Saturday, February 21, 2026

Tēmper(ature)

Tēmper(ature)

Water is scarce
—reaching it
is difficult.

See(k)ing,
(p)reaching.

⠀⠀ S⠀⠀t⠀⠀r⠀⠀e⠀⠀t⠀⠀c⠀⠀h⠀⠀(⠀i⠀⠀n⠀⠀g⠀)⠀!⠀—

Monday, February 9, 2026

Shādows o)f(or) Me

Shādows o)f(or) Me

I wave
⠀ you wave
Imitation—

The only time
⠀ I sense myself.
Somewhat
⠀ glorified
⠀ majest(y)ic.

Sunday, February 1, 2026

Sūn (Scansion)

Sūn

(Scansion)

Grēat Stăr!
( ¯ ˘ the alternative ˘ ¯ lacks emotion)

My̆ līfe
( ˘ ¯ )
—Hōw dŏ Ī bŏw dōwn tŏ thēe?
( ~ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ it is possible for ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ | ˘ ˘ ¯ with the anapest)

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Whāt Has (Mother) Nature Done?

Whāt Has (Mother) Nature Done?

(Spenserian Sonnet)

The Spenserian sonnet is unique in that the quatrains are interlocked by their rime. The rime scheme is given by abab bcbc cdcd ee with the volta always occurring at the final couplet. The sonnet is classified as Italian because it only has five rimes. Spenser’s form was not very popular, but it is very beautiful.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Bīt(ing)ter Wind (Scansion)

Bīt(ing)ter Wind

Scansion

Ĭts ūnĕxpēct-
( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ĕd mūr-
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀mŭrs—Whȳ păss hēre?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀( ˘ ¯ | ˘ ¯ )

Thursday, January 22, 2026

Dēstr(oy)uction

Dēstr(oy)uction

Killer of trees!
⠀⠀That’s what they are.
⠀⠀—those hu[man]itarians—

DE⠀⠀forest⠀⠀AT⠀⠀ion⠀⠀H⠀⠀ell⠀!

We will leave them.
Will we (re)turn?
Some day.

⠀⠀⠀⠀Everything is ugly!

Mūs(e)ic (Scansion)

Mūs(e)ic

(Scansion) 

Here the hh is added more for a visual or mental effect as in to ignore the other noises about us and to concentrate of the tree. It would be difficult to enunciate this combination in most occurrences. But—you are at liberty to try.

Hūsh(hh) nŏw
( ¯ ˘ )

Sh(hh)ōuld yŏu līs(hh)tĕn
( ¯ ˘ | ¯ ˘ )
⠀⠀⠀Tō thĕ s(hh)ōunds(hh)
( ¯ ˘ ¯ )
⠀⠀⠀ŏf lēaves(hh)
( ˘ ¯