capital okay
punctuation annoys me
many decisions
hot exclamation
or dot dot dot incomplete
i pick up my pen
encountering a variety of faces,
missing memories, times and places,
a dark soul long immersed in a grey world.
Unfortunate events unfurled.
Black as leagues below the sea,
Remember when you lost me,
A broken glass dagger, fountains of red,
It’s just a dream. You won’t really be dead.
I gazed into a multi-colored sapphire, bright.
and I have made it through the night.
Lines, chosen from the following poems, in order, were unchanged, including capitalization and punctuation.
God is not a cliche,
but a derivative of historical man's interpretation
via ancient civilizations' understanding
as to what a 'deity'
symbolic model
that they had extrapolated
for the mere reason of
controlling the masses
by undergoing thorough
the guides and, or guise
known as
"centralization of ideology."
Easy if you got a book
like a Bible,
or a Koran,
or a Torah,
etc.
Egypt had Ra,
Romans had Jupiter,
Greeks had Zeus,
Norsemen had Odin
and American Indians according to their tribes
and Hawaiians had them too
our's was Kane
Thanks to the missionaries,
who had brought the 'g'od fact into perspective,
via,
the capitalization factor.
In my view,
'tis a futile attempt of
The Early Churches
to part WAY
what I--
and the silent,
have known ...
in the aforementioned.
It was part of my thesis
for Theology Admittance
when I was 16,
extra points for raw concept
methinks ethnic bias--Hawaii College.
Easy with my Mom, ...
"Just 'mum' on that subject son."
Hello Sunshine, Good day World
May I but sip from the Chalice
Rain, a rose, Quiet repose
The Warm that is Linda Alice
written by Michael in 1975
(I found this handwritten poem in an old box of memorabilia. I submit it not as an ego post, but as a tribute to a mentor who is no longer with us. He encouraged and supported me in our work that was challenging and heartbreaking. It was offered me as a small respite from that work and to give me a smile. I did not change punctuation or capitalization. It had no title - I thought his name would be appropriate. I also thought it should be documented with smiles and fondest memories.)
Happy words
have been placed in a
haiku with 5-7-5 lines
heavenly making
humble poetry
however capitalization must obey
human defined rules
HEATWAVE
a blazing furnace
fingers of heat touch my skin
high factor sun cream.
LANGUOR
languorous in heat
perspiration covers me
dreaming of cool breeze.
SUN
straw hat and sandals
torture by relentless sun
there is no escape.
Seeking to be totally correct in presenting haiku and tanka poems the capitalization is now removed.
Here's how much-sponsored brands get a boot—
Get public's sharp brow, and absolute,
There’s a point here to moot,
A point not in past put,
Nor passed a fair test ere:
Should ads talk in thin air?
For a change, shoes sold bite seller's foot!
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Happenings|20.06.2021|
Poet’s note: This limerick follows what happened a few days back. Cristiano Ronaldo, a well-known footballer, removed a Coke bottle at a press conference and replaced it with one of water, and soon the company lost four billion dollars in its market capitalization. This does raise a few fundamental questions. India’s home brands, Amul and Fevicol, took a jibe each at these brands. Amul (the milkman of the nation) taunted: ‘Not bottling one’s feelings’; Fevicol (makers of various adhesives): ‘These bottles cannot be removed, nor will its valuation dip’. I loved it. Yes, markets do need some earthy humour in these hard times, a food for thought for them to mull.
cool air pitch black sky
leaves whipped up by callous wind
wing whistle dove coo
4/18/2021
Mourning Doves are known for their gentle cooing sounds. The air rushing through these special feathers makes them vibrate and create sound (kind of like a kazoo). The noise is called a wing whistle, and it's part of the Mourning Dove's natural alarm system. What does it mean when you see a mourning dove?
In a nutshell ~ haiku is supposed to be an observation of a moment in nature without embellishment, no passing judgment, no use of fantasy or abstract concepts. It's basically two simple ideas with a 'turn' that is essential: it's almost like the punchline of a joke but haiku is not meant to be funny per se.
1. 5-7-5 is the max syllable count
2. NATURE is the subject
3. NO capitalization
4. NO title (if you must, use first word(s) of haiku)
5. NO punctuation unless for the turn
6. NO adjectives or adverbs
7. NO full sentences: It's a poem of few words with much left unsaid
8. MUST have a feeling of the present moment (NO past or future)
ominous clouds
abduct full moon's warmth~
earth's lavender
of onlookers
3/19/2021
17 syllables
Poetry Contest: Lets Get Creative With Haiku.
Sponsored by: Constance La France
1. One NEW Non-Traditonal Haiku in seventeen syllables or LESS
with a turn in direction on the final line or word, *very important*
2. Nature only, no humanity so, NO . . . I, me, or we
3. Written "in the moment" so, NO past tense, such as was.
4. No capitalization(INCLUDING TITLE), or unnecessary punctuation.
The Shining Lights through window pane
Arching spectacle brilliancy
Capitalization overheated Exchange
Brightly shines the Sun
Arching spectacle brilliancy
Orbital glimpse of spiraling Lights
Brightly shines the Sun
Ever so shines ever so bright
Orbital glimpse of spiraling lights
Capitalizing overheated Exchange
Eversole shiny ever so bright
Shining Lights through the window pane
1/11/21
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr 2021
Writing poems is a poet's biz
Yet no one knows what a poem is
They used to be structured, meter and rhyme
But that was long ago, at the edge of time
iT becaMe aLl the rAGE to altEr capItaLizatiOn
ee cummings was, like, total fascination
Then there was Allen Ginsberg with his primal screams
Jarring poesy from the realm of sweet dreams
Today there are all sorts of bizarre inventions
one-letter poems, thoughts in other dimensions
But as for me, when penillion* and versification are done
I prefer couplets like this, that are mostly good fun
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*(traditional) Welsh poetry
October 07, 2020
A Poet's Duty Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Beth Evans
Hot Dog Cold Milk
Dead Hog White Silk
Hand Soap Prune juice
It floats Poop truce
Hot Tea Scan Can
Please Me Thanks Mam
Old Sponge White Bread
Such Grunge Looks Dead
My Sink Warm Bun
Cold Drink Tongue Fun
Red Stove Cold Meat
Food Cove Mouth Treat
My second nor first attempt at FOOTLES Please Soupmail me for errors, and will do.
Very rude to correct in open comments. Your appreciation and help is so
appreciated
Capitalization...Poet's Choice....Pangie xx
Cups in soapy water
Your arms encircle my waist
Warm kiss for breakfast
September 1,2020
10am PST
*Capitalization~ Poet's Choice*
Big white bird feathers
On Indian blanket lie
Boy looks up....asks why
August 28, 2020
3pm PST
*capitalization, poet's choice*
Capitalization and punctuation are automatic to me.
It is what I was taught years ago, and I cannot break the habit.
Haiku is difficult for others insist on no apostrophes or caps.
It is difficult to unlearn what has been instilled and boy was this instilled.
All of those quizzes and tests, which I thought were a waste of time.
Then I began reading other people’s writings, and I was stunned.
Two, to, and too are incorrectly used so many times; too many times.
I get a sense that apostrophes are thrown in willy-nilly for no good reason.
How many times have I seen it’s when they do not mean it is, rather ownership.
To not capitalize a proper noun infuriates my internal gauges.
I am incensed when punctuation is off kilter also.
Checking and rechecking my own work to an idiotic degree.
I am such a product of the sixties, growing up in the corn state.
The home of the ITBS.
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