Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
(I) In the seventies old souls with young faces went looking for revolutions’ places found heroes called Bob Dylan looked in music for something more than melody danced with metaphors deep and blue. ? Now young souls with old faces say, ‘Who on earth was he?’ and one wonders is…
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Threads
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Time threads me into you Stars salt me with the blue Time traps me in your silk Stars sweet me with your song Fish threads me into net Ocean salts me with your loss Song sings me into sorrows Time hooks me into blue It threads me into you It…
The Poet at Play 3 – Working with Metaphors
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
Image by June Perkins This week I have been playing with metaphors. Metaphors give us a memorable comparison to understand something which seems inexpressible at a deep level. Some metaphors have been so used that there have become clichés; so as I write I have to approach them with care…
Scott Rheuben: Ten Things About Poetry and Me
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
? 1.What is your earliest memory of poetry? I didn’t particularly like poetry when I was younger, but I clearly remember studying ‘The Road not Taken’ by Robert Frost during High School and perhaps this was my first spark to ignite my imagination in trying poetic verse. 2.When and why…
I love the Moonlight
Originally posted on Ripple Poetry :
I love the moonlight and fade by the dawn. I peek out from beside volcanic rocks with my beauty. Neighbours gather ritually to see me dance. Shani Mootoo writes my story Robert Haydn too. What am I? Where am I? Will you write of me too? (c) June Perkins
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