Wandering downstairs with
crusty eyes, scarecrow hair
and sheet-creased face
Just one more chapter…
one more paragraph…
one more sentence…
Remember when life was more engaging than
books? Me neither.
Image by dolcedolce.com
Written for IGwRT. The poetic form called Sevenling, consisting of seven lines, two tercets each with some sort of list of three with the final line creating an impact. For a much better explanation and examples check out the link. Also shared with dVerse Poets Open Link Night
I love that the face may be creased by either page or cloth! Very clever; and in a short space vivid images! k.
ReplyDeleteThank you K.
DeleteWow that's a picture that might scare away the cat haha
ReplyDeleteAround my house mornin' ain't purdy, and it for sissies! ;-)
ReplyDeleteLove the conclusion of the sevenling! Makes me gasp.
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ReplyDeleteThank you Mary!
ReplyDeleteI can remember reading all night long because I can't put down a good book ~ I like your sevenling, specially the last line ~
ReplyDeleteThank you Heaven. :o)
DeleteI like what you've done here, Mary...now go brush your hair.
ReplyDeleteHahaha - if you insist! Thanks Charlie.
DeleteThis is so familiar to me that I wondered if my shades werre open. I need a how-to book to guide me on how to become engossed in something outside o books. Well written, sis
ReplyDeleteIt runs in the family, lol. Thanks sis!
DeleteAnd haven't we all felt like this at some point? Nice work.
ReplyDeleteYes, I can get all mussy when engrossed in writing or reading...great sevenling!
ReplyDeleteYour so write, I can't remember life without books or writing either. Love this write of yours
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun form. Thanks for introducing me, Mary. Lovely poem, too.
ReplyDeleteWonderful poem - love the sheet creased face. K
ReplyDeleteha, love this... just last week stayed up until 2 a.m. to finish a book...
ReplyDelete:o) It's always a treat to stay up and read if only we didn't have to pay for it the next day! Thank you.
DeleteNever heard of a sevenling, but I love the challenge of writing to form. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvonne. I like form writing too. And I think when I have written form for awhile it improves my free verse.
Deletehaha...i have always loved books...and eh, maybe they carry some adventures we can live up to...smiles...
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DeleteLol! O get hooked like that sometimes as well... Nice one! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, glad you stopped by.
DeleteHa :) I've loved books from the moment I could read ...actually even before....when I was read to. I love books :)
ReplyDeleteMe too :o)
DeleteA little obsessive on the reading, eh Mary?!! (I don't get "scarecrow" hair, told that I look more like a "rooster." Lol!
ReplyDeleteInteresting format, really like what you've done with it. Great capture.
Heehee, rooster hair - I can picture that Ginny. :o) Thanks.
Deletegreat comparison and love the passion of life in bedroom and more.
ReplyDeletemost honesty work!
Thank you for reading BBTC.
DeleteBut surely the Book>Chapter>Paragraph>Sentence is an effective metaphor for something darker, like LIFE??
ReplyDeleteAh, thank you for you careful reading Doctor... perhaps you have the Rx for this? lol
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