Poetry Fishbowl Open!

[ysabetwordsmith]

The Poetry Fishbowl is now CLOSED. Thank you for your time and attention. Please keep an eye on this page as I am still writing.

Starting now, the Poetry Fishbowl is open! Today's theme is "short forms." I will be checking this page periodically throughout the day. When people make suggestions, I'll pick some and weave them together into a poem

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This inspired the hexaduad "One of Those Ways." Politeness is essential for civilization.

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This inspired the indriso "To the Beat of Plunging Hooves." Horses have shaped history.

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"The Talisman of Happiness" just popped into my head today, a free-verse poem about the beauty of beeswax.

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This inspired the squerpina "Wallscrawling." Because of course Dr. Infanta knows the Picts, and she is a master of satire, and nobody is going to call Interpol anything else ever again.

Warning: Do not read with mouth full!

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This inspired the poem "The Port of Dreams." Norse poetry uses kennings and alliteration more often than rhyme or rigid structures. Two girls make their way to Hart's Farm.

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