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Trium Liberorum
“The tree of liberty must be refreshed with new blood
from time to time.”--Thomas Jefferson.
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Burly bolts
finally pull through
eroded & neglected
fire-damaged bricks; abandoned, surely
forgotten.
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Alone on
a side track, the tall
locomotive was obliged
to remain still; arrogant, proudly
posing there.
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It can be
very difficult to
capture a train inside your
vehicle, without a camera;
believe me.
Glenn Buttkus
Posted over on dVerse Poets MTB
Would you like to hear the author read these Maude Cinquains to you?
Love these, Glenn. Really playful use of a slightly less restrictive form than the traditional cinquain. THanks for playing.
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PS - love your photos too ... smiles
Ha.. You had fun here Glenn.. love those burly bolts.. :-)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your collection. The third one especially made me smile. Oh, so true.
ReplyDeleteOnce again I really like how you use photos and forms together when we write short poems. You make us see what otherwise we would ignore.
ReplyDeleteWell, that last one was very heartfelt... I could almost taste your frustration! Nice combination of word and image. I especially liked the alliteration of 'burly bolts'.
ReplyDeleteha. i bet the train feels pretty useless right now with nothing to do....smiles...i love trains though...and old crumbling buildings...it is why downtown is my fav area...but it is sad too that so much texture is wasted on neglect....
ReplyDeleteCapturing an object from inside a closed window is never easy..much less without a good camera. Love the shots of the train and the eroding building...stories behind these would make great cascading cinquains!
ReplyDeleteSuch an enjoyable read. My favorite has to be the second one. A really cool personification in that one.
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No only did you have fun, you showed us the things we would tend to ignore. I have a hard time choosing which of these three I like most. Burly Bolts...sounds like one of those fiber filled healthy cereals! :-)
ReplyDeleteI like them all but I think my fav is the second. He just looks arrogant.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful collection - the third mad me giggle!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
bit of a train buff... are you... amazing how in a smaller piece each word counts... yours counted well
ReplyDeletegreat fun with your photos
ReplyDeleteLoved the arrogant red fella
You stayed on the tracks with this short form, Glenn! My oldest is a railroad engineer so I enjoyed the train cinquain...especially last verse (just open the back doors and let the train through ;)
ReplyDeleteLove how that train was just "posing there", it's quite majestic when you think about it :) Loving the short poetry!
ReplyDeletecapturing a train from within a vehicle...without a camera...yes, that does indeed sound challenging.
ReplyDeleteTo me, I liked that you had the old rundown building and the car, the old and new, and then the train which is both an old and new method of transportation.
ReplyDeleteI was a little girl who had an ho gauge train set with a figure-8 track that I loved beyond description. Therefore, your Cinquains and photos absolutely made my night. I am up way too late and think I will end my reading with your post, in hopes of dreaming of a trip by rail. Thank you, Glenn!
ReplyDeleteI like the urban nature of these.
ReplyDeleteoh!...these are different!...great...thankyou.
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy the Amtrak… love taking it to D.C. This red one really is handsome. Old crumbling buildings - they were built with pride once - and so lonely when falling down. Nice capture - it's hard to write with heart under such restrictions - at least for me it is.
ReplyDeleteTrains and crumbling buildings speak of our history, and something of our future as well. I hope to make a trip on the Alaska Railroad this year.
ReplyDeleteI like your description of the lonely, arrogant train in the second one. Peace, Linda
ReplyDeleteYour three verses paint a picture of the train from different perspectives and the last one made me smile.
ReplyDeleteStill very much great pics Glenn! And they do appear arrogant!
ReplyDeleteHank
Love trains, rust, and all things ruinous so these were right up my alley. Great work to form!
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