American cinquain

I like writing haiku and have posted several on this blog (https://turn-stone.com/?s=haiku). Recently, I learned about another form of syllabic poetry, the American cinquain. Instead … Read more

An Echo of Mourning

A local writing group recently used “Echoes” as a composition prompt. Here is a poem on that theme, written in blank verse, unrhymed iambic pentameter. … Read more

Let us talk

I like words and the challenge of using them to capture ideas in clear sentences and elegant phrases. This poem is about words and love. … Read more