Poem #23: "The Trail"
Inspired by walking in a small-ish public park with beautiful, towering trees. As I approached the path's end, I found myself longing not to go back into the rush of cars and pavement.
Poems I like. Poems in progress. Poetry on the internet.
Poetry is a beautiful way to make sense of life, even if they might not make sense at first. Poems play with language in ways that make more expressive, specific, versatile, and most importantly, enjoyable. Simply, the joy of making enjoyable poetry for myself and others motivates me to write.
From Poem #18 and onwards (as well as the "Design and School Supplies" article), the photos are taken by me! I'm a novice.
Sometimes I write about other stuff, in prose.
I try to add my favourite in-progress or completed work biweekly (once every two weeks)!
-Tomatobean :D
Episodes
Poem #22: "Ode to the unused hummingbird feeder"
Inspired by indifference, cat behaviour, and the local birds.
Hellstrips and Why They Matter
Written in response to a hatred of grass lawns and sudden obsession with underused urban spaces. Working on improving my prose. Unfortunately I couldn't find an image of an actual hellstrip in my photos, so here's another nice flower picture that shows what hellstrips could be.
Poem #21: "I am not an advertisement"
Inspired by misleading brand slogans, "Ozymandias", and city vacations. While the execution isn't the best, the central metaphor is one of my favourites.
Poem #20: "Detective"
A poem inspired by a very ordinary walk. I intended to practice using short lines when writing this piece and I'm quite happy with how it turned out! :)
Poem #19: "Ending Theme"
A short poem that plays with rhymes, half-rhymes, and assonance. The end of the world always feels relevant.
Poem #18: "Astrology"
Inspired by long random walks, moths on the tent, and sadness over light pollution.
Poem #17: "Unexceptional"
Inspired by music, old diary entries, and the (extra)ordinary people in all of us.
Poem #16: "Tickets"
Inspired by hoarding tendencies, vivid vacation memories, and West Coast nature. Was originally going to be titled off a specific vacation, but the metaphors were too unrelated.
Poem #15: "The Sea Who Loved Narcissus"
Inspired by myths (and modern retellings), walks to the beach, and rhyme scheme experimentation.
Poem #14: "Landing"
Inspired by art, springtime, and a recent vacation.
Poem #13: "Bitterness"
If only, sometimes, our hearts could burn and we wouldn't have to feel anything.
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