Brian Strand, an accomplished writer, generously offered to be the activity editor for another wonderful opportunity. He invited writers to explore his PS (perfect six) form. The criteria for the form follows--
The PS (perfect six) an Epigram form--a maxim, a pithy precept, pungent proverb or witty words in three lines, six syllables 1:2:3 (or 3:2:1)with an integral title. It can be on any theme.
I would like to thank Brian for selecting these poems for publication and all the contributors that participated in this activity. It is a growing experience to try new things and a pleasure to see so many wonderful poems below. I hope you enjoy them.
--Karen O’Leary, Whispers’ Editor
Voice of Freedom Pencil Politics
By Mary Couch By Ralph Stott
Pen's Now!
Power Sharpen
Defeats sword Your aim! Draw!
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Coward Moon Old Wives Tale
By Anne Curran By Barbara Tate
a true
full moon or not
shines yellow I don’t ask
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Indelible Love Frost
By Ralph Stott By Gert Knop
Penned a
For a red nose-
Road-side shrine. no reindeer
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Odorous Conversation
By Joan McNerney By Shloka Shankar
she the
sure knows lies i
her onions tell myself
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Creative Community Poetic License
By Karen O’Leary By Joan McNerney
our test
Whispers drive through
family outer space
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Found True Love
By ayaz daryl neilsen By Beth Winchcombe
tears Love--
and cheers placing
puppy’s home others first
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Modern Art A Bold Speaker
By Brian Strand By Sara Kendrick
What The
YOU..will Linguist
make of it ! Stuttered through
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Battery-Driven? The Commitment
By Jack Horne By Peggy French
hen Rain
mobile - or shine
coq au vin You and me
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Trinity Blowing in the Wind
By Ralph Stott By Elizabeth Howard
Seek Cock
And you on the
Will find...us. weathervane
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Dressing Up Stay Optimistic
By Joan McNerney By Beth Winchcombe
Girls Hope
wobbling plus faith
in high heels propels me
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K-9 K-NICE Rainy Season
By James Ramusson By Anne Curran
dogs rain
are the again-
nicest folks false summer
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Monty’s Python Mother’s Instinct
By Brian Strand By Anne Curran
As some
sick as mother
a parrot wipes her tear
This is so much fun. I particularly like The Coward Moon which is a super image. K-9 K-NICE has such a witty title. Am so pleased to be part of this and special thanks to Karen and to Brian. I LOVE THIS WEBSITE.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joan,glad your enjoyed my PS form.Your offering exactly met the criteria of the form ,with a little irony to match.Rgds Brian
DeleteDear Joan,
DeleteThank you so much for your kind words. It is a joy to have you a part of Whispers. Brian's forms are fun to work with. I am so glad he was willing to be the activity editor for this opportunity.
Karen
Thoroughly enjoyed this concept. Fun, interesting and challenging. Thank you Brian and thank you Karen.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barbara glad your like the PS form.Your offering captured the essence thereof so well.Rgds Brian
DeleteDear Barbara,
DeleteThank you for participating in this activity. I agree with Brian.
Blessings,
Karen
Brian I know I am late but just wanted you to verify if this is or isn't a perfect six poem, and if not, can explain the reason why. It is below, and is called "Life" (Thank you).
ReplyDeleteWhat
does it
mean to you?
Sincerely,
David Fox
That meets the PS form David. Best wishes with your creative endeavours
DeleteThank you, Shloka Shankar, for the following--
ReplyDeleteLovely compilation :) Really liked the reference to Rudolph :D Thank you, Brian and Karen :)
Thank you so much Shloka. Brian deserves the credit for this one. Thank you both for all you do for Whispers.
DeleteWarm regards,
Karen
Great collection, thank you Brian and Karen of this offering. Best to you both.
ReplyDeleteThank you Peggy,best wishes you creative endeavours.rgds Brian
DeleteDear Peggy,
DeleteThank you for sharing in the fun activity. I enjoyed your poem. It is such a joy to have you a part of Whispers.
Blessings,
Karen
Thank you Karen and Brian!!!!!
DeleteEnjoyed the challenge immensely. I Will come back to this form of writing again. Thank you Brian and Karen. Best wishes Ralph
ReplyDeleteThanks Ralph I felt your to be most pertinent and topical.Rgds Brian
DeleteDear Ralph,
DeleteYou are good at short forms. Thank you for sharing in this activity. I enjoyed your poems.
Blessings,
Karen
Thank you Karen for your encouragement. Whispers is a wonderful site to share and develop with the written word at heart. :-) Ralph
DeleteDear Brian,
ReplyDeleteI want to thank you again for all your hard word to bring this activity to Whispers. People sure are enjoying your short forms. You have always been good about sharing information on poetry with others. That is a gift to the writing community.
Blessings,
Karen
My pleasure Karen, most of my 'forms' etc have been inspired by what I read etc from others. As you know from 'way back when', I am passionate about sharing such things with others, in the hope it may inspire more creativity , in line with one of my watchwords Ephesians 2:9 'we all are God's work of art'. Rgds Brian
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved all of them and what a fun form to work with. I will have to try my hand at it.
ReplyDeletePressed for time? PS
Fit
writing
in between.
Thank you! That was fun and didn't take much time at all. :) Charlene
Dear Charlene,
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your poem. So glad you enjoyed the featured poems. This form is fun to work with but is challenging too. Thank you for all the comments you left for other writers at Whispers today. What a joy you are!
Blessings,
Karen
To Brian, Karen and all the participants in this activity, what a job well done. I know I was blessed by the words created here. Continued blessings to you all!
ReplyDelete-MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)
Thank you, Maurice, for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed the feature.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Karen
Hello Brian, I really like this form, I hope to be able to do a write at some point.'
ReplyDeleteDear Joe,
ReplyDeleteFeel free to post one or two in the comment section if you would like. Brian's short forms are fun to work with. Glad you enjoyed this one.
Karen
Every effort was fun. I love this variation of "contemporary" poetry. Thank you to all who posted.
ReplyDeleteDear Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words. I think the poets did a great job with this activity. I hope you will join us for the next one.
Blessings,
Karen