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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Another Concrete Poem

I'm

standing

atop the
Eiffel tower

feeling a great
sense of power

when along comes
an April Shower.
Boy does that make
the day seem sour!

I walk back down,
it takes an hour, all the while
smelling the exhaust of rush hour.

I  guess  I  shouldn't  be  so  gloomy

and dour.                                     But SHUCKS,
only ducks                                                like rain
on their                                                         parade.
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5 comments:

  1. Linda A.July 12, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Hi Joy,

    Hmm. Is the parade literal or figurative? Oh, I know the reader must decide for himself/herself. Right?

    Linda A.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 14, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    Joy,

    I like this a lot and am sorry that my blog package can't seem to get it about shaped poems. No matter how hard I try, everything slides flush left.

    David

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  3. JoyJuly 17, 2011 at 10:22 AM

    Thanks David,
    This is getting to be fun. Have you heard of my diabolical plan to encourage everyone to submit concrete poems for your next WOW Challenge (Word of the Month)?
    This poem is presented flush left with spaces and some lines removed on Children's poet David Harrison's blog at http://www.davidlharrison.wordpress.com

    Look for his adult WOW challenge. this month's word is SOUR.

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  4. BethJuly 20, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    So NOW I know what a concrete poem is. Thanks for the cool illustration. I'm not sure if my blog would take this shape either. I must try it sometime.

    I plan to follow you now. Such fun! Loved the snake poem, too. :)

    http://www.banterwithbeth.blogspot.com

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  5. JoyJuly 20, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    Beth,
    Thank you for taking the time to come by and check out the concrete poems. They are fun to write. Try your own. Some people consider William Carlos Williams' poem THE RED WHEELBARROW, a concrete poem because each stanza looks like a little wheelbarrow.
    Keep having fun and writing.
    Thanks for the comment.

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