Sierra Nevada (U.S.): At Xmas dinner, was glad when an old family friend (originally from England) said she would like to read and give a poem she had written to each of us, Having just published my second book of poetry - and never having read my poems in public, I was inspired to read 2 of my poems to this table of 5 friends, Read "Light, Float, Sits," and "Your mother's love," Was glad to have read these my poems, and here's " Haiku~ish and Other Loving Hippy Harbin Poetry"

At Xmas dinner, was glad when an old family friend (originally from England) said she would like to read and give a poem she had written to each of us at the dinner table. She did so and, in doing so, it created a kind of open space for reading poetry and further creativity. She's written many poems in Pittsburgh over the years,  is involved in at least 2 poetry writing groups, may be published, and is a very experienced writer. And she told how she wrote one of her poems with certain guidelines / constraints.

The poem she wrote, read to me, and then gave me, was entitled "Shipping Forecast." Thank you Christine Michaels!


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Having just published my second book of poetry - https://amazon.com/author/scottmacleodworlduniversity - and never having read my poems in public, I was inspired to read 2 of my poems to this table of 5 friends, one written about Harbin Hot Springs, and with constraints in a mini-workshop in Harbin's Stonefront Lodge in 2013, and one poem inspired by my mother.

So I read, which I like in a variety of ways (and the constraints are above):

Green sea turtle: Light, Float, Sit

Light, Float, Sit

Light

lights

Harbin

harmony 

in one, waters' warm, 

immense, immersion, milieu d’eau.

Float

flies 

in warm

watery 

ease-me-in present, 

a gift of flight in fluid d’eau, 

where freedom finds releasing in among hug nude friends. 

Sit,  

roots

around,

touch all cells, 

water pool food

intimate naked yes exchange, 

of mind body suit seamlessly freeing we who connect under stars, skies, ~ Harbin-wise.

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http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2013/09/green-sea-turtle-light-float-sit.html


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Here are the constraints, which I just came across:
- http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2017/12/iguana-email-to-cynefin-and-light-float.html -


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I haven't yet published "Light Float Sit' in a book.

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I then said I wanted to read a poem to my mother, who was at the table, and which closes my 1st book of poetry "Haiku-ish and Other Loving Hippy Poetry," and I read "Your mother's love":

Eastern Agricultural Complex: Your mother's love, over years of orbits, moonshines earth's trips around sun - so warmly

Your mother's love,
over years of orbits,
moonshines earth's trips 
around sun ~ so warmly. 

http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2016/04/eastern-agricultural-complex-your.html



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Was glad to have read these my poems, and felt like people around the table appreciated them.


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Here's 'Haiku~ish':
... http://www.scottmacleod.com/HaikuishPoetryBook.html

Haiku~ish                   

and Other Loving Hippy Harbin Poetry

by Scott MacLeod
sgkmacleod@worlduniversityandschool.org
feathur

  Poetry Press at World University and School
http://worlduniversityandschool.org/AcademicPress.html

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Nevada_(U.S.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecology_of_the_Sierra_Nevada

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