a poem in my pocket

1

feathery iridescence of blue, green, gold
swirling eyes layered upon eyes in fibonacci pattern
mated pair of peacocks scream from roof

2

leave library book on beach towel
run across burning sand to waterline
let waves wash toes, cool sun-baked skin

3

timely shower makes puddles on pavement
oiled rainbows warn of hydroplaning risk
rains drench thirst of harvest-ravaged fields

4

turtles, toads, and snakes slumber
underground, beneath deep snowdunes
ants feel vibrations of shallow snoring

5

daughter-in-love paints family tree
portraits on wall change like seasons
wish we could hang together forever

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The cadralor is a hybridized name from the 2 inventors, Lori Howe and Christopher Cadra. This poetry style features:
– 5 numbered stanzas
– keep same stanza length throughout (3-10 lines)
– each stanza stands alone as an imagist poem (obliquest of connections)
– 5th stanza pulls the 4 unrelated stanzas together into a poem of love, of yearning
– rhymes and syllabic meter are NOT wanted

“Meeting the bar” night at dVerse Poets Pub where Laura hosts imagism in 5…