Of Artistry

The art
of crafting
poetry is
deciding which words to
leave out

[Cinqku]

Written 26 April 2020

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Susan Ashley

November 27, 2020 at 6:52 PM

Ah yes, I remember this one well, John. I'm so happy to re-read this little gem tonight.. I still love it! Congratulations for your wonderful win in Brian's contest. Warmest wishes, my poetry brother. I hope you enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving.. ~Susan

Constance La France

November 23, 2020 at 11:32 AM

John, congratulations on your win in Brian's contest with this wonderful write _Constance

John Watt

November 23, 2020 at 11:46 AM

I'm so grateful for your comments and poetry friendship, Constance. Hugs ~ John

Andrea Dietrich

November 22, 2020 at 5:27 PM

for me this is amazing and one of my favorites on the winner list. What a great example of the form. They are so hard to do them this well.

John Watt

November 23, 2020 at 11:46 AM

Thank you for this wonderful comment, Andrea. I keep trying new forms because of encouragement like this. ~ John

Sam Kauffman

November 22, 2020 at 10:04 AM

Amen, brother, you speak the truth! Your wise heart jumps out in this one, does a couple of cartwheels and a handstand for the fans in the seventh inning stretch! Chocolate chip cookies for everyone! Congratulations John! So happy to see this on the winners list! Thanksgiving blessings to you my friend!

John Watt

November 22, 2020 at 10:22 AM

Aww, my celebration friend is handing out CCCs! You are so kind, Sam, not just today but always. Thank you for reading, commenting, and celebrating the wonderful shared world of poetry with this amateur writer. You know how verbose I get; this poem is my reminder to KISS. God bless your Thanksgiving week ~ John

Sara Kendrick

November 22, 2020 at 7:55 AM

Good one and good teaching. Congrats on your winner. Sara

John Watt

November 22, 2020 at 10:20 AM

Thank you for the kind visit, Sara. Enjoy your Sunday and your Thanksgiving week ~ John

Georgia Kereopa

May 14, 2020 at 9:38 PM

So true. Hard not to be a wordaholic. congrats on your win

John Watt

May 15, 2020 at 10:12 AM

Georgia, I so agree. Words flow rapidly in my mind, but many are unnecessary and serve to confuse. Haiku/Senryu/Cinqku are my exercises for forming a thought in its most distilled essence. Thank you for your kind comment ~ John

Jan Allison

May 14, 2020 at 4:12 PM

absolutely perfect description John, many many congrats I LOVE this one:-) hugs Jan xx

John Watt

May 14, 2020 at 4:34 PM

I'm so happy you found this to your liking, my dear friend. I am verbose by nature, and need the constant reminder to say more with less. Blessings to you ~ John

Anne-Lise Andresen

May 14, 2020 at 2:06 PM

- Congratulations on your winning poem, John :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

John Watt

May 14, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Thanks for the congrats and hugs, my friend ~ John

Michelle Faulkner

May 14, 2020 at 10:39 AM

Congratulations on your win, my artistry sibling!

John Watt

May 14, 2020 at 10:42 AM

Ah yes, this was the one that started that wonderful nickname! Thank you for sharing in the joy of creating art, Michelle! Be well ~ John

Jenish Somadas

May 14, 2020 at 9:14 AM

Great win John.. Congrats...

Panagiota Romios

April 28, 2020 at 8:45 PM

How true! And unfortunately in out techie age of texting~ I loathe seeing the beauty of our language minced to bare bones poetry. Never mind poetry~ people can't even compose a complete sentence. It's like one must communicate in Morse code to be popular. The shorter the poem, the less I understand it. Prefer The Bard, anytime. Panagiota xx Quite a dichotomy, eh?

Michelle Faulkner

April 27, 2020 at 8:56 PM

Hello, my artistry sibling - yes, cutting away the clutter reveals the bones of beauty - wonderful entry for the contest!

John Watt

April 27, 2020 at 10:19 PM

Thank you very kindly, Michelle. My artistry sibling, I like it! Now if only the rest of my life could be so clutter-free!

Andrea Dietrich

April 27, 2020 at 4:39 PM

wow, this is GREAT thinking!!!! Love it.

John Watt

April 27, 2020 at 10:16 PM

If only my garage were this streamlined, lol!

Susan Ashley

April 26, 2020 at 10:12 PM

Indeed, John! The heart needs room to expand and the imagination needs air to fly. You've captured the art of artistry with succinct finesse. The whittling of words is like chipping away at a block of stone until the final form is revealed - for me, that usually involves a lot of words that end up on the chopping block.. lol! :)) Best wishes for a win and my warmest wishes to you, my dear friend.. ~Susan

John Watt

April 27, 2020 at 12:17 AM

I write this because it is a lesson I need to be reminded of. I lean towards verbose, so short form poetry teaches me to take out all that is extraneous, redundant, or superfluous. I love your images of air to fly and room to expand. Trust the reader's imagination to fill the empty space. Thanks for the lovely comment, and for inspiring me with your own imaginative poetry. Blessings, dear one.