This blog
post is in response to a poetry challenge from Grace (aka Heaven) at Imaginary Garden with Real Toads. The following is quoted from
their site:
On April 25,
2013, we will see a full moon. So, I think it is timely that the poetry form we
tackle today is called Lune, which is French for “moon”.
Robert Kelly,
an American poet, invented the Lune poetry form. He felt that adhering to the
strict form of Japanese haiku (5-7-5 syllables) in English creates a different
poem than the Japanese intention. He invented the Lune to remove these
differences, and the only requirement is the 5-3-5 syllables. There are no
other rules i.e. no need for a cutting
word or punctuation. Rhymes are fine; subject matter is wide open.
Lunes are
small poems that spend half their lives in darkness & half in light. Each
lune has thirteen syllables one for each month of the moon’s year.
a minute ago
that tree was
still full of
blackbirds
~0~
In writing the lune poem, be guided that the intention is to make the minimal reverberate to the maximum. Each lune is a separate poem.
In writing the lune poem, be guided that the intention is to make the minimal reverberate to the maximum. Each lune is a separate poem.
This is the end of the quotation and the
explanation from Imaginary Garden with Real Toads.
Remember each lune is a separate poem. Here are eight of mine:
Writing Poems
Words mutter
themselves
into poems
saying less
and more
Loving You
Kisses light
the day
fanning
flames
for tonight’s
bonfire
Dream Time
I pull the
blankets up
to my chin
as the night
dreams me
Dawn
Spooning we
awake
robin song
throbbing in
our veins
Greeting the Day
Dream-edge of
waking
murmurs grace
morning sings
praises
Morning Blues
Coffee in my
cup
squills in
bloom
morning sings
the blues
Coffee
The smell of
coffee
a perfume
my home wears
all day
Evening Song
An hour ago
my glass held
wine and dusk
and you
The photo and
words for the eight lune poems are copyright ©Carol Steel. If you would like to see what others have
written, click here. Words shown in colour on this post will take you to another site with additional information, if you click on them.
13 comments:
Delightful. Each and everyone of these titbits of poetry.
And together they work beautifully as a snapshot of your day.
'squills' :maybe what we over here call scilla? The titchy blue or white hyacinthlike bulbs?
Thank you Aprille. Yes, snapshots is what they are. And yes, squills are part of the scilla family. Thanks for visiting.
Thank you Loredana. Magical and romantic were my aims. I'm happy you visited and that you liked that line. "The night dreams me" was a favourite of mine too.
A beautiful bouquet of lunes ~
I love them all from the muttering words to the bonfire, smell of coffee and lastly that romantic glass of evening song ~
Thank you for participating in our Sunday's challenge and nice to meet you ~
(aka Heaven)
These are gorgeous! My favorite was "Coffee." That sounds just like my house!
These are beautiful. You have brought romance and mystery together flawlessly. Thank you for visiting my page.
Thank you Grace, for your comments and for your challenge.
Thank you Mama Zen. Praise from you is high praise indeed.
Thank you Susie. I enjoyed your lunes and am happy you liked mine.
Hi. I like 'loving you' and 'dream time'... oh, and 'coffee'. Thanks for the information on haiku/lune. I find them very difficult to write. Jane
Oh I love these and admire your ability to do these...Michelle
Hi Jane,
I'm happy you liked the lunes. I find the haiku a challenging form but the lune seems easier.
Thank you Michelle.
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