
On Sunday, I presented with my co-author for Were You There? A Biography of Emma Wakefield Paillet at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The capitol was built in 1850, but the rotunda with spiral staircase was added following the Civil War in 1884.
The building is currently a museum. Phebe and I gladly accepted the invitation to present.
I have been working on a draft of a zeno poem. This form follows a mathematical sequence of syllables: 8, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1, 4, 2, 1. Each of the one syllable words rhymes. It is surprisingly tricky to write.
Can you imagine a rainbow?
Glass umbrella
hovers
down
Patchwork pattern
gilded
crown
History wears
gorgeous
gown
Margaret Simon, draft
If you feel inspired to write a small poem, please leave it in the comments and return to offer encouragement to other writers.






Lovely window and rhythmic poem, reminds me of the Rose Rayonnant window in the Notre Dame cathedral that I review in my Art Appreciation class, but with a new twist!😊
Here’s a quick poem,
Radial balance heaven held
universe hug
pattern
light,
spirit lifting
embrace
night
sail through turmoil
together
bright
Michelle Kogan, draft
Love “universe hug”!
Margaret, your poem is spot on! Way to work the zeno form!
Let this reminder
of fragmented made whole
guide us forward