Oh, hello November! You’re back again so soon!
November is, as we all know, National Blog Posting Month. I’m not as committed to Sparklemotion as I have been in years past (2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 2006), but — since I’ve done it ever year since Eden Kennedy launched this madness — I’m going to make at least a half-baked attempt to post something every day this month.
Is there anything in particular you’d like me to write about?
I hadn’t heard of the cinquain before I decided to write some poems for NaBloPoMo. It’s a poetry form developed by a lady named Adelaide Crapsey — I know — who was a fan of Japanese poetry forms such as haiku. You can see that influence in the cinquain, which is a five-line poem consisting of 22 syllables (two syllables in the first line, four in the second, six in the third, eight in the fourth and two in the last line).
I like a good firmly structured poem, don’t you? And so here it is, my first-ever attempt at a cinquain. I hope Ms. Crapsey would enjoy it.
This Is
Football.
Saturday night.
He’s on the couch, and I’m
online; it’s the closest we’ve been
all week.
And so it begins. Again.
I’m participating in National Blog Posting Month for the 8th year. Here’s a look of some posts from the past, to give you an idea of what delights you’re in for this month:
