“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
Categories:
guillemets, blue, sky,
Form: ABC
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
Categories:
guillemets, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
« 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].
Categories:
guillemets, french, language,
Form: Haiku