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high coup

haiku

Chomolungma's fame

sherpas' legendary strength-

beware the dead zone

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Poet's notes:
01/04/2019

Poetry form: footle-haiku -This is my debut of the footle-haiku poetry form. It consists of a footle, followed by a haiku that has a correlation (direct or indirect) with the footle.

high coup - a brilliant, sudden, and usually highly successful stroke or act // They pulled off a mountaineering high coup when they scaled Mt. Everest in record time.

footle - a poem that is actually very short. It is a two-line poem that consists of two syllables in each line. It is generally written to be light and witty.

haiku - a verse form of Japanese origin having three lines containing usually five, seven, and five syllables respectively

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Footle-Haiku Debut

high coup

haiku


Chomolungma's fame

sherpas' legendary strength-

beware the dead zone

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Constance La France

August 26, 2019 at 9:11 PM

Mark, I like how you are not afraid to combine forms and create something interesting, I must try to do that !

Mark Toney

August 26, 2019 at 9:29 PM

Thank you, Constance. You've made my day! Please let me know what you come up with. ~Mark

Gregory Richard Barden

January 10, 2019 at 6:28 PM

Another witty merge - love it! (I have a Senryu called "High-ku" about Everest, and a Free Verse called "Last Sun, K2" you might enjoy ... when much younger I spent a lot of time on mountains, extreme skiing and Freestyle, some climbing as well). You are in firm touch with your imagination, Mark, and there are few things I respect more, especially where poetry is concerned - never lose that child's heart! :-) (Link to the latter: https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/last_sun_k2_993650 )

Mark Toney

January 10, 2019 at 9:22 PM

Greg, I am so glad that you liked the merge. I didn't know how it would come across, but since you and Andrea like it I must be on the right track :) I read your "Last Sun, K2" and loved it because it captures the spirit of the true mountaineer, who climbs on his own terms and even meets death on his own terms, while still respecting the mountain. Thank you too for your gracious comments and for sharing your experience. The extent of my climbing has been high bluffs overlooking Lake Michigan in Wisconsin, and a mountain named the Brasstown Bald, which is the highest point in Georgia. Otherwise, I climb vicariously through books :) Thanks for stopping by. ~Mark