https://fivedotoh.com/2020/12/21/fowc-with-fandango-inept/ https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/rdp-monday-billow/ https://onedailyprompt.wordpress.com/2020/12/21/your-daily-word-prompt-admire-ydwordprompt-December-21-2020/ I admire the work Charles and Mary Lamb did on "Tales From Shakespeare". These faithful prose adaptations led me to read at least some of the original plays before I was eleven. Yes, I admit Ineeded a dictionary, but it was well worth it. On the other hand, I much prefer Emily … Continue reading Adaptations
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A Juuichi
https://fivedotoh.com/2020/10/10/fowc-with-fandango-scream/ https://ragtagcommunity.wordpress.com/2020/10/10/rdp-saturday-prism/Ifa scream passedthrough a prism,how would itlook?
Juuichi (Excerpted and Modified From an Old Post)
https://fivedotoh.com/2020/09/26/fowc-with-fandango-frugal/ Years ago, I developed what can be called a frugal form of poetry called "juuichi" It was definitely inspired by the Japanese haiku. "Juuichi" (pronounced jooitchy), is the Japanese word for eleven.A juuichi is untitled, and has a set number of words rather than syllables. Lines one and five each have only one word, while … Continue reading Juuichi (Excerpted and Modified From an Old Post)
Eve Speaks
https://fivedotoh.com/2020/04/08/fowc-with-fandango-wrangle/ From the earliest days of mankind, we've had things to wrangle with, to wrestle with, to grapple with.This is a poem I wrote years ago. EVE SPEAKS Evening shadows dappleThe Eden we've lost,And I must grappleWith desire. Even thoughI know, too well, the cost,Damn it, Adam! I want another apple.
