A summertime Miss Rumphius poetry challenge
The Miss Rumphius challenge is to write a dictionary poem similar to Lohren Green's work and his "Poetical Dictionary."(http://www.amazon.com/Poetical-Dictionary-Lohren-Green/dp/1891190172)
The poems in this book are written in the form of a dictionary entry (pronunciation, etymology, and definition) Here is my attempt at this.
levi·gate (lev′i gāt′)
to grind to a fine powder
or paste, to smooth as a verb levigated -·gat′ed,
or make smooth [ L levigatus, pp. of levigare] levigating -·gat′·ing
like the potter who
suspends his clay in water, separating
fine particles from course,
keeping only the middle
to make his homogenous forms.
Some would say that clay so pure
is apt to crack when
under stress, though
most potters prefer
levigation
for its soft and easy
manipulation.
The poems in this book are written in the form of a dictionary entry (pronunciation, etymology, and definition) Here is my attempt at this.
levi·gate (lev′i gāt′)
to grind to a fine powder
or paste, to smooth as a verb levigated -·gat′ed,
or make smooth [ L levigatus, pp. of levigare] levigating -·gat′·ing
like the potter who
suspends his clay in water, separating
fine particles from course,
keeping only the middle
to make his homogenous forms.
Some would say that clay so pure
is apt to crack when
under stress, though
most potters prefer
levigation
for its soft and easy
manipulation.