What makes a short poem short.
Poem mix attic yellow.
Howard nemerov the view from an attic window from the collected poems of howard nemerov chicago.
This wasp nest was located under the floor boards of the attic as i explored to find the n.
For i think of us more as flowers in the attic.
Open the window and stand in the sunshine yet i hesitate to name our story that.
I can t tell what it s for.
It s connected to some wiring in my attic.
Huge yellow jacket nest removal from an attic in west chester pa.
And like a child i cried myself to sleep.
Past yellow lights in the street below.
And as i begin to copy from the old memorandum journals that i kept for so long a title comes as if inspired.
I will put a photo of the wiring in the comments.
For my purposes here there are super short poems fewer than 10 lines and short ish poems 10 15 lines.
And a short poem puts us in touch with poetry a shot a quick snack an amuse bouche to amp up our poetic reading lives.
Poems in the attic written by nikki grimes and illustrated by elizabeth zunon was reviewed in the november december issue of the yellow brick road newsletter in the book a girl finds poems her mother wrote as a child and the book was praised for speaking deeply to individual and intergenerational experiences.
Ever since i moved into my house a few years ago this thing blinks either red or yellow at night.
So for your enjoyment here s a list of great short poems.