A selection of assorted short poems, mostly about poetry and writing. @mairipoetry
One little Haiku
Thinking about what to write
I ran out of space
Haiku – in the strict sense, comprised of three lines, with 5-7-5 syllables. Bit challenging to say much in that amount of space.
When I don’t know what to say
I try to make words rhyme
It’s sometimes easier that way
(When I can find the time)
Increasingly I find the lines between poetry and quotations becoming rather blurred. Here I’ve attempted a rough definition:
What is the difference
Between a poem and a quote?
Poem: the author said it was
Quote: part of what they wrote
Palindromes can be read the same forwards and backwards. In honour of the second of February 2020, I attempted a palindromic sentence, although defining this as a poem is a bit of a stretch.
02/02/2020 – palindrome day
“Perhaps,” thought you, “-what is that word, for word-reflectable poetry? Palindromic!”
Palindromic poetry: reflectable word-for-word. That is what you thought (perhaps).
02/02/2020 is palindromic in both DD/MM/YYYY and MM/DD/YYYY formats – the first such day since 11/11/1111 and the last one until 12/12/2121.
So someone born on 02/02/2020 alive on 12/12/2121 would also have the palindromic age 101 years.