I plan to continue my poetic adventure in 2023, similar to how I started in 2022, with a slight variation. Starting with the letter A, I will try to explore several poetry styles. This journey in poetry writing started two years ago when I strongly desired to learn more about reading and writing poetry. Black Out Poems became my obsession at the end of 2022. I promise to be a little more diverse this year. I started 2023 by writing “Ars Poetic” verse style. This form of poetry can be translated from Latin as “The Art of Poetry,” I call this poem Weather Forecast.
How does “Ars Poetic” relate to the poem Weather Forecast
Horace started this tradition somewhere around 13 B.C.E. This form of poetry is simply writing a poem about writing a poem. It expresses how the poet feels when engaged in the writing process, examining the poet’s relationship to the poem. There are no rules about meter or rhythm. Writing this form of poetry should be a fun experience.
Note: I decided to tackle my “Ars Poetic” poems by writing them in a series of poems without any rules of meter and rhythm. The subject matter concerns what I could write about if I chose to write about the subject matter.
Weather Forecast “Remember when acid rain Was the worst thing we worried about Now they try to fill it the forecast with drama and pain Filled with terms like polar vortex,” Rooster said. I had to admit he had a point I hate when they start talking about a flash freeze It makes my heart sick when they say bomb cyclone “It’s all because of that global warming They talk about the weather like a killer disease.” “Yes, but why exaggerate so much A funnel cloud is still a funnel cloud It causes me such distress When there are tornado warnings in California Because of that damn pineapple express.” “I heard them talk about an atmospheric river And it made me quiver, Maybe we should run to the store for eggs, milk, and bread.” “Have you seen the price of those things lately?” I guess I could write about that Like notes sung by a little bird Letter upon letter Word upon word Line upon line Stanza upon stanza This poem is for me to create and define beyond definition
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Thanks for sharing this. Anita