The best teacher I ever had
Love
lovecomes softlyor comes not Copyright © 2021 Abigail Gronway - All Rights Reserved Scansion:Haynakuinvented by Eileen Tabios (2003)vividly short poetry, originally called “the Pinoy Haiku”lexical: 1-2-3 words per line = 6 words totalIf a second stanza is present, the order may be reversed (3-2-1).unrhymed
Forewarned
birdsongannounces comingsummer rain storm Copyright © 2021 Abigail Gronway - All Rights Reserved Scansion:Haynakuinvented by Eileen Tabios (2003)vividly short poetry, originally called “the Pinoy Haiku”lexical: 1-2-3 words per line = 6 words totalIf a second stanza is present, the order may be reversed (3-2-1).unrhymed
Time
timedances inleaves of trees Copyright © 2021 Abigail Gronway - All Rights Reserved Scansion:Haynakuinvented by Eileen Tabios (2003)vividly short poetry, originally called “the Pinoy Haiku”lexical: 1-2-3 words per line = 6 words totalIf a second stanza is present, the order may be reversed (3-2-1).unrhymed
Where Truth Often Lies
It's always there, even when you can't see it.
Incremental Poetry ~ 78 Lines
"The Boy and His Dog" is my version of a poem first written by George Sweetman in 1842.