Saturday, September 1, 2007

alphabetical order

Slouching Mom (who got the idea from Sanne) challenged bloggers to write a 26-word poem, each word beginning with a consecutive letter of the alphabet. Here's mine:

All but children demand ease.
For griefs hymned in jagged keys
Leave men needing only peace.

Quarried rocks shall they upend
Veined with xes, yielding zen.

22 comments:

Julia said...

Damn, you are good.

S said...

Spectacular! Your link will be up ASAP.

Christine said...

amazing! loved this.

"for griefs hymned in jagged keys" this was the best. . .

Bea said...

Extraordinary. It even rhymes!

Bravo.

cinnamon gurl said...

Holy crap! That's awesome: rhyme, rhythm AND alphabetical? Unbelievable.

Magpie said...

Well done. I am impressed.

Anonymous said...

I am amazed by this. You rock!

Ruby said...

I love this. You do rock!

L said...

Well, it is not pee-stick poetry, but I still find it mighty impressive. I especially like your use of the word "x"es. Awesome.

Mrs. Collins said...

Unreal. And it rhymes. I'm trying mine but I'm stuck on the X. Uggh..Hey, like the new pic at the top of the page. That's one of the Paris pics no?

meg said...

This is pretty darn impressive, I must say. And the rhyming too, wow.

Anonymous said...

I yearned Zen. You yield.

There's a deeper meaning there, I think. Or a derth of Z words.

Very nicely done.

Kyla said...

Zen is a popular last word. I wonder if that means something.

Excellent poem.

Casey said...

You are amazing!

Furrow said...

A blazing congratulations does extend for girls having imagination j..... aw, hell. Damn fine poem, is what I mean to say.

blooming desertpea said...

Standing ovations for this poem! :)

Yankee T said...

Hat tip to you, my dear. This is lovely.

MB said...

Yeah, no way I could compete with that. Excellent!

Emily said...

Oh MY! So beautiful!

S. said...

Technically, you haven't asked anyone else to pitch in, but if Julia's doing it, considering the rules of my blog, I guess I'm next. Damn, though, it's going to take some doing.

E. Phantzi said...

I am in awe - lovely images - including the one on your header - given the context (especially the text below) it makes me think of a lake of tears.
Really lovely and evocative.

niobe said...

Monica and Elizabeth: thanks for the commentws on the header picture. Yes, it's one of the pictures that I took in Paris, the Seine viewed from a bridge near Notre Dame.