in this moment

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…

life mimics art

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photo by lynn

 

 

lotus opens wide

in ageless petaled beauty

God’s world inspires he(art)

purple passion awakens

adorned with peacock feathers

 

 

 

 

 

Joining CDHK and Kala Ramesh for “lotus viewing”

one of these things is not like the others

 
Did you happen to see who parked that old school bus in our ripe cornfield?

(clipping two-for-one coupons, ignoring date of old advertisement)

Must be local school board member implementing common core standards.

(weather report for last chance of severe thunderstorm activity)

Kids should not be bullied into eating apples on abandoned bus!

(cry of neighbor’s peacock sounds like someone is torturing a cat)

With the corn price falling, maybe we should leave rusty bus in the field.

(wondering how open-minded you can be before your brain rolls out?)

 

photo and poem prompt from TweetSpeak Poetry

photo borrowed from TweetSpeak Poetry