Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Good Poetry?


I know some of you are not fond of poetry.

I don't like all of it - only certain pieces. Here's one I came across this past weekend, in the Organic Gardening Haiku contest in 2005. (Ok, so I'm a bit late in reading the magazine.)

First, for those who need reminding, a haiku is
"an unrhymed verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively; also : a poem in this form usually having a seasonal reference"

Now, enjoy this First Place winner:

The Last Grasshopper

Season ends; legs age.
Friends are gone. Why jump alone?
Accept the cat's paw.
-Lance Williamson
Carlsbad, California
Now that's poetry!

3 comments:

erin said...

You mean, like dimmi? :)

zookeeper08 said...

What? You mean dimmi doesn't like poetry?

Evidence:
http://tinyurl.com/68j6xd
http://tinyurl.com/5dvcxn
http://tinyurl.com/5nmany
(wish I knew how to make real links. sorry, folks.)

LOL. Dimmi is definitely part of the intended audience!

Anonymous said...

umm wow thats a really moving peice well they all are