My Whippet gone,
now dust once again.
I've given him back,
from whence he came.
To run again
in cosmic fields,
waiting to be born.
*Shanzi is a syllabic poem in seven lines 4/5 5/4 4/4/5
Unrhymed
Lines 1 and 2 INTRODUCE the SUBJECT
Lines 3 and 4 AMPLIFY what is affected by the image/subject.
Line 5 thru 7 Focus on NEW SUBJECT that complements and provides a meditative conclusion.
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Harrogate, TN November, 2014*
Nov 15, 2014
Nov 15, 2014 at 12:38 PM UTC
My Whippet gone,
now dust once again.
I've given him back,
from whence he came.
To run again
in cosmic fields,
waiting to be born.
*Shanzi is a syllabic poem in seven lines 4/5 5/4 4/4/5
Unrhymed
Lines 1 and 2 INTRODUCE the SUBJECT
Lines 3 and 4 AMPLIFY what is affected by the image/subject.
Line 5 thru 7 Focus on NEW SUBJECT that complements and provides a meditative conclusion.
Shanzi may be Titled
Harrogate, TN November, 2014*
On November 4th, we put down our dog, Frazier. He was in our home for 17 years.
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