Tinker Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 We Remember Martin Luther King man with a dream led with heart murdered loved loved murdered led with heart man with a dream Martin Luther King ~~Judi Van Gorder Verse Form: EggtimerJust a Man Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyv Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Nice work, Judi, to commemorate MLK/civil rights day! Tony Quote Here is a link to an index of my works on this site: tonyv's Member Archive topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Thanks Tony, The Eggtimer isn't my favorite poetic frame, it isn't even in my top 1000 but it was the assigned form this morning at the "Ultimate Forms Challenge" at WDC. I thought it appropriate to at least acknowledge the holiday that allowed me to close my office today with it. Consequently, We Remember. Sometimes the form choices are interesting and fun to try and it gets me writing example poems for the Reference Section. But sometimes they are just dumb, like the Eggtimer. ~~Judi Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 brief but powerful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Baez Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I don't see how this verse form in any way contributes to the message; that is, how the message of the first five lines benefits from being rewound in time in the second five lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinker Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Thanks Barry. AB, Agreed. Just chasing a form but it prompted me to write something. Which is better for me than writing nothing. ~~Judi Quote ~~ © ~~ Poems by Judi Van Gorder ~~ For permission to use this work you can write to Tinker1111@icloud.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. Baez Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 What would be interesting is to try to find a topic that conveyed a different meaning when read backwards than it did forwards! I'm guessing that might be the premise behind this form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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