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POEM/SKETCHES : Flash Memory Therapy (32p,92p); Play.Enjoy.Relax.Create. (24p); THE STORY OF DENNIS in four tomes (biographical prose/sketches 50/48/44/54p).

WORKING ON : Anthology/Tips for Budding Poets (poetry); website OttawaPoetry.com

ABOUT ME : Late babyboomer Canadian born in the beautiful Eastern Townships of Quebec, and raised in Northern Ontario. Fell in love with Ottawa where I received my B.A. with a major in french literature. Still living in Ottawa, I'm finding out that oncoming golden years offer a very rich perspective on life and beauty.

The themes of my poetry are found in everyday life. I write mostly free verse but I'm also a member of Haiku Canada and have had haiku published in various anthologies.

Please visit often my growing collection of poems and I hope you find many will resonate with you. I'd love to hear your comments.

By the way, my name is pronounced Lynn, and my avatar is an ink painting I created on rice paper years ago. The symbol means PLAY - something I have finally learned to do in later years and poetry is definitely my favorite form of play.

MY 20 MOST DEFINING POEMS :

BIOGRAPHICAL :

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I Am - unveils the true me

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Armand (1934-2001) – tribute to my father, a significant role model in my formative years

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Flash Memory Therapy – this was an innovative idea I had so I sketched over 400 sketches of my memories

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How Could I Not Remember – tribute to my grand-mother, the first true love of my life

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My Fondest Wishes As A Child – the innocent years before any of the disappointments of life

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/paradigm_shift_932565

Paradigm Shift – this is about an important life transforming moment in my life

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/welcome_to_my_avatar_1106649

Welcome to My Avatar – I was packing up my brushes disappointed and said I'll try one more ~ my avatar is the result of not giving up

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/what_i_remember_most_1164514

What I Remember Most – tribute to my mother, my role model in so many ways during my most impressionable years

FANTASY :

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Photography Meraki – I let my whimsy loose to have fun expressing my passion for photography

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_elephant_and_the_ant_996862

The Elephant and the Ant – my personal whimsical favorite that combines my love for monorhymes and children’s literature

GRIEF :

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Bagpipes Wail – picturing my own funeral ~ bagpipes make me very emotional

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Mooney – my warmest bonding moment ever with a pet

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The C Bomb – about my husband being diagnosed with cancer

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The Caterpillar Who Refused To Die – this is me not seeing the big picture, not realizing I am meant to become a butterfly

NATURE :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/land_of_mine_1053797

Land Of Mine – I felt very patriotic while writing this poem

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/the_road_to_my_fathers_house_1171466

The Road To My Father’s House – driving 'home' to visit, I always felt an awesome closeness to the countryside my father was deeply connected to

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/waterlily_alley_985984

Waterlily Alley – this poem marries my passion for whimsy, nature, canoeing and waterlilies

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/whale_songs_946382

Whale Songs – expresses my deep spiritual affinity to these gentle giants

ZEN :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/borrowed_bits_of_spirituality_998634

Borrowed Bits Of Spirituality – my heart is in this piece

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/sunrise_meditation_1114372

Sunrise Meditation – it felt surreal to dream up the only meditation piece in my portfolio

TIME :

www.poetrysoup.com/poem/slipping_away_1150248

Slipping Away – it’s an A to Z look at myself

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Haiku Poetry Meet Up

Blog Posted:4/14/2018 7:34:00 PM

I mentioned to a few fellow PSoupers that I was attending today, for the first time, a reunion of a local HAIKU POETRY group affiliated with the Canadian Haiku Organization. It was held at the Japanese Embassy in Ottawa. I was asked to provide feedback.

I encourage everyone to seek out ANY local poetry club, if, for no other reason than the pleasure of meeting other poets face to face.

As you may have guessed any Haiku Group is going to be much stricter… Let it be known that I am not crazy about limitations of any kind but perhaps I will learn to be OK with them as I plan on attending future reunions.

FYI, here is an informal list of "their" HAIKU GUIDELINES:

1. NO unnecessary capitalization,

2. NO title,

3. NO unnecessary punctuation at end of lines,

4. NO use of abstract concepts (must be concrete),

5. NO personification,

6. NO unnecessary adjectives or adverbs,

7. NO use of fantasy,

8. NO similes allowed,

9. NO explanation of haiku in last line,

10. NO heavy emotional words (should be felt not read),

11. MUST have a feeling of the present moment (NO past or future),

12. MUST be more than a description,

13. MAX 2 ideas (scenery + thought),

14 AND… they are not strict for the 5-7-5 syllable count – “haiku should be read in one breath” so there can be less syllables per line.

WHEW!! Knowing about the rules and obeying them are two different things. LOL

For a giggle, I will share a “haiku” that I wrote as I was waiting for the reunion to commence.

one fluid motion

soul and heart in unison

ink on rice paper

I actually got to read it out loud near the end of the gathering, knowing full well it would get shredded – they were polite and said they loved the last line and it was worth working on.

End of my report. LOL

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Besma
Riabi Dziri

Date: 5/22/2018 5:22:00 AM

As an ardent lover and a passionate soul of poetry, I have been writing poems from the heart, mind and soul.. at the same time I try to embrace other forms that echo my inner voice without encaging the soul and flow of my ink.. I honestly haven't reached yet that state where poetry is my favourite from of play. Best regards. Besma

Besma
Riabi Dziri

Date: 5/22/2018 5:17:00 AM

Dear Line, I actually do appreciate your endeavours to raise the voice of poetry above the world of normality.. But I am not of the opinion that we are supposed to conform our write to specific or minor rules related to given forms of poetry! I do believe that creativity, originality and breaking with rules to an extent are the lifeblood of poetry.. There is no absolute Truth! We can't speak of one Truth.. Each one of us has or own their very truth they do believe in.. All things considered, if from now and then, people put themselves responsible for a given form of poetry and set strict rules accordingly, we will end up penning in a suffocating and chained realm of poetry!

Greg
Gaul

Date: 4/20/2018 4:48:00 PM

Yes, I see several areas where your comments on my poem Colony of One show it clearly violates some of the rules. I have been thinking about it for a while and ask you this. Do you think it is more appropriate to mark it as a Senryu? Would appreciate you advice if it isn't a incumberance. I'd like to keep the structure if I can versus going to a monoku.

Greg Gaul
Date: 4/21/2018 3:28:00 PM

Will do (look that article up). Just for the record, I do think the pure haikus, without the proper names and clever last line, are beautiful in and of themselves. So, I respect that. I simply don't wish to trip over well-worn conventions haphazardly. In the constriction of the haiku, I can see a simple beauty. Thanks again for your advice and commentary.

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/20/2018 7:46:00 PM

Far be it for me to meddle with your poetic creativity, Greg. I invite you to read this awesome article... http://www.shadowpoetry.com/resources/haiku/haiku.html

Kyle
Kriticos

Date: 4/17/2018 7:30:00 PM

Yes I think in some ways the hai ku form can be a very restricting expression. I'd rather see you in a free verse any day of the week Line, but I certainly don't see anything wrong with that hai ku. it really brought out the emotions in me that you meant to invoke in your readers. A great piece!

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/18/2018 10:00:00 AM

Thank you so much for your visit and comment, Kyle. I appreciate it that you have frequently complimented my free verse style.

Robert
Lindley

Date: 4/17/2018 1:22:00 PM

Strict form haiku, let purists write them. I am a poet not a soldier hellbent on obeying rules. I write mine with heart, soul and emotion,- TO EXPRESS A THOUGHT, A FEELING,AN IDEA , A SCENE. OR TO ELICIT ANY OF THOSE FROM THE READER! I do not ask Japanese to change how they write theirs and I simply will not let others dictate how I write mine. A POET MUST FOLLOW HIS/HER HEART IS A STANDARD I LIVE BY.

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/17/2018 1:50:00 PM

Agreed, Robert. with all you U/C I can tell you are very offended at the thought of restricting creativity. The Japanese are very respectful of tradition. That's why haiku is just one form and there are many other forms.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/17/2018 12:28:00 AM

I am not saying I am good at them either, by the way. I realize probably more than half of mine are not "real" haiku, by the standards mentioned above. Heck, maybe only 1/5 of mine are even close to being authentic haiku. I do feel that I KNOW a good one when I see one. I just wish I were inspired to be able to do a lot of good ones myself!! How fun you were able to go to that event. (oh, one last thing. I think titles for them are just FUN. How boring to have hundreds of untitled #1, untitled #2. How would you ever find a haiku you were looking for at Soup by that way? But of course, to publish in a good journal, you would not give a title to them!

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/17/2018 11:07:00 AM

I remember that lovely haiku you wrote, you know #115 - loved it !! LOL There are so many other short form options that get overlooked and don't seem to be as restricting.

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 4/17/2018 12:23:00 AM

What you said at the very end. That was so humorous, Line. I too liked the last line the best. The haiku thing has been a big issue here at Soup since I first came here 8 years ago. Several Soup members who were once active here have written numerous blogs explaining the things you have just explained. I don't know if you ever met Chris Aechner(probably spelled his last name wrong) but I really enjoyed his blogs because he supported the rules but took exception to the same ones I disagree with: numbers 4 and 5, particularly number 5. I recall he gave some good example of famous haiku writers who DO use personification. Love this blog. People at Soup will keep writing haiku the way they want.

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/17/2018 11:00:00 AM

Thank you so much for you input, Andrea. Much appreciated. With this in mind, judges should be particularly clear about what they want to see.

Carrie
Richards

Date: 4/16/2018 8:42:00 PM

Ps.......love your haiku above !! From my novice point of view, you nailed it !! But your kind attention to my early attempts are so much appreciated! thank you !!

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/16/2018 9:52:00 PM

Thank you so much, Carrie. Much appreciated.

Carrie
Richards

Date: 4/16/2018 7:38:00 PM

Every haiku I've attempted in the past has been flawed. It seems to be the hardest form to do well ! I bow down to those who master this wonderful form of poetry!

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/16/2018 9:51:00 PM

Adhering to strict rules is a personal choice. It really depends what you want to do with your poetry and to what extent you want to use your poetic license.

Carrie Richards
Date: 4/16/2018 8:32:00 PM

This blog reminds me how little I used to know when I first joined Poetry Soup. As a child in grade school, we thought any three line poem with a 5/7/5 syllable count qualified as haiku poetry. And it is obvious to me that I kept that notion all the years that followed! At least I know more now, even if I struggle getting the form correct ! I may have to stick to free-verse, but it is fun trying !!

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/16/2018 7:58:00 PM

I accept that challenge to go and check out all your poems called haiku, Carrie. LOL Not to check against the rules list but to evaluate the creativity of each. Line xx

Deborah Guenther
Beachboard

Date: 4/16/2018 6:24:00 PM

Yes! Haiku is not easy to write. I can't simply arrange a verse into three lines of 5/7/5 and call it haiku. That is something I have learned over my years of writing haiku. Thank you for sharing your club's guidelines. They are spot on. I truely hope that I and other haikuists here at poetry soup pay attention. BTW the only reason my haiku at PS are titled is because it is required here in order to post a poem.

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/16/2018 7:57:00 PM

Thank you so much for your input, Deborah. I love to title my haiku but from now on I want to try to have the haiku work without a title in case I would want to submit it in a contest. It's nice to have the rules to refer to for sure. When working a poem that won't work as a haiku... hey - choose another form!

Sandra
Haight

Date: 4/16/2018 10:15:00 AM

What a nice experience for you, Line! I loved reading through the strict rules and learned a lot of what is expected! I surely must shred all the ones I've attempted! Thanks for sharing your nice adventure! Sandra

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/16/2018 7:53:00 PM

NO NO NO !!! I surely hope you are kidding, Sandra. You wrote those for yourself and for us... not for them!

John
Lawless

Date: 4/16/2018 7:45:00 AM

so the paper grunts.... cut by minds sharpened sword..... dark Samurai words....Let us now consider the Senryu and expose the flaws in both me and you...

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/16/2018 7:51:00 PM

Let's do! LOL

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/16/2018 9:38:00 AM

Lol! ;p

James Marshall
Goff

Date: 4/16/2018 6:06:00 AM

Hi Line...never knew! sheesh...i just know what i dig, i try to go with...love mind-shimmering flashing ¤ forward/backwards\existential= & heart-splash emotion...love your poem!

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/16/2018 7:50:00 PM

Thank you, James. Most appreciated. I agree we know instinctively what works.

Eve
Roper

Date: 4/16/2018 12:17:00 AM

Like your poem Line :)

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/16/2018 7:49:00 PM

Thank you, Eve. Somebody likes it, hurray! LOL

Maureen
Mcgreavy

Date: 4/15/2018 1:55:00 PM

Woah! The layers of challenge. I'm going back over all of my so-called Haiku and relabeling free verse. Love your response to Viv ;)

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/17/2018 3:09:00 PM

Was that a typo, Maureen? Did you mean "smart ass"?

Maureen Mcgreavy
Date: 4/16/2018 9:37:00 AM

Lol! Smartness ;)

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/15/2018 4:02:00 PM

NO - I wouldn't - maybe add an asterix saying POETIC LICENSE !!

Susan
Gentry

Date: 4/15/2018 12:47:00 PM

I enjoyed your blog and as a stickler for rules (only the ones I like mind you), it would be interesting to see what they do approve. I was taught with the 5-7-5 and am not fond of any other, but they are growing on me. A PS friend taught me a lot, Charles Henderson, a few years back. Am forever grateful for that. It's great you found that group!

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/15/2018 4:17:00 PM

What a coincidence, I like to choose what rules to obey! LOL Thanks for your lovely visit and input, Susan.

Tom
Cunningham

Date: 4/15/2018 12:44:00 PM

Wow, their rules !, they don't want much do they. Still it must have been quite an experience for you. Tom.

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/15/2018 1:03:00 PM

It was fun and interesting to look at poetry from a different perspective.

Fj
Thomas

Date: 4/15/2018 11:51:00 AM

Lol I also learned MUCH about the guidelines of haiku. Though personally I received the most helpful, and accurate, understanding from Chris A. on this site. There are no forms of poetry clubs of any kind anywhere near here that I've ever heard of. But maybe one day. Morning Line! Beautiful haiku!

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/15/2018 4:18:00 PM

Much agreed, FJ, poetry is meant to be enjoyed - both writing and reading.

Fj Thomas
Date: 4/15/2018 2:43:00 PM

Lol afraid poetry is currently low on the list of priorities so I'll just keep coming here to enjoy it! ;•)

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/15/2018 1:05:00 PM

You could start your own local poetry club, FJ !!

Jan
Allison

Date: 4/15/2018 7:42:00 AM

Gosh Line you are brave! I recall watching a tv programme about a haiku club meeting in London, it was so intense and high brow .... to be honest I'd rather watch paint dry and just muddle along with my own attempts at haiku with titles. i have had several published with haiku journal so I must be getting the odd one correct.:-) hugs Jan xx

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/15/2018 10:05:00 AM

That is wonderful news, Jan. That could be why they don't have a wide following but the people were absolutely lovely. It was also a wonderful learning experience for me. Like most people, I have no intention of limiting my creativity so drastically.

Viv
Wigley

Date: 4/14/2018 11:17:00 PM

Such a rule list would out me off writing Haiku, line- while I agree with the syntax and punctuation rules, the rest regarding concept and emotion almost strangle it before it is written, and I think it would emerge cold and static, like a Geisha. I like yours, by the way. A little freedom is no bad thing..... X

Line Gauthier
Date: 4/15/2018 1:48:00 AM

I absolutely feel the same way. This club meets only 4 times a year (a definite perk). I kind of get a kick out of their perverse self-inflicted restrictions and take a bit of pleasure in seeing them do this. A lovely group of masochists. What does this say about me?!

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5/26/2023	The Moon Rising	Free verse	night,sleep,water,
5/26/2023	Onward	Free verse	destiny,future,hope,
5/24/2023	Emotions	Free verse	emotions,feelings,words,
5/24/2023	I Finally Understood	Free verse	appreciation,god,introspe
5/22/2023	I'd Count the Stars	Free verse	longing,love,romance,roma
5/22/2023	I Looked Back	Free verse	loneliness,longing,lost l
5/21/2023	Night Longings	Free verse	loneliness,longing,night,
5/20/2023	Sounds of Eternity	Free verse	love,peace,water,youth,
5/20/2023	Where Were You	Free verse	hope,longing,loss,sad,sil
5/18/2023	Howling In the Distance	Free verse	lonely,longing,moon,
5/18/2023	What Lays Ahead	Rhyme	future,hope,journey,leavi
5/15/2023	You Come Calling	Free verse	future,longing,love,
5/15/2023	Beyond the Clouds	Free verse	longing,lost love,sky,
5/9/2023	Time So Elusive	Rhyme	stress,time,
5/6/2023	Partridge	Haiku	autumn,
5/3/2023	Come and Take My Hand	Senryu	future,journey,together,
5/3/2023	Paradise Lost	Haiku	garden,innocence,lost,
5/3/2023	Money Money Money	Free verse	money,poverty,
5/3/2023	Monet	Haiku	appreciation,art,tribute,
5/2/2023	Take a Chance	Free verse	confidence,courage,faith,
4/28/2023	The Unforgettable Few	Free verse	courage,hope,integrity,st
4/26/2023	Nineteen	Free verse	future,hope,remember,yout
4/22/2023	We Don't Talk	Free verse	longing,love,silence,trut
4/22/2023	Sleepy Ink	Free verse	inspiration,longing,love,
4/21/2023	If It Were Me	Free verse	loneliness,longing,love,s
4/13/2023	Alastair, the Sailor	Free verse	age,friend,life,sea,trave
4/10/2023	Twice On Sunday	Free verse	feelings,heart,longing,lo
4/9/2023	Words Forever Cherished	Free verse	appreciation,beautiful,de
4/8/2023	Check the Expiry Date	Free verse	confidence,life,love,
4/8/2023	Love Is a Mirage	Free verse	longing,love,sad love,
4/8/2023	Only You Have the Power	Free verse	freedom,longing,love,powe
4/8/2023	Those Wtf Moments	Free verse	introspection,nonsense,
4/7/2023	I Thought I Had It All Figured Out	Free verse	funny,games,irony,life,ti
4/7/2023	Day After Day	Free verse	lonely,longing,lost love,
4/5/2023	And So It Would Be	Free verse	color,longing,nature,spri
3/29/2023	And Yet ---	Free verse	longing,love,time,
3/28/2023	Daybreak Resets My World	Free verse	bird,encouraging,morning,
3/28/2023	Starlit Gyroscope	Free verse	confusion,fantasy,lost,ni
3/27/2023	Is This As Good As It Gets	Free verse	angst,loneliness,love,
3/27/2023	As If That's Ever Worked	Free verse	life,longing,time,
3/25/2023	Yet If It Wasn't So	Free verse	dark,night,silence,voice,
3/25/2023	In the Absence of Absinthe	Free verse	identity,integrity,lost,l
3/25/2023	Leading Without Meaning	Free verse	longing,lost,love,night,s
3/25/2023	Bypassing Intimacy	Free verse	conflict,confusion,loneli
3/24/2023	Walking On Air	Free verse	appreciation,beautiful,ha
3/23/2023	Her Name Was Grace	Free verse	character,confidence,inte

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Fav Poems

PoemTitle	Form	Categories
Caress My Soul	Free verse	beautiful,cute love,love,
The Tale of Fairies	Narrative	fairy,children,joy,
Talking Trash	Prose Poetry	retirement,me,me,
diosa del amor -	Rhyme	beauty,fantasy,love,lust,
Hot Chocolate, Coffee and Tea	Concrete	silly,
I Am	Bio	introspection,metaphor,
Pun With Eggs	Rhyme	fun,humor,
The Song of a Blind Man	Ballad	friendship,music,
Anno	Limerick	music
He Forgives	Free verse	faith
The Weathered Years	Sonnet	life,
Here and Gone	Free verse	appreciation,creation,lif
Violin	Personification	death,love,rose,
My Persona's Adventurous Quests	Free verse	identity,image,people,per
Coffee	Rhyme	funny,
It's Christmas Time Again	Rhyme	christmas,sister,suicide,
It Is Written In a Star	Concrete	history,love,peace,
Your Not Alone	Rhyme	endurance,song,
Bemused Wonder	Free verse	poetry,
''The Prince of Time''	Rhyme	love,
The Silence of My Goodbye	Free verse	heartbreak,loss,pain,
Cookie Cutters, Hot Cocoa, and An Angel	Rhyme	christmas,nostalgia,
Rainbow Promise	Personification	earth,rain,
Poetry Soap	Couplet	abuse,conflict,jealousy,l
Funny Sexy Me	Rhyme	sexy,
Constanza For a Loggerhead	Rhyme	beach,natural disasters,n
Never Going To Drag Me Down	Rhyme	inspiration,
He Had To Wear a Fig Leaf At the Nudist Colony	Footle	beach,body,humorous,
Can I Have a Delivery Please	Rhyme	fun,
Haiku To Heaven	Haiku	god,heaven,love,truth,
Rainy Morning	Light Verse	rain,
Seeing Autumn's Oak Adorn	Crystalline	autumn,birth,death,life,n
I Am Strong	Free verse	character,confidence,disc
Particularly	Monoku	beautiful,giving,love,
Shasta Daisy	Haiku	flower,nature,
Assuming My Role In the Diorama	Rhyme	angst,conflict,day,fantas
Creation	Free verse	beauty,
More Worse When I Cry	Narrative	abuse,childhood,emotions,
Indian Ink	Dramatic Verse	abuse,autumn,death,deep,f
For Darren	Free verse	friendship,health,metapho
Breath of Love	Triolet	death,love,
Mysteries: Monoku 3	Monoku	earth,mystery,
frozen farewell -	Sonnet	analogy,christmas,goodbye
Of Ghosts and Relationships	Free verse	bereavement,
Of Snow and Ice	Free verse	appreciation,language,wea
Born In a Shack	Rubaiyat	beauty,dedication,fantasy
Stargazing Reflections	Haiku	emotions,introspection,li
Brief Encounter	Free verse	education,surreal,
Dear Santa I Want a Batmobile	Rhyme	child,christmas,
The Life of Death	Blank verse	death,life,truth,
- Haiku X 125 - Frog -	Haiku	animal,love,princess,
Alien Abduction	Blank verse	fantasy,imagination,sexy,
Old Man	Prose	angst,dark,life,
Elizabeth Ii	Rhyme Royal	children,dedication,engla
Weep Not For Sins That Are Long Past	Sonnet	hope,inspiration,
Dented Cans - a Love Story	Tanka	symbolism,
Dandelion Dreams	Blank verse	beauty,day,imagery,nature
mon cygne noire -	Free verse	dance,metaphor,passion,se
My Last Will and Testament	Free verse	dedication,
The Secrets of Mornings	Free verse	future,happiness,life,mor
You Are Loved	Quatern	angst,anxiety,conflict,de
My Opinion On Religion Take 9	Free verse	confidence,deep,devotion,
Perhaps	Monoku	sad,wife,
The Lovers	Rhyme	love,passion,sea,sky,
Drinks With Her Maj	Limerick	silly,
Salvador Dali's Cat	Rhyme	art,cat,
Summer Love	Free verse	perspective,summer,sun,
Memorial Day	Senryu	memorial day,
A Puppy Named 'Pig' N a Puddle	Light Verse	dog,fear,humorous,
Patina of Pain	Rhyme	analogy,color,image,pain,
A Gift of Love	Sonnet	love,mother,
Bronze Oceans	Ekphrasis	boat,color,ocean,
I Pass the Graveyard	Terzanelle	death,sad love,winter,
Don'T Just Love Those That Love You	Rhyme	inspiration,life,
I Imagined Him As a Child	Dramatic Verse	forgiveness,moving on,pai
Cleaning Out Your Room	Free verse	goodbye,loss,
Imagine, After Forever	Acrostic	lost,memory,
Finding Ones Self	Monoku	growth,
What Is Your Soul Dream	Free verse	best friend,boyfriend,gir
Selvedge Edges	Free verse	courage,endurance,family,
Mind the Paint	Rhyme	color,future,words,
Shape	Shape	beautiful,blessing,butter
Silence	Free verse	silence,
Los Angeles	Free verse	longing,love,
Autumn Blues	Monoku	blue,
Endlessly	Haiku	devotion,time,
She Touched the Water	Free verse	muse,
Night Meets the River	Rhyme	beauty,love,sky,water,
Moonlit Peace	Sonnet	introspection,
Death Is Blind	Rhyme	death,moving on,
Haunted By the Past	Rhyme	angst,introspection,memor
Brume	Free verse	change,perspective,relati
She Loves and Needs Seven	Quatrain	math,mental illness,
Sweet Home Jerusalem	Lyric	god,peace,prayer,
Upon Awakening	Free verse	appreciation,beauty,
She Is Taking My Friends Away	Free verse	3rd grade,4th grade,5th g
Hollow	Free verse	deep,feelings,lost love,l
Gallows	Rhyme	hate,murder,racism,
Orange	Terzanelle	beautiful,color,
Beauty	Free verse	beauty,dog,