here is a sonnet like poem; one of the earliest in a series i have not concluded. this was written probably in 1973.
(the rules are simple: 15 lines or 14 lines: broken into 5-5-5 or 4-4-3-3. ten syllables per line. a 11th syllable if it is necessary and the line is still readable. umashankar > of the cold night air. some smoke lies curled on the ground. smoke from cars cigarette ends and dying windcast candlewicks lies lazy curled on the ground. dry mistless clear night air rises above a sleepless twisted world the cold night air of a more delinquent time of lies and deceits. I am not good enough for you. said not as believed truth but as an offering. I am even willing to say that for you. no not truth the blue smoke that unfurls from the grey smoke curled close to the ground. uncurl my fingers. nothing derived from the shape of a clenched hand approximates your warmth. ground upward the cold night air is mistless, twisted, clear August 10, 1973 _________________________________________________________________ Meet interesting singles like you http://match.msn.co.in/match/mt.cfm?pg=channel&tcid=234764 Sign up with Match.com -- You are encouraged to post poetry, respond critically to the poems circulated and participate in discussions. To post, email your message to [email protected] OR post online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ Tell friends to subscribe to ZESTPoets by sending a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED], OR, if they have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/join/ ---theZESTcommunity-------------- [1] ZESTCurrent: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCurrent/ [2] ZESTEconomics: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTEconomics/ [3] ZESTGlobal: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTGlobal/ [4] ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/ [5] ZESTPoets: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ [6] ZESTCaste: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/ [7] ZESTAlternative: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTAlternative/ [8] TalkZEST: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TalkZEST/ --- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
