For dVerse, where Laura has asked us to write cleave or contrapuntal poems using the pairs of words she has provided. I chose collect and scatter.
Scattered and Collected
For dVerse, where Laura has asked us to write cleave or contrapuntal poems using the pairs of words she has provided. I chose collect and scatter.
Yesterday and today: Merril's historical musings 
This is beautiful, you are a master of all poetic forms Merril! Love your art choices too.
Thank you so much for your kind words and praise, Rene. I’m hardly a master, but I do appreciate your comment. 💙
Everything you write is stunning!.
Thank you so much! 😘
Lovely! We chose the same word pair and the same theme. Just for a change 🙂
Thank you!
Yes, how odd! 😂
I love the shape and form of your contrapuntal poem, Merril. I see we chose the same words. It always amazes me how different poets write different poems from the same words. I also love the onomatopoeic ‘skitter/scatter’ and those dangled syllables having their sparkling facets examined.
Thank you so much, Kim, for your kind words.
I think we also had a few other shared words, like hollow! 🙂
You’re more than welcome, Merril! 🙂
I love the pace of the poem(s) and scattering of words across the page – reminds me of autumn leaves – in fact I can hear the sounds these 2 poems make in their dialogue.
Thank you very much, Laura. How lovely that you got such a sensory reaction!
I had to doublecheck my understanding of how contrapuntal poetry is defined. According to the explanation I found, I would say “Scattered and Collected” works very well as a contrapuntal poem.
Reading about a musical form applied to poetry reminded me of a long-ago lecture in college about how badly some writers want to portray simultaneity on the page, but it’s impossible because language is linear, whereas music is spatial. Fascinating!
Thank you so much, Liz. I appreciate the extra effort you took to understand the poem and form.
That is interesting about how various arts are perceived.
You’re welcome, Merril. I love feeling like I’m back in college, only no tuition, exams, or grades–just learning!
Learning for learning’s sake is a special joy.
One of life’s greatest pleasures!
🙂
I like the collecting of bejeweled words and the way you used “quill-embossed / feathered traces”
Thank you very much, Lisa! 😊
You’re very welcome.
Ooh, I like this a lot!!!
Thank you, Luanne
I feel like if I get a comment like that from you, it’s extra special. (Also, Happy Passover.) 😊
I like this form.
Chag sameach!!!
I like how you arranged this as well as the verse(s). You do collect words! (K)
Thank you so much, Kerfe.
I enjoy this form.
Wonderfully constructed Merril!
Thank you very much, Chris! 😊
Wonderful, Merril. All 3 poems are fab. Thank you!
It must be tricky to write in this format?
Thank you, Resa!
For me, it’s easier to write something like this than a sonnet. Maybe because I tend to have multiple thoughts and images in my head most of the time? 🙂
I think this form is easier than a cleave poem where the two sections meet and have to be read across the page. This back and forth is easier (for me).
Neat. A snapshot of your mind, for sure.
😊
Very nice, Merril.
Thank you, Dwight.
Do very well crafted. You got me with the first three lines, especially “scavenger skitters
Thank you so much, Derrick. I had a feeling you’d like that one. 🙂
We like similar wordplay
We do. 🙂
This is a poetic dance. I love how effortlessly it flows in all its various ways. Inspired and breathtaking. Bravo.
Thank you so much for your very kind comment, Paul!
You are most welcome.
This is so meta. I LOVE IT!
Thank you so much, Jay! 😊
You are the mistress of the poetic form! This is lovely and I like all three sections.
Thank you very much! 😊
You’re welcome! 🙂
What lovely images! Such a beautiful write, Merril. ❤️
Thank you so much, Punam! ❤️