dVerse — MTB / Form — Flying High

Flying High

hog rise to ridge; eyes cast, I spot,
scene-squeezed, a vision: peepers pop,
I’m sky-high

dressed in sixties mini-dress (props)
fishnet stockings, pink, with high-tops,
her thigh-highs!

long-haired mod-podge fantasy, her
thumb out. my thighs scaffold outcrop,
high-tail it.

chopper-roared, muffler-growled spin-out
rubber gripping melting blacktop;
I’m high-risk

rumbly offered boarding, hog stops.
burned, relieved, she climbs atop
we high-fly

Laura is Tuesday’s host for dVerse’ Meeting the Bar/ Form Thursday. Laura says:
for today’s prompt we are turning our attention to compound words and revisiting a prompt that Grace posted in October 2021 that is The Compound Word Verse.

Compound Word Verse is a poetry form invented by Margaret R. Smith (source here):
15 lines
5 stanzas
3 lines per stanza
rhyme scheme a,a,b
meter 8/8/3
last line of each stanza includes a compound word using the same stem
e.g. footsore, footstool, footage; OR underfoot; pussyfoot etc

poem’s title includes the stem word

12 Comments Add yours

  1. AH… that is some easy-rider fantasy

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      :)

      After reading through several of the poems, I realized “a” could be different for each stanza. May have to try another one with that in mind.

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  2. Joe Namouth was all the rave back in the day, good memories Lisa.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      I remember him well :) I watched CC and Company awhile back and was shocked at the brutality of it. William Smith was a good villain in it.

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  3. bruce@ssa's avatar bruce@ssa says:

    A very nostalgic ride, Lisa. Remember this movie quite well. Great job with the prompt!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      Thanks, Bruce! It was a good era for those biker movies. I think Billy Jack was made around this time also.

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  4. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:

    This really evokes an era. (K)

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  5. late to the prompt but worth the wait with this high thigh flying poem that races along and hence overcomes what can be a rather stilted poetry style – high five Lisa!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      Glad you like it and thank you for the feedback :)

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  6. Unknown's avatar Anonymous says:

    What a high! What an adventure!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:

      “Get yer motor runnin….” Thanks!

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