Mar 2012
forgive everyone
the greatest teachers often
inflict the most pain
small cricket
sings in clothes dryer
laundry can wait
four leaf clover
pressed in dictionary
dried up good luck
the greatest teachers often
inflict the most pain
small cricket
sings in clothes dryer
laundry can wait
four leaf clover
pressed in dictionary
dried up good luck
let me just say that slavish devotion to traditional 5-7-5 form is not a golden rule. my teacher's opinion was these attempts (in english) are often awkward, reaching for spare syllables that take away from the beauty of the poem.
i believe the purity of the image transcends the number of syllables.
i believe the purity of the image transcends the number of syllables.
