Names ( Slimverse-The Journey, Episode 1)

Names

those that can

stand alone

those that can’t

hyphenate.

Looking back now to 2016 when the above was written, it’s hard to believe that slimverse was once an obscure 12 syllable (3-3-3-3) verse form, standing in the shadow of its older sibling, the seventeen syllable (5-7-5) haiku. Now, it’s 2021, year 2 in the age of Covid and slimverse is, well, still an obscure 12 syllable (3-3-3-3) verse form, standing in the shadow of its older sibling, the seventeen syllable (5-7-5) haiku. The above masterpiece was composed by Slim (Volume) and I in the early hours of the morning following “the Poet’s Circle” Christmas Party which was held at the Accomplished Poet’s house. It was a fun-filled night of poetic over-indulgence and excess. The Accomplished Poet (an avid gardener) read a poem about pruning as a metaphor for the editing process involved in writing a poem, it was tortuous but accomplished. The Upper Case Poet had a minor shoving match with our newest and youngest member, the editor of an edgy E-zine called “Capslock Off” – no prizes for guessing what the argument was about. Slim hung around the buffet all night like a dog that had come across a bag of pork chops while walking in the woods, then later insisted that he had an invented a new word : “tumultaneous” – when tumultuous events occur simultaneously. He was met with benign indifference. But that was all back when Slim and I were in each other’s pockets before our estrangement, our parting of the ways, but more about that later…….

Taking part in Open Link Weekend over at earthweal

20 thoughts on “Names ( Slimverse-The Journey, Episode 1)”

msjadeli February 25, 2021 at 6:24 pm

when it’s good
it’s good, when
it’s not, it’s
blue bollocks

sorry for
the hyphen
in sponta-
neous. ha!

love at first
try, thanks for
making my
tonight bright

Can’t wait to hear more about Slim.

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sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 26, 2021 at 3:35 pm

thanks Jade, welcome to the world of slimverse!

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1. msjadeli February 26, 2021 at 5:50 pm
  
  thanks!
  
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Ingrid February 25, 2021 at 9:39 pm

How do I get into the Poet’s Circle, please? I haven’t had anything published in ‘Vapid’ in quite a while so I may have to brush up on pruning my metaphors…

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sdtp33 Post authorFebruary 26, 2021 at 3:37 pm

Hi Ingrid, yes pruning metaphors is complex, they say winter is the best time to do it.

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1. Ingrid February 26, 2021 at 4:42 pm
  
  Dul(l)y noted!
  
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memadtwo February 26, 2021 at 6:36 pm

you can’t teach
an old dog
nuthin a
bout nuthin

or a young one either, for that matter…(K)

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memadtwo February 26, 2021 at 6:38 pm

let’s try this again

you can’t teach/an old dog/nuthin a/bout nuthin

(or a young one either, for that matter…)

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sdtp33 Post authorMarch 1, 2021 at 5:58 pm

Welcome to slimverse!

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1. memadtwo March 2, 2021 at 3:37 am
  
  And WordPress. What a combination!
  
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Sherry Marr February 26, 2021 at 6:41 pm

That sounds like a very fun party! The form would be challenging for a wordy person like me – prone to hyphens, lol. I loved this post.

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sdtp33 Post authorMarch 1, 2021 at 5:57 pm

Thanks Sherry!!

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kim881 February 26, 2021 at 11:55 pm

I see you went back to 2016, Jim, which I did before I carried on to 2017 for the poem I linked up today. Thank you for the background to slimverse and the playful example. I confess to admiring a well-placed hyphen!

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