Lunes
A lune is a poetic form Invented by Robert Kelly to be an English version of haiku. It uses a syllable pattern of 5-3-5, and is named lune because the shape of the right edge is reminiscent of a half-moon. A variant form uses words instead of syllables, and is 3-5-3.
These lunes were written during one hour of a poetry workshop class at Temple University. One is in the variant form.
this poem contains one
lune, poorly
written and unplanned
falling water drops
washes away
all your filthy grime
there is nothing there
one can’t fill
with a bit of work
please turn off your
television
go outside and think
simplicity is just
a more powerful way of
making a point
three in the morning
and only i
am walking these streets
stuffing my life in
tight spaces
you can’t even breathe in
emergent patterns
breaking down
into mere chaos
