Hope on a Windowsill
a
wish
bone
one
thanks
giving
day
met
another
left        the
year          before
waiting      wanting
wanting          waiting
for that               special
some                           one
to                                   pull
on                                 the
 other                        side.
2018 Community Award Winner, Hope/Ephemera Poetry Contest, The Lawn Chair Soirée, Montreal, CA

like the shape. playful...
ReplyDeleteThis is sweet O ~ well done ~ clever lines their shape
ReplyDeleteI love the way this poem is done. Good job on the writing technique and language transition :)
ReplyDeleteHillarious, creative form -- nicely done.
ReplyDeletesmiles...nicely done concrete form....we used to dry the wishbone as a child....someone seem to be storing up wishes i would say....smiles...happy thanksgiving
ReplyDeleteI've never done a (successful) concrete poem, and there are many that - in my opinion - don't quite hit the mark. But this one - this one is good, with the form naturally increasing the tension between the separated words. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you, that's quite the compliment coming from someone whose poetry I really admire. You made my holiday weekend. Happy Gobble Day to you and yours.
DeleteI agree entirely with Semaphore's remarks. Congrats.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is wonderful. You worked the Thanksgiving theme into a concrete poem beautifully!
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