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Poetry Friday: Lunacy

July 15, 2016 by Sally

I’ve been on the road for over a week now. First I flew to Adelaide for a conference of English and literacy teachers, and now I’m in Wagga Wagga for a conference of children’s literature academics. Tomorrow, I fly home, and, while I love travel, I’m ready to head back to my family.

Anyway, last Sunday I attended a session presented by Alan Wright, a teacher and poet who seems to love poetry as much as I do. The session was packed with poetry and poetry ideas, but one form that he mentioned looked like a lot of fun, and the next day I found myself  writing them in a cafe.

I’m talking about lunes, a poetic form which consists of just three lines – the first one including just three words, the second one five, and the third three. The last line should also try to be a surprise or a twist. You can see Alan’s explanation of the form here.

So, I had just been for a walk along the river in Adelaide, admiring the river, the bird life and the sights, so I had plenty of material to write about. What I didn’t instantly realise is that I had enough for a suite of three linked lune, ad with a bit of a nod back to last week’s Poetry Friday post.

So, here goes, complete with pictures (and a video).

Swan on Torrens

A morning walk

Admiring the beauty all around

Chased by goose.

Chased by goose

Wanting his own special souvenir

From this day

Goose

From this day

I will love only you

My beautiful selfie.

Adelaide Salfie

Today’s Poetry Friday roundup will be hosted  by A Year of Reading. Head over there to see  what other poetry goodness is happening across the blogosphere.

 

Filed Under: Appearances, Poetry Tagged With: adelaide, alan wright, birds, goose, lunes, photos, poetry, poetry friday, swans, videos

Comments

  1. Carlie says

    July 20, 2016 at 1:01 pm

    Adelaide! So exciting!

    Love the idea of a lune. Might have to try that out. Your goose did make me smile. 🙂

  2. Bridget Magee says

    July 17, 2016 at 7:34 am

    Thank you for the introduction to the lune form – love your poems, though I must admit geese scare me… a lot. =)

    • Sally says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:42 pm

      Thank you Bridget.

  3. Catherine says

    July 16, 2016 at 10:59 pm

    Walks are a great source of inspiration for me, also, although I’ve never been chased by a goose! Lunes are new to me, but sound like fun. Thanks for sharing!

    • Sally says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:42 pm

      Thanks Catherine.

  4. Alan Wright says

    July 16, 2016 at 3:44 pm

    Sally,
    Your lunes are a treat to behold. So glad I was able to share this form of poetry and that you found it worthy of a run. I first learnt them from a poet from Brooklyn by the name of Jack Collum, who wrote for the Teachers and Writers Collaborative. They are short, yet delightful poems.

    • Sally says

      July 17, 2016 at 8:41 pm

      Thanks Alan, both for introducing me to lunes, and for visiting to read mine.

  5. Linda Baie says

    July 16, 2016 at 4:12 am

    How great to see Alan Wright present, then to have another ‘water’ adventure to write about. Love that ‘goose attack’, and I guess he didn’t bite!

  6. Linda Mitchell says

    July 16, 2016 at 12:46 am

    How wonderful! I have never heard of lunes before. Just delightful. Enjoy getting home to your family….not souvenir geese, now!

  7. Molly Hogan says

    July 15, 2016 at 10:28 pm

    Thanks for sharing your lunes. What an inviting format! I also love the photo of the goose and admire your bravery in standing your ground and filming the chase!

    • Sally says

      July 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm

      Thanks Molly 🙂

  8. Tara says

    July 15, 2016 at 9:20 pm

    Love that goose…and the fact that you got to see Alan present!

    • Carol Varsalona says

      July 15, 2016 at 10:15 pm

      How lovely, Sally. I like the lune format and your goose is delightful. Your toes in the sand piece will be part of my summer gallery, Summerscapes. Consider writing another lune for the gallery.

      • Sally says

        July 16, 2016 at 1:59 pm

        Thanks Carol. I will.

    • Sally says

      July 16, 2016 at 1:59 pm

      Thanks Tara.

  9. brenda says

    July 15, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    Love the lunes and the handsome goose.

    • Sally says

      July 16, 2016 at 1:59 pm

      Thanks Brenda. Yes, he’s gorgeous isn’t he?

  10. Mary Lee Hahn says

    July 15, 2016 at 10:08 am

    Love your lunes…and a selfie to boot!

    • Sally says

      July 15, 2016 at 5:38 pm

      Thank you Mary.

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