in this moment

15 Oct 2026 14 Comments

by lynn__ in imagism Tags: , , , ,

1.

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

2.

leave library book on faded blanket
gingerly hop across hot sand to waterline
wash toes in surf, rehydrate sun-baked skin

3.

rains drench thirst of harvest-ravaged fields
generous showers puddle on pavement
oiled rainbows warn of hydroplaning

4.

turtles, toads, and snakes slumber
underground, beneath deep snow-dunes
ants feel vibrations of slowed heartbeats

5.

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

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…

shades of cyan(ide)

19 Sep 2025 16 Comments

by lynn__ in free verse, imagism Tags: , , , , , , , ,

polar bears ride floes
on aquamarine surface
under faded denim sky;
neon sun glows coolly
over subarctic ocean’s
darkest cobalt depths.

(feel sharp inhale of chill
air from looming glacier)

cerulean calm of water
belies danger below…
an iceberg submerged
could sink big ship like
cold hearts steeled in
cyan crevasses of hate.

* * * * *

Meeting the bar at dVerse poets pub, Laura hosts an imagist’s colour motif. NPS Photo of Pedersen Glacier, Alaska, taken by Jim Pfeiffenberger.

summer shower

10 Jul 2024 1 Comment

by lynn__ in free verse, imagism Tags: , , , , , ,

backyard maple tree

washes her leafy head

in morning downpour

then towels long hair

to dry in afternoon’s

prairie wind until the

fresh evening petrichor

beckons me outdoors

to pick up fallen sticks;

loose hairs shed after

miss maple’s shampoo.

sudden dread

16 Jun 2020 31 Comments

by lynn__ in haiku, imagism, Uncategorized Tags: , , , ,

 

carrion crow’s flight

wings chop air with whirring sound

caw cacophony

 

swoop down to murder

sharp beaks jab at feast and mates

fight over road kill

 

 

 

I added a second haiku to join dVerse poets as we revisit “imagism”; MTB (meeting the bar) challenge hosted by Frank J. Tassone…check it out!

 

 

imagism on old relic

29 Jan 2016 8 Comments

by lynn__ in imagism Tags: , ,

 

small windmill teeters

on edge of tired garden,

steel frame shows rust

thru dull aluminum paint,

concrete pad tips slightly,

buried under snowdrift.

 

faded red tail fin hangs limp

unresponsive to bitter wind

as head, spun clean away,

lies on frozen ground, useless,

one broken blade

now missing.

 

Linking to dVerse Poets where Victoria explains “imagist” poetry:  Imagists sought to represent “things” in clear, precise language—in the words of Ezra Pound, “luminous details.”