By Ken Gosse Right the Words a Senryu If the words you write say more or less what you mean, search for better words. True to Form If your poetry’s formal, don’t go far astray— take the well-traveled road so it won’t get away. Stay true to its form, every facet belay or your Gordian … Continue reading Right the Words and Other Poems
Borborygmi and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Borborygmi [Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day for July 5th, 2022: “rumbling or gurgling sounds caused by the movement of gas in the intestines”] They’re called borborygmi (the word rhymes with pygmy); not merely a figmy of imaginigmy, and come from a natural cause. They’re powerful sources which our gut endorses as we … Continue reading Borborygmi and Other Poems
Cat on a Mat and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Cat on a Mat Have you ever had that kind of a cat who leaves a dead bird on your welcome mat and sometimes, perhaps, a nasty dead rat? He’s trying to tell you, wherever you’re at, “I love you, and though I may be a bit fat, I hope you love … Continue reading Cat on a Mat and Other Poems
Follow the Foot and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Follow the Foot an ekphrastic poem about an accidental selfie of my foot Whose toes are those which I suppose will tread the tread where each step rose beneath the carpet on each stair, well-worn although not yet thread-bare? The foot itself shows signs of age while still demanding to engage its … Continue reading Follow the Foot and Other Poems
Five D’Oh-Raymese Poems
By Ken Gosse The End of the Beginning of D’oh-Raymese There once was a royal musician whose life reached a dreadful transition. Entombed with remorse (with his pharaoh, of course), he was placed in an awkward position. He first wrote a powerful curse, but then he wrote many a verse. His best isn’t long: it’s … Continue reading Five D’Oh-Raymese Poems
Tarzan for a Day and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Tarzan For a Day Way back in the day, in nineteen twenty-six, when kids preferred picnics to hickory sticks (like we did in our days, and our kids’, and theirs, too, for being outdoors offers so much to do), one morning arose a surprise so exciting the boys would behave for a … Continue reading Tarzan for a Day and Other Poems
A Senryutaph and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse A Senryutaph Practically perfect, sans faux pas, narcissism was his only flaw. Lessons from my Knuckles Kittens are riddles: mysteries in enigmas, snuggly and snaggly. Changing of the Pants Whatever he said pales, in matrimony, to whatever she said. Petrifying Poetry A terrordactyl may be hidden, unbidden, in unruly verse. Why Try … Continue reading A Senryutaph and Other Poems
Limerosity and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Limerosity: The Love of Light Verse There are those who think rhyming’s a curse and for poetry, nothing is worse. They’d bar patterns of rhythm which stow away with’m in lines which are simply adverse to the senses of those who converse in the hoity patois they rehearse, weaving nebulous phrases into … Continue reading Limerosity and Other Poems
Holesome Dough (A Song by the Pharaoh’s Maestro, D’oh-Raymese) and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse Holesome Dough (A Song by the Pharaoh's Maestro, D’oh-Raymese) Doughnuts are our favorite bread, rainy days or in sunshine. Meaningfully, each kid pled, “Father, tell him this one’s mine!” Soulful eyes are watching you; lots of begging while they chew; teasing you to give them two, ’cause they can’t live without dough, … Continue reading Holesome Dough (A Song by the Pharaoh’s Maestro, D’oh-Raymese) and Other Poems
Summer Contest Poetry Winner: “A Late Summer’s Billboard at Dusk” and Other Poems
By Ken Gosse A Late Summer’s Billboard at Dusk There’s promised relief dead ahead. Finally, stopping for bread! We’ll spend lots of dough, because, on the go, our car guzzles gas without lead. Another long, tiresome day. Before sunrise, we’re on our way. Each joyful summer vacation’s a bummer, but we’d rather leave home than … Continue reading Summer Contest Poetry Winner: “A Late Summer’s Billboard at Dusk” and Other Poems
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