nonet | a poem in my pocket

down the drain

young boy abandoned by drunk father

grows up too fast tough in da’hood

cannot refuse “the brothers”

mother feels desperate

now he’s serving life

– s o l i t a r y –

confinement

silent

cell

“Nonet” of 9 lines, each with descending syllable count, formed unique shape…

A nonet (1st line of 9 syllables, then 8…) written while waiting for dear patient.

to listen, absorb doctor’s orders

recovery will try patience

hard to keep a good man down

week of farmer’s birthday

why should cow kick him?

broken left arm

surgery

husband

heal

11 Nov 2015 14 Comments

nonet: stanza(s) of nine lines, each with increasing # of syllables (1-9) dVerse poetics

warm

days of

november

probably past

colder times ahead

forecast fog, wet grey rain

free- zing an- ti- ci- pa- tion

smell of manure spread on bare fields

trees’ silhouettes swallowed by swift night

photo by lynn