reveal more about yourself by your action and writings (particularly writing in character) than you do when responding to others?
PS. Still looking for the short story “Masks” as per this blog
Chocolate or vanilla? March 14, 2011
Prompt #70: Chocolate or vanilla?
Chocolate OR vanilla?
No
Chocolate AND vanilla
Ebony and ivory
Male and female
Bitter and sweet
Life and death
Ying and Yang
Chocolate and vanilla
Shawn L. Bird 