Some Czerny for the Poetry Bump

[PClem]

I really enjoy the unique perspective in many of these poems. So much said is so few words - the elevation of flakes of paint (cupped flakes), ci - I don't know if you intended it or not but the title mimics both the choice of words and the subject nicely. Very seductive. cvi - the desperation of the poor tree frog is well voiced. My favorite though is the sanctity of the bell pepper.

[suzanne]

I've enjoyed your lunes, Howard. Lune xcii is very imaginative, with the past peeking from behind a flake. Lune xciii-- the exhaling goat is just wrong, which means I enjoyed that one quite a bit. Lune c is simply fantastic! Llune c does some nice double duty, and ciii is redolent of lost time. Llune ciii was interesting to me. For few words, you've gotten a lot packed in.

[HowardM2]

Thanks for the comments, PClem and suzanne; I appreciate them. I'm running way behind and short of time tonight; hopefully, I'll get more fluff time tomorrow.

[HowardM2]

lune cix

crows startle morning
awake with
harsh nettles of squawk

[Dunc]

Howard

cv's "unloved treefrogs" made me laugh. A great evocation with that economy.

cix and crows with "nettles of squawk" is exactly right.

Regards / Dunc

[HowardM2]

Thanks, Dunc. "Squawk" was a last-minute improvisation, so I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Catching up again but still slowly. Gone all day tomorrow, so more fluffing on Friday. Today's piece is the result of having read (reread, actually) some William Bronk this afternoon.

[HowardM2]

lune cx

we stand on the earth
rooted down
no more than six feet

[HowardM2]

lune cxi

baskets of fresh-snipped
herbs incense
the kitchen with bliss

[Donner]

Hi, Howard,

lune cx seems appropriate to read on Earth Day. It's amazing that a few simple but well-chosen words can lend themselves to complex thought, a sign of a well-written poem.

lune cxi - One of my favorite things about having herbs and lavender in my garden is the scents that are released when I trim them or even brush against the plants. Cilantro is a particular favorite of mine. Many herbs also produce beautiful flowers, which is why I grow some of them. It's a win-win, whether inside or out.

Donner

[HowardM2]

Thanks, Donner. I'm growing herbs again this year and in a somewhat larger way than I have recently. I just love the scents of them, especially in the morning with fresh dew. I'd like to increase the quantity next year as well as the varieties. Thanks, again.

Getting today's up quickly now, then hopefully back for more fluffing later this evening.

[HowardM2]

lune cxii

peonies sweeten
April's breeze --
your nipples stiffen

[Janet]

Hi Howard- mmmhhmm...cxii's April's breeze is powerfully sensual.
lune cix- the crow startling the morning awake with squeaking- a fresh take on the mundane.
lune cx- gave me pause- in a good way.

[HowardM2]

Thanks for stopping by, Janet; I'm glad you found some things to enjoy. Just a week more to go.

[HowardM2]

lune cxiii

all that the dead know:
how moss roots,
how the earthworm feeds

(suggested by "Shadow Songs: 2" by J. H. Prynne)

[5th column]

I enjoyed the last. The combination of the concept of the first line, the word play of the second and the way that the last line somehow inhabits the first is very neat indeed. Clever and yet not showy.