Gumball #34 miniMag
Unintentional Discovery
Thank you to Alex, editor of miniMAG for including our split sequences for Issue 86. It is always a blast to work with Jerome Berglund.
This is not a traditional way to create this type of poem. Below is the full version, it was not my intention to leave off the last stanza. Ok, I was actually mortified about my faux pas, Jerome puts much thought into his writings. I appreciate all that he has taught me.
Creating late night graphics on my phone is how this came to be.
Sometimes mistakes lead to new discoveries. I am calling this form a miniSplit due to where it was 1st published. This did lead to interesting discussions for sure, thankfully good and encouraging.
Singing in the Rain
asteroid rain
in a barn
doesn’t take shoes off
feet get wet
dinosaurs become sparrows
guano sparkles
patent leather bird feet
dance card full
umbrella won’t open
between dumps
crossing unshoveled passages
in these shoes
Marjorie Pezzoli
& Jerome Berglund
This piece started with a “seed haiku”, it is fun to see what the contributing poet responds with. The title comes after the split sequence is finished.
asteroid rain
dinosaurs become sparrows
umbrella won’t open
I left out my last verse because I was focused on the overall look 🙄🙃🙂 to match the 1st one. Total brain fart on my part.
Word play is fun “Dear” instead of deer ( deer in the headlights) - morals replaced morels. My mushroom pic what go me going on this one.
I snap many pics while taking Beau on walks. Inspiration is everywhere.
So now you know the rest of the story…
til next week - Marjorie