PROFILES IN POETRY

PERSONAL NOTE
TO CAROLE KING
Happy birthday, Carole King:
I still thrill to hear you sing.
With all the wond'rous tunes you penned,
deep emotions you share and lend.
My life too has been a rug of vibrant hue;
every time I add some threads, I think of you.

THE CURE
I have a cold, am feeling crummy;
throat is sore and nose is runny.
Refueling on chicken soup and vitamin C,
healthier tomorrow I plan to be.
Crumpled tissues high and low;
bottle of cough meds wherever I go.
Although I'm still a little heady,
by writing this poem, I feel better already

THE AMERICAN SENTENCE
The American Sentence is a poetic form of 17 syllables
created by the Beat Poet Allen Ginsberg. It is modeled
after the Japanese haiku but written as a single sentence.
1. Pink of a sunset and fragrant roses;
sunburned cheeks, runny noses.
2. Greige blends grass and farm wheat;
it’s the skin of a drum, pulsed out to a beat.
3. Midnight water delivers
silver slivers to countryside rivers.