Unique Forms Archives - Navigating This Thing We Call Life https://ronrowland.com/category/poetry/unique-forms/ Mon, 08 Jul 2024 09:20:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 177790805 Fortune Cookies https://ronrowland.com/fortune-cookies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fortune-cookies https://ronrowland.com/fortune-cookies/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2022 20:41:43 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=300 Fortune Cookies Using chopsticks will make you appear wise As long as you don’t stick them in your eyes When eating the sweet ‘n’ sour pork Amateurs would be wise to use a fork Projecting a cold frown is beyond the worst While your smile is like a pleasant sunburst Nuts and bolts are necessary […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/fortune-cookies/feed/ 7 300 Facing the Storm https://ronrowland.com/facing-the-storm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=facing-the-storm https://ronrowland.com/facing-the-storm/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:18:15 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4330 Facing the Storm To face the storm, it’s here we standwind blowing strong, in full commandas if on cue, huge waves performsurf crashing hard, against the sandfilled with anguish, while void of formIt’s here we stand, to face the storm As life goes on, we stand in awerecalling all the things we sawpaths before us […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/facing-the-storm/feed/ 8 4330 Driving the Duoro Valley https://ronrowland.com/driving-the-duoro-valley/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=driving-the-duoro-valley https://ronrowland.com/driving-the-duoro-valley/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2022 22:18:39 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4236 Driving the Duoro Valley We start the day before nature’s full sun Another adventure, we’re on the run Some call it work but to us it’s quite fun Around each bend beautiful sites unfold Each one appears special, each one quite bold A million stories waiting to be told Hills high above and valleys far […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/driving-the-duoro-valley/feed/ 27 4236 Meteoric Devastation https://ronrowland.com/meteoric-devastation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meteoric-devastation https://ronrowland.com/meteoric-devastation/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:35:01 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=4086 Meteoric Devastation The meteor came from parts unknown Hitting its target with a force of stone Earth would never be the same again Sadly, the sky belched putrid rain As seeds of ultimate destruction were sown Up-ending all life as it was known Rancid air remained foul and distinct Until all dinosaurs became extinct Saving […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/meteoric-devastation/feed/ 22 4086 Smiling Sheep https://ronrowland.com/smiling-sheep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smiling-sheep https://ronrowland.com/smiling-sheep/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2022 21:51:53 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3974 Smiling Sheep High up the mountain above the fray where sheep are kings and graciously smile for you when taking a snappy By car not a train we traveled this day as church bells ring and Pyrenees in view it’s a recipe for happy Feeling no pain just delightful play we joyously sing about the […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/smiling-sheep/feed/ 13 3974 Kwansaba Praise https://ronrowland.com/kwansaba-praise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kwansaba-praise https://ronrowland.com/kwansaba-praise/#comments Thu, 16 Dec 2021 22:58:56 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3911 Kwansaba Praise Our family unity helps us stand strong Each of us drives our own destiny Group efforts benefit each one in time Share the burden and reap the rewards Our purpose is ethical and morally solid Vision to create and express unique arts We have loving faith in each other —– Linked to dVerse […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/kwansaba-praise/feed/ 19 3911 Fragmented Fragments https://ronrowland.com/fragmented-fragments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fragmented-fragments https://ronrowland.com/fragmented-fragments/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2021 21:26:01 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3758 Fragmented Fragments December air heavy with exasperation escaping from a trapezoidal tomb magenta granules ascend the sycamores stationary peaks envious of moving clouds salty rocks billow in the breeze obtuse fragrance of curdled milk texture of the effervescent swamp what is this nonsense I spew upon the fragments of time —— Image: Fragments, by Ron […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/fragmented-fragments/feed/ 14 3758 Bells of Giralda https://ronrowland.com/bells-of-giralda/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bells-of-giralda https://ronrowland.com/bells-of-giralda/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2021 12:07:14 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3668 Bells of Giralda seen and heard for miles perched high up in the belfry waiting strikes with bated breath clang clang felt to the bone twenty-five bells of Giralda —— Images: The Giralda bell tower at the Cathedral of Seville, Spain by Ron Rowland, taken September 27, 2021 Linked to dVerse ~ Poets Pub — […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/bells-of-giralda/feed/ 7 3668 Sunset of My Life https://ronrowland.com/sunset-of-my-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunset-of-my-life https://ronrowland.com/sunset-of-my-life/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2021 15:05:18 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3506 The Sunset of My Life Day begins with heavy fog preventing use of many senses cannot see beyond the pale cannot see life’s governing fences Awakening sounds not discernable permeate embryonic air sun burns through the morning fog day commences without a care Morning hours have structure and a clear path to follow do this, […]

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]]> https://ronrowland.com/sunset-of-my-life/feed/ 25 3506 Puente Nuevo Shines At Night https://ronrowland.com/puente-nuevo-shines-at-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=puente-nuevo-shines-at-night https://ronrowland.com/puente-nuevo-shines-at-night/#comments Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:46:07 +0000 https://ronrowland.com/?p=3396 Puente Nuevo shines at night Beauty revealed by grace of light Entrancing all within its sight Thirty-four years in the making With Andalusia sun baking An eventful undertaking Three hundred twenty feet in height Three arches constructed of stone Withstanding all winds that have blown Two plus centuries have shown Spanning El Tajo gorge with […]

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