Poetic Shapes

Today we looked at poetry created in a shape that reflects what the poem is about - or vice versa. Here's a couple of examples, two in shapes and one that unraveled along the way.

A CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

A

circle

of friends

inside the triangle

of life, to make light

in the darkness, to make

sense of the unknown future

- Robert 

FUN IN A BOX

Ukulele

Ukule

Uku

Twang

My dog

has fleas

Strung

Strings

Strain

Across

the bridge

Words float from

my lips. Patterns of

sound bounce, jump

jangle, jiggle. It's a 

bit of a giggle. 

Fun in a box. 

Fobbed off on kids. 

Left in a toy cupboard with 

broken strings. Or crafted and

 cared for and played with a 

passion accompanied by a 

go-go dancer in drag. Make 

it what you will. Give it 

love and it will 

sing.

- Paul Smith

WINGS

My mother told me I was born with wings,

tucked neatly behind my back.

To this day the most beautiful words she ever spoke to me.

She told me I was an angel,

yet my wings had to be clipped away to enter into this world.

My upbringing, each day I would shed some of my feathers.

With each adverse experience I became more damaged - more ragged.

The other day, gazing up at the sky,

I locked my eyes on a few soaring birds,

I want to tell them how beautiful they are when they spread their wings.

I want to tell myself that it is time to spread my wings too.

- Eleanor Harrison

"No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings"

- William Blake