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16 January 2015

tenWords Extracted

Gave her heart
only for a few seconds.
More than enough.

******

Buying silk,
an artist expressed
a desire to know velvets.

******

In the garden
very quiet
dream-life taking hold —
remember?

******

Pure frosty mornings:
rare occasions
when there is no wind.


The tenWords form is an invention of Brian Miller's. At dVerse today we are asked to try some. I extracted the above from pages of the novel The Maker of Heavenly Trousers by Daniel Varé; so they are also, in a sense, found poems, and — because some of the words are far apart — they are similar to erasure poems too.
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37 comments:

  1. vivinfrance16 January 2015 at 21:20

    These are all lovely, little bubbles of thought. My favourite is the silky one: In the 1930s, my mother had a black silk velvet evening dress, slinky to the thighs, then swirly.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade16 January 2015 at 22:31

      The way you write about that dress could be a poem in itself!

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  2. Kathy Reed16 January 2015 at 21:23

    The tenWords, eraser poems and found poems can all be made into limericks as well, then or sound like them. I like the first one best.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade16 January 2015 at 22:34

      Interesting thought! But ten words surely wouldn't be enough for a limerick?

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  3. Anonymous16 January 2015 at 21:44

    I loved the second one. :-)
    -HA

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  4. Misky16 January 2015 at 22:41

    The first one is by far my favourite!

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  5. brudberg16 January 2015 at 23:26

    I like this a lot.. the first one a clear favorite of mine.. each a little story though.

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  6. humbird16 January 2015 at 23:54

    Love the last one, just enjoyed yesterday...this 'rare occasion' ~ nice touch

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  7. Anonymous17 January 2015 at 00:12

    wonderful! Love the one about the silk buyer desiring to know velvets

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  8. Scarlet17 January 2015 at 00:42

    I specially love the first and second but all are lovely Rosemary ~ thanks for sharing ~

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  9. Brian Miller17 January 2015 at 00:47

    the artist buying silks made me smile...
    it led me back to a memory of when i did some silk
    art in a class...and the people that i shared the class with...

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade17 January 2015 at 01:07

      It's lovely that our poems can evoke things for the readers that we can't even dream.

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  10. Gabriella17 January 2015 at 01:29

    I like the idea of using the erasure 'method' for this form as a few poets have done. The last two poems are the one I like best.

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  11. Mary17 January 2015 at 01:37

    What an interesting technique you used, Rosemary, to do your 'TenWords.' My favorite is the third one...which really carries me away! Smiles.

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  12. kaykuala17 January 2015 at 01:56

    Gave her heart
    only for a few seconds.
    More than enough

    It is so easy when his wants are not demanding Takes little to keep him satisfied! These are rare finds! Great lines Rosemary!

    Hank

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  13. Claudia17 January 2015 at 04:19

    the desire to know velvet... oh i like this one esp.. the yearning for texture...i so can feel this

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  14. Anonymous17 January 2015 at 04:30

    I like the air of mystery in No. 3.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade17 January 2015 at 09:02

      I love the way different people are responding to different pieces.

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  15. Victoria17 January 2015 at 04:51

    Nice job extracting from the text. I loved the artist one. As a would-be occasional artist this spoke to me of texture. Ha! I just saw what Claudia wrote!

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  16. Unknown17 January 2015 at 06:30

    Isn't it amazing that you can wake up in a wintry morning without the feeling of being over burdened by chill. I really read some warming words in this one.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade17 January 2015 at 09:03

      Glad you are warmed - especially if you are in winter at present,

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  17. The Bizza17 January 2015 at 08:46

    Love these poems, especially the second one.

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    1. Rosemary Nissen-Wade17 January 2015 at 09:03

      That one does seem to be emerging as the favourite. :)

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  18. Other Mary17 January 2015 at 09:45

    Lovely, one and all, but I especially like the second and third ones.

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  19. Outlawyer18 January 2015 at 01:21

    These are terrific, Rosemary==interesting, thought-provoking, fun. K. (Manicddaily.wordpress)

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