“Clouds are the sky’s imagination.”
- Terri Guillemets
“Clouds, they make a painting out of the sky.”
-Marty Rubin
Azure beckons clouds dynamic,
Ephemeral formations gliding,
Heavenly images jumbling
kaleidoscopically,
Lighting mysterious
nimbus operations,
Presenting q u e e r resemblances,
Sometimes tinting
underlying visuals,
Woolly xebecs,
Yielding zest.
12.10.2021
For Constance La France's ""A" Forms, new poems" contest
Dreams are nocturnal flowers, blooming when the sun has strayed far enough that we can see clearly. ~Terri Guillemets
Vermillion raindrops
By the millions
Falling around me
Like a cotillion of lovers
Vying for a favor,
While the insolent villain,
Oft seen in midnight dreams,
Watches from the shadows,
Flashes his deep Castilian smile,
And beguiled I run to him.
For: ''V'' New or Old Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France
November 16, 2021
« Parlez-vous bien le
français, Lou ? — Je ne parle pas
bien le français, Jacques. »
French-to-English translation:
"Do you speak French well, Lou?" "I do not speak French well, James."
Literally:
"Speak-you well (the)
French [language], Lou?" "I not speak not
well (the) French [language], James."
*Notice the added "space" before the question mark in the French haiku:
[https://www.quora.com/Why-do-French-speakers-place-a-space-before-exclamation-points].
*And notice the French quotation marks, called "guillemets" [ « » ], used in the French haiku:
[http://french.about.com/od/grammar/fl/How-to-Use-French-Punctuation.htm].
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