Poetry
Related: About this forumHere's one of mine; it's not a haiku.
I was lucky enough to have it published.
A Thick Gold Band--or The Taxi Driver
Rounded edges glowed
true
brown velvet was his hand and dark from Ethiopia
the gold ring
shone
The radio sang
music quick and fast
voices agile joyful rhythmic
was he homesick
had he been back
The gold band spoke of love
perhaps a wife a child
I didnt ask
The gold ring shone.
DeeDeeNY
(3,356 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)Ohiogal
(32,126 posts)You have put an interesting observation into beautiful words.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)This actually happened. I was coming home from a trip and this man was my cab driver. His wedding ring really caught my eye, with this result.
Atticus
(15,124 posts)not one's verses get published, but talent is required before one can hope for luck.
You have that.
Thanks for sharing your thoughtful prose.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)I have been very fortunate. And yes, luck does play a role! There are multitudes of small publishers all over the USA and many poets like myself competing to get in.
It has changed how I see the world.
TEB
(12,933 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)lillypaddle
(9,581 posts)Nice!
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)cachukis
(2,279 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)Karadeniz
(22,599 posts)CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)Harker
(14,064 posts)Thanks for sharing the ride.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)My pleasure.
Star-Thrower
(309 posts)nailed it. Do you have the link to the published poem? I'd love to read it. Thanks, great job.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,748 posts)Below is the link for the Spring/Summer 2020 issue that it appears in. If you really want to see it, I guess you'll have to buy the issue. It's about $12 or $13 dollars.
Sorry! I tried and tried, but could not access it.
http://www.thestraybranch.org/now-available-2/
And thank you so much for your kind remarks!