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Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Green Turns Gold

Green Turns Gold

The green leaves work quietly,

day-after-day, for most of the year.

Only when they turn gold

do the leaves gain the attention

of the masses, who fawn over

them for their beauty but not

their contributions.

Links

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Hard Rain

Hard Rain

Sounds like a frenzied drum solo.

Makes the flowers look like

they have been shellacked.

Drops from the tree leaves

as though the storm has come back.

Pools on the ground and

takes time to sink in.

Links

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Meeting

Meeting

We never know whom we will meet.

Who will sit in the empty seat.

Will we carry on a long talk?

Stay in step when we start to walk

or, be glad our time is complete?

This is a Spanish form called a quintella.

Links

Sandra Moran Book Club-Jenifer Levin Sept. 14

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Stand Up

Stand Up

The petal stands up straight.

Perhaps the wind has given it

a lift and it will fall back down

when the breeze eases.

It could be signaling to the

bees or providing shade for

the center of the flower.

Or, maybe, just maybe, it has

decided that the time has come

for it to stand up for itself.

Links

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

On the Fly

On the Fly

The butterfly looks for a space,

a comfortable resting place.

A leaf catches its eye.

The sedum appendage stays straight,

not bothered by the extra weight.

Support found on the fly.

This is a French form called rime couee.

Links

Sandra Moran Book Club-Jenifer Levin Sept. 14

Sandra Moran Book Club-Jenifer Levin Sept. 14

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Thursday, September 5, 2019

A Different View

A Different View

The butterfly weed has grown tall.

Wind makes it bend.

Turns it toward a different view.

A true godsend

The form of this poem is a dechnad cummaisc.

Links

Art of Improvisation Video Aug. 31, 2018

Jazz Improv and Poetry Video April 5, 2018

Kansas Time + Place

Poetic Asides

Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

A Peaceful Place

A Peaceful Place

There is a place where I find peace.

It's filled with trees and ducks and geese.

Some days, a heron will stop by.

I see it walk and fish and fly.

I look for what is on display

and watch the lake reflect the day.

Links