Epitaph* - a Senryū Spine Poem for the Friday Writings
"It was a sure thing"***
‘In the face of disaster…’**Sure he could not loose
Walk Away
Blue Moon Haven
The house in the orchard
Death of a traitor
“I’m a writer,
but then nobody’s perfect.” ***
** Prompt phrase by Rosemary Nissen-Wade (1941[est] - ) (also here)
*** The funny epitaph of filmmaker Billy Wilder (1906 – 2002)
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- Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved - Notes:
- I'm linked with Rosemary for the Prompt phrase at the Friday Writings #66 at
Notes:
a. A spine poem is a Senryū where each line is a title of a book, as
written in it's spine
b. I estimated Rosemary's birth year as she graduated from college
with a BA in 1962
c. I checked out "The house in the orchard" as it claims to be
"the finest in gothic fiction" and I need examples and more
..
Labels: Gothic Fiction, Poem, Senryū, Spine Poem, Story, Story Poem
posted by Jim @ 3/01/2023 09:37:00 PM
10 comments
10 Comments:
I don't know any of these books. Then again, I read mostly Dutch books. Love your poem 'walk away' My favourite line ' A blue moon heaven'
I love your senryu, Jim!
And I am astounded – and thrilled – by one of the links you've provided to my name, the AustLit bio. Someone has been doing a lot of research on me! All the information there is true (including my actual dob, 1939) but I don't remember giving it to anyone. Wow! Thank you for providing that link, which I was entirely unaware of.
Beautiful thought out, FELT and sculpted piece Jim - Bravo! With Best Wishes Scott
A spine poem ... how brilliant because it came out so intriguing!
Very evocative book titles! i'll have to google them.
Love your spine poem, Dr Jim. Takes lots of thinking and they fit in so nicely!
Hank
Oooh! The senryu sounds like the summary of a mystery. I wonder who killed the traitor...
I tried to answer your question on my blog but my phone wouldn’t let me so … I’m swinging t by here. No, it wasn’t before my wedding. Ha. It’s just a story poem about women back in the Victorian age and how the one highlighted has way more on her mind for her life than marriage :).
Irs Margaret Bednar
Haven't read any of these books, but organizing spines into micropoems seems like a fun exercise!
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