~Food for the Soul

(A timely piece from the past: written somewhere in the 1990’s,
but remembering the cicada swarm of 1988 in the DC, Baltimore area)

Rhythm: Poem; Cicada: Leaf

Rhythms march through poems like cicadas march through leaves.

Rhythms march through poems
like cicadas through the leaves.

Rhythm marches through poems,
like cicadas through fresh leaves.

Rhythm marches through
poems; cicadas:
fresh, green leaves.

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May 28, 2004

Cool! Interesting how the sound of that can change by using simple changes in puncuation!

very interesting, sir…i still haven’t witnessed cicada 2004 just yet, though. have you? have a great weekend with you know who!

May 28, 2004

This is the year.

May 28, 2004

It took me a minute to catch on the subtle shifts in the construction. Clever! Hoping to catch the cicada “exhibit” on a trip to NC in a couple o’weeks. Hoping, hoping, hoping. bmh

You my friend, are talented beyond belief. I do so love these short simple rhythm pieces, their nuances are so subtle yet clearly defined. Wonderful, as ever.