The New Issue

The New Issue

Who is Jean Harlow?  Yes, who is she really?

Nineteen thirty seven…it’s anyone’s guess!

If you read our magazine, you’ll ideally

learn this – and so much more.  Stratosphere Express!

Want to see your signs and portents?  This, we know,

is just the tip of the iceberg.  And although

Great Sea Stories also fill our pages

we’re perfect for all literary sages!

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Notes of Issue (get it??!!): Today, Sepia Saturday posted the above magazine cover art as their prompt.  Very cool, right?  Since I am still in Rispetto mode (thank you, Robert Lee Brewer and Poetic Asides) that's the form I used for the poem.  And obviously, as you can see, I just decided to write a cover for the cover!

Finally, if you get the chance, check out Poetic Bloomings.  They interviewed moi for this week's poets' spotlight.  

Thanks - and have a great weekend!

Get Your Red On

Image courtesy of Shsaplit

Rispetto de la Rouge

Red is sometimes called cinnabar or claret

or ruddy, sanguine, ruby or vermillion,

or raspberry, crimson, poppy or scarlet.

I’ll stop here, since ‘red’ names?  More than a zillion.

Okay, I say with a blush:  Hyperbole.

But the thing is, as a color, red’s got reverbole,

a fancy word for echo. (I forced this rhyme.)

So get your rouge on…it’s paint-the-town-red time.

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Notes:  Poets United Think Tank Thursday used red for their prompt this week.  And because Poetic Asides featured the form Rispetto this week, I decided to go with it for my 'rosy' poem.  (Get it?)

On another note, Marie Elena and Walt chose me (yeah, you 'red' that right!) to be the subject of this week's poets' spotlight over at Poetic Bloomings.  Totally cool and lots of fun.  If you get the chance stop by and see my interview.  And please feel free to leave a comment too if you are so inclined, 'cause I just love that sort of thing, y'know?  Thanks!