tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701712151010834841.post7165240378037574995..comments2024-01-17T02:55:41.556-08:00Comments on Gardening With Geo.: Late MarchGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701712151010834841.post-49337268608913472692010-03-27T14:20:16.074-07:002010-03-27T14:20:16.074-07:00Original contained 43 words. There are only so man...Original contained 43 words. There are only so many times one can make a hoop jump thru itself before it disappears. I think I learned that at the DMV, or from a narcissist. Poem now contains only 9 words, one jump from non-existence.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701712151010834841.post-1926207882906889392010-03-27T13:07:54.333-07:002010-03-27T13:07:54.333-07:00Ha! And this revision...I like, but now i can'...Ha! And this revision...I like, but now i can't remember the original....Williehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672263724813424429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701712151010834841.post-67336163044482701832010-03-26T20:51:55.399-07:002010-03-26T20:51:55.399-07:00Well!
Since aspirates are generally preceded by &#...Well!<br />Since aspirates are generally preceded by 'an' over 'a' I think "an haiku" is A honest mistake. As I recall, haiku is 5-7-5 syllables except in Ukiah where it's the other way around.<br />Geo.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701712151010834841.post-16682038887564614852010-03-26T20:35:43.542-07:002010-03-26T20:35:43.542-07:00Oh, Geo.~
i never accused it of being a [sic: an?...Oh, Geo.~<br /><br />i never accused it of being a [sic: an?] haiku but something structured like that but definitely okay in its own formalistic structure. The Ukiah? I don't think I was the first to see that haiku/ukiah resemblance back in the '60s but it -was- there! Especially since my Italian grandparents and my father had live near there in Calpella!Williehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672263724813424429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701712151010834841.post-74378400048321000662010-03-26T17:03:05.554-07:002010-03-26T17:03:05.554-07:00Willie,
Not meant to be an haiku. Posted poem this...Willie,<br />Not meant to be an haiku. Posted poem this a.m.--long version. Hacked it down to its present form thru the day. Maybe it's a Ukiah. Didn't you invent the Ukiah? Is it one?<br />Geo.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6701712151010834841.post-4204772149279490292010-03-26T16:55:48.196-07:002010-03-26T16:55:48.196-07:00Uh-oh! Is this one of those formatted poems that ...Uh-oh! Is this one of those formatted poems that I used to teach. No, don't take that the wrong way: it's a delight to read and feel: not unlike a perfect haiku. Just wondering.Williehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13672263724813424429noreply@blogger.com