Read it and, . . . -- for a dVerse Poetics and Friday Writings

[Taken on a road trip through Iowa, 2011 (posted about it, click here)] 

dVerse Poetics Poem: 

        Sign said, "Road Closed" 

The sign said that the road was closed 

But that wasn't enough for me 

Which way to go, there's no arrow 

Two alternatives, right or left 

Or is there a third, either way 

Perhaps they both end up, same place 

This was Iowa, new to me 

I took my chances and went left 

That's the way life is many times 

There is no Detour sign to say 

And there's plenty of Iowa's 

We'll read the sign and do our best 

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Friday Writings Special:

Like a Deer 

Storm has come tonight 

Skies are darkened as black ink 

Love to run in rain 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with MS JADELI   at dVerse Poetics at  

   https://dversepoets.com/2023/09/12/dverse-poetics-semiotics-reading-the-signs/

 - Click here to read other writing concerning "signs". 

 - I am also linked with Magaly for hosting Friday Writings #94 at  

   https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/   

 - Magaly has invited us to "create poetry or prose which includes the following words:  storm; ink; and love" (I made a Senryu for her).  We have a choice as using her prompt is optional.  Due to my busy schedule I have opted to post instead a previously written work using "signs" for the prompt by MS JADELI.  

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 I used to like this song a lot:

 

 Detour — Patti Page

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And this:

"Signs" (lyrics)
Recorded by: "Five Man Electrical Band" (1970)
http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/lyrics2/signs.html
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April -- NaPoWriMo 2023 Day 07 -- and a Write for Friday Writings

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The Love Letter 

When I first held you 

The invention of fire (!!)

Haunted by the past 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2023, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Rommy at the Friday  Writings #71  at  

https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/?m=1 

 - I am linked with NaPoWriMo, National Poem Writing Month, for writing ___________. You can see the instructions and will be able to read others' writings there at    

    https://www.napowrimo.net/ , 

and then click on the day's title that you wish to read.  This one will be posted on "Day 7" but I am not following the given prompt suggestion.

 - Rommy has invited us to write about “small victories” 

 - A 'Spine Poem" makes a poem using the words of spines of books.  I composed this Senryu during a recent library visit

 - The little Flirty Guy follows most of my love poems.  I found him outside a store in Gdańsk, a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland. .

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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.” ***

by Billy Wilder                

**     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  

    https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/ 

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 

         practice in writing gothic poems and fiction (Jim's Gothic Fiction) 

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Gin it Up - a Senyru Ditty for Friday Writings

Ginning up a poem 

Glad I learned to spell and write 

Google spells for kids  

Educated kids 

Get the good jobs for today 

Sign painters for sure 

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with the Friday Writings #39, hosted by Rosemary , 

https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2022/08/friday-writings-39-crafting.html?m=1 

 - Rosemary's writing suggestion this week, "How could you make a poem or a story? Gardening, sculpting, building, knitting, raising it like a child?

Please tell us the answer – :

 - Here goes, I just Gin Up a blub and hope it is a Ditty or a Poem or a Story told.

 - Plus my Music and Song Writing daughter thinks I need an illustrating picture.

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Four Stanza Riddle Senyru Group -- NaPoWriMo Day 23 -- a Spine Poem

The Start of Something Good

Such a quiet place 

A bridge across the ocean

The Perfect Stranger 

What am I tonight 

"Robe of Many Colors"

Totally out of sight

Who is this stranger 

You have seen me many times 

Again not tonight 

I am the rainbow 

Afternoons after the rains 

Delight for the world 

[Earth Day, love our Earth]

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - "Write a Riddle Poem" puzzle prompt by Djorn, dVerse, p

https://dversepoets.com/2022/04/21/meet-the-bar-with-riddles-guess-right-or-be-devoured/ 

 - I am linked too with Magaly at the Friday Writings #23, 

https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2022/04/friday-writings-23-write-your-medicine.html?m=1 

 - I am also linked with NaPoWriMo 2022 Day 22, https://www.napowrimo.net/day-twenty-two-8/ ,

for a requested use of repetition.  Here I only used it once, "afternoon, after ..."

 

The Books:

the start of something good -- Jennifer Probst

Such a quiet place  -- Megan Miranda 

A bridge across an ocean -- Susan Moissner 

The perfect stranger -- Megan Miranda 

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Friday Writings - Spine Poem plus

 

Rock, paper, tiger 

Silver Anniversary 

Humpty Dumpty was pushed 

(my spine poem/senryu)

(I was overhearing their talk:)

I think it's just terrible 

Dastardly deed--purposely 

So cute poor fat little man 

(student with white shirt) 

Every way accessible 

Sat on his wall reaching all 

Long office hours he kept 

(student with shoes that don't match)

Clever and very wise too 

Physics 102 project 

Broken eggs back together 

(with white shirt) 

Let us go back to the lab 

Make Dr. Dumpty famous 

(student with black shirt) 

Then we'll teach him--Balancing 

(in unison)

( Now I've heard it all!!)

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 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Magaly at Friday Writings #10,  

 https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/search/label/Friday%20Writings

 - Magaly invited us to "create poetry or prose inspired by a conversation we’ve overheard." 

 - I left my position as an Aerospace Engineer at NASA Houston in 1980 for a second career as a Business Professor at San Jacinto College, a large two-year community college in the East Houston area. 

 - After every class I would move to the front of my desk, move the lectern out of the way, and sit on the desk as my students passed by.  Some would stop to discuss a point we covered in the lesson, maybe give a real-life example that fit, or make an office visit appointment, and so on.

 - Various times in my life I have felt folks were placing me in an older order.  My classes were no exception, starting after teaching maybe fifteen years, many of the female students began patting my legs as they passed.

 - I was well liked by the students even though I made them work hard for a good grade.  Fine with other faculty too.  But I was forced to retire due to health reasons (from which I've recovered).  

 - My working life had phases, three years working in an Elgin watch factory, five years in the U.S. Army, 19 years with Aerospace, and 22 years at San Jacinto College.   I retired in 2001, Mrs. Jim was ahead of me, she retired in 1999.

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Friday Writings - an Allegorical Poem

    "Don't judge a book by its cover"** 

 

book with a face that tells a lie 

must examine to its fullest 

horse's mouth look him in the teeth 

is it a book of fiction tales 

book of fables, nursery rhymes 

beauty lies in deceit and smiles 

delights we like breaking the rules 

those bad pennies come back to haunt 

battle scared covers bled for naught?

listen to your heart, it's your call 

         (and a Senryū)*** 

Book of the Dead 

Truth behind the lie 

The secret of me and you 

Shakespeare for the squirrels 

(My book runneth over) 

Two hunters sitting 

  in a duck blind:  

 "M.R. Ducks." 

 "M.R. Not Ducks." 

 "O.S.A.R. C.M. Wangs?"   

 "L.I.B! M.R. Ducks."  

I fail to see any value whatsoever about the above conversation which has gone ballistic years ago and still lives. [a Joke or a Poem, google doesn't know either (URL)]

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 - Poem and Photo Copyright, Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved

 - I am linked with Rosemary for the prompt described below on the Friday Writings website,   https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/search/label/Friday%20Writings 

 - Rosemary has invited us to "reinterpret a well-known saying."  I picked this one from a googled list, "Don't judge a book by its cover.  You can visit her instructions by going to the link above, also you can visit others who have posted their writings and recorded them at the bottom of her post. 

 - Notes:

    ** My answer to Rosemary's request was "Don't judge a book by its cover" which saying is my writing's title.

     *** The final Senryū I composed at our public library as a "Spine Poem" using the titles of four books found on their bindings spines.  I have not read any of them although I am thinking about checking the bottom book out to read.  

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Weekly Scribblings -- Woo woo -- a Spine Poem

The Time Between

Light over London 

Lions of Fifth Avenue 

The Paris Seamstress 

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 - Poem and Photo Copyright, Jimmiehov  2021, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with Magaly Guerrero at Weekly Scribblings #78, https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2021/07/weekly-scribblings-78-micro-writings.html?m=1 

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Now We Remember

Storing up trouble 

When the lights go out 

Tell the truth, shame the Devil

The forgotten sister 

The forgotten sister 

Tell the truth, shame the Devil 

When the lights go out 

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Photo and Poem Copyright,  Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved 

I am linked with Rosemary in the Writer's Pantry #74,  at https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2021/06/writers-pantry-74-words-words-glorious.html?m=1

Weekly Scribblings Poem ~~ To Not Overly Punch

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Adi Beagle Dog, has she found a poodle friend? 

(Click the title for website link)(Punches Saved) 

Punches; 

pull or not to pull

One who pulls no punches 

Bent on winning regardless 

Loses lots of friends 

Cousin of my spouse 

Touted all words from the king 

Unfriended her fast 

Kid in class argued 

Proved the prof was very wrong 

Only one to fail 

Timids seldom swing 

They unload punch carefully 

Called diplomacy 

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 - My YouTube Video Copyright, Jimmiehov 2009, All Rights Reserved 

 - Poem Copyright Copyrightk Jimmiehov 2021, All Rights Reserved

 - Adi was our Beagle dog, she and I were a Pet Therapy Team (more)  

 - The littyle poodle, Katrin, came to live with lus that day. (more) 

 - I am linked with Rommy who provided the idea to write about ", or not to pull punches," at Weekly  Scriblings #55, https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2021/02/weekly-scribblings-56-hit-me-with-your.html

 - I have neglected my YouTube page, Jim1Jim1, terribly.  I may never post another?  https://www.youtube.com/user/Jim1Jim1 

 - Rommy would like us to 'write new poetry or prose while “reflect[ing] upon either the phrase ‘pull no punches’ OR ‘pull your punches’.”'

Winter vs. Spring

(Previously posted April 17, 2020)

The New Spring

Flowers bloom--freeze not 
January grass is green

Winter never came 

Daily walk with green 
Baby rabbits run year 'round 

Climate change is here 

Photo credit

April's baby birds 
BioRhythmic Lunar Clock 
Keeps calendar time 

Humans much confused  
This one goes jalopy spin 

Eagles on 8-track 
Moon and stars doing just right 
Mother Earth is out of whack 

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- Poem and Photos except for the third Copyright, Jimmiehov 2020 

 - On May 24 I linked again to Rommy at the Writers Pantry, https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2020/05/writers-pantry-21-change-of-plans.html

 - I am linked with Kerry O'Connor in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2020/04/april-2020-days-16-20.html?m=1 from where I was led to a former Day 17 prompt by Hannah for 2016 on Kyōka writing (today I wrote three Haiku and the fourth is a Kyōka) https://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2015/04/transforming-fridays-with-natures.html?m=1

 - I am also linked to NaPoWriMo Day 17 at http://www.napowrimo.net/day-seventeen-6/ 

Today, April 17, is International Haiku Day 

A Poem for Saturday -- two Senyru and a Tanka

Sure, it's not "Fake News"; 
  but "unreliable narrators"

Read it on Google 
Nasty comet is coming 
Oops I meant comment 

From the jockey's mouth 
Pick my Jersey Lass to win 
Odds are one to ten 

Fox or CNN 
(Reader fill in this line)
We tried to contact 
And when there is no response 
Be assured it's not Fake News 
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 - Poem Copyright,  Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - I am linked with Bjorn in the Imaginary Garden at https://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/08/the-unreliable-narrator.html?showComment=1567273446213&m=1#c8881643280002019738

 - Bjorn asked for tales told by unreliable narrators and yet they be tripped up. His final instruction words were, "A poem is not a novel, so I am very curious how you will meet this challenge in a fairly short poem." I have a short 51 words, three short poems in one.

Word List, two Senyru Poems

No Folderal

Easy bric-a-brac
Instantaneous deco
Green comes on a board
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Photo-op

Hokey-pokey dance
While eating his white blancmange
Her lucid moment
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 - Poems Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - I'm'm linked with Kerry O'Connor in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/06/get-listed-with-fireblossom.html?m=1
 - Use three words, extra  credit for using one in the title.

Here is your word list, Toads. Get hopping ;-)

folderol
bric-a-brac
instantaneous
momentary
lucid
derring-do
pontificate
green
smug
photo-op
slipshod
hokey pokey
fist pump
demure
lollipop
snooker
rendering
blancmange
smidgen
operatic

Another Poem for a Weekend Mini-challenge

Solstice Humbug

Longest day this year

We did not burn do not fear

Needs come every year

Spring chick scratches straw

Time for her to 'fly the coup' 

Scratch for worms it's own

What's the fuss about

Nothing here to be revered

Mark the calendar

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - I'm linked with Toni Spencer in the Imaginary Garden at  http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/06/weekend-mini-challenge-summer-solstice.html?m=1 
 - Three Senryū verses, 51 syllables, 55 counting the title.  43 words plus 2 (= 45) with the title. 

A Tuesday Senryu Tanka Poem

Oscar a rabbit

Went to the queen's dinner dance

Missed the queen so sad

Queen too was sad when she heard

Said come back--both happy now

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- Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
- I'm linked with Anmol (Ha) in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-tuesday-platform-dance.html?m=1
 - Sequell. This is an abrieviated version of a "homework" story I wrote in play school for my teacher, granddaughter KP.  In my story the queen and the rabbit became friends, both lived happily ever after.

A Color Me Thursday Poem



Sherwin Williams

 The Bakery Shop;

 colorful business management**

Flirty Fuscia

Worked in her kitchen all day long

Kept the pastries warm, "freshly baked"

When it's time to go home, alone

Owners don't mingle with the help

Girl Rapture Blue

Waited tables all day long, ask?

What's a nice girl like you doing,

The answer's "here", clear. Mind the floors,

at night.  Make ends meet, second job

Ranunculus
and her dog,
Scarlet Maple

The lady, her dog, come at night

Customer delight, buys half price

No one knows for sure after there

They sleep all day and do at night

Their donut start
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Heaven Sent

Triple Berries,

Rain at Night
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 - **Note: at the college I taught an Entrepreneurship class in addition to my regular Business Law classes.  It essentially was a "How to Start and Manage a Small Business." 

 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - I'm linked with Margaret in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/05/artistic-interpretations-with-margaret.html?m=1..
 - Photo was Margaret furnished, it is of a color chart photo she posted at the link above and suggested that we use the names of at least five colors found in her post in our writing for today.  I used them as the four characters, dog included, and three more for my Senryū  ending.
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A Saturday Poem - Irony and Satire?

“Remember when we drank coffee with the paper?”

by P.Byrnes @ New Yorker Magazine

 

 

All Good Things;

have to end

Off to a good start

I'm half way down the bottle

Forgot where I live

You did a good job

I asked for the one with worms

Bottom here's nothing

Through with funnies yet

Family Circle and Blondie

Good reading at work

Oh good dripped your Scotch

I wish you'd switch to vodka

Save your smell for home

Writer's Note:  I'm not so good with puns.

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 - Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
 - Cartoon from "The New Yorker" and copied from Magaly at the link below.  A couple reading the morning news.  They are inspiration to write, I used one cartoon of the three.
 - I'm linked with Magaly Guerrero in the Imaginary Garden  at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/05/weekend-mini-challenge-oh-poetic-irony.html?m=1
 - Magaly has asked for satire and irony, not agony.  But do notice each verse uses the word "good".  If you can find any tell me in a comment.

Day 10 -- NaPoWriMo

 

For this he came

 

Where the crawdads sing

 

Local Wonders

 

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 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019 and 2014 (photos) and 2019 (poem), All Rights Reserved

 - I'm linked with Anmol (HA) in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/04/open-book-poems-in-april-day-10.html 
    And
  - I'm also linked with NaPoWriMo at http://www.napowrimo.net/day-ten-7/

 
- Books in the picture:

      For This He Came; Jesus Journey to the Cross by Bill Crowder, telling the Christian story of Easter; 

      Local Wonders; Seasons in the Bohemian Alps (of southeastern Nebraska) by Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate, and Professor of English; and

      Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, wildlife scientist in Africa and Nature writer (Mrs. Jim checked this book from our library, I probable will 'leaf' through it but not read it

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