Lanterne Almanac
Winter
in
anger-
whips up the waves,
pounds the shingle
shore
Spring
in
action-
brings to life
and feathers its
nest
Summer
so
lazy-
rests the soul
and flowers the
land
Autumn
so
mellow-
scents and sounds
in the harvest
home.
Brian Strand has created short poetic forms including 'broken monoku' (a
haiku variation) and 'footle' (a trochaic monometer with witty, topical, etc themes)
and Captioned Cartoon, an Ekphrasis combining his art and poetic interests. He has published a seven kindle ebook series Poetic forms; A Strand of Verse; My Choice Strand Verse; A Strand Guide; Christianity Explained; A Strand critique; and Captioned Cartoon Ekphrasis. Brian has written nearly 200 Amazon reviews and is a Wiki poetry and art editor.
Listen to me read one of my poems aloud at this link http://youtu.be/GiD8JdYi-jw
ReplyDeleteThis lanterne is in the quaternion form used by poets like the first American poet Anne Bradstreet
ReplyDeleteQuaternion is a poetry style where the theme is divided into four .The word is derived from the latin word meaning four by four.Anne Bradstreet wrote five quaternions FOUR SEASONS/FOUR ELEMENTS/OF THE FOUR HUMOURS/OF THE FOUR AGES OF MAN & FOUR MONARCHIES.Elizabeth Daryrush famed for her syllabic verse also wrote in this delightful style and I have combined two formats here in this lovely half American cinquain lanterne form
ReplyDeleteDear Brian,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your explanation of the form. You are always so good about teaching others which has been helpful in my writing journey. It is wonderful to have you a part of the Whispers community.
Karen
Thank you, Phyllis Babcock, for the following comment--
ReplyDeleteLove your use of the four seasons on this descriptive Lanterne. Nicely done Brian.
An enjoyable form, with a lesson to follow - how lovely of you to share your artistic flare amongst us - a true delight, thank you! kindest thoughts, Anna-Marie.
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