tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224971182008-08-23T00:10:11.918-07:00A handful of lyrics ...a sample of the short image poems of William Soutarichthyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166493604739619406noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22497118.post-1140010915663197862006-02-15T05:30:00.000-08:002008-08-23T00:10:11.939-07:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9A9gX5wXrV4/SJAb0bMQecI/AAAAAAAAACw/g0T2E_mysNk/s1600-h/brief+words.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228709754843462082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_9A9gX5wXrV4/SJAb0bMQecI/AAAAAAAAACw/g0T2E_mysNk/s320/brief+words.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This page illustrates ten short image poems (or Brief Words as he labelled them)of the Scottish poet <strong>WILLIAM SOUTAR </strong>(1898-1943).Five American Cinquains and five doublets ie couplets with a title.<br /><br />The copyright of William Soutar's poems belongs to the National Library of Scotland, and any requests to use the poems for a commercial purpose should be sent to them at NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND.George IV Bridge,EDINBURGH EH1 1EW SCOTLAND (www.nls.uk)<br /><strong>***************************************************************************<br /><br />#### AMERICAN CINQUAINS ##### </strong><br /><br />THE LONGEST JOURNEY<br /><br />Westward<br />As pioneers<br />Across life's continent,<br />We journey ever on from the sea<br />To sea.<br /><br />THE CHILDREN<br /><br />Apples<br />Serenely shine<br />Among the darkening leaves<br />As children in our consciousness<br />Of death.<br /><br />HAPPINESS<br /><br />The trees<br />Send forth their seed<br />Upon the passing wind:<br />And burdened is the heart which hoards<br />Its joy.<br /><br /><br />PROMISES OF SPRING<br /><br />And since<br />These coloured leaves<br />Rise out of darkened dust,<br />Shall not our wintry grief unfold<br />A flower?<br /><br />GULLS IN THE SNOW<br /><br />Like gulls<br />Which curve in snow<br />Toward an unseen coast,<br />Our lives through falling moments lift<br />And pass.<br /><br /><br /><em><strong>****************** DOUBLETS*************************</strong></em><br /><br />THE SHORELESS SEA<br /><br />Above the darkeness and earth's wandering hull<br />A frail moon hovers like a lonely gull.<br /><br />COURAGE<br /><br />Man's courage gleams,from a greater misery,<br />As a white gull against a darkening sky.<br /><br />THE POOL<br /><br />Not only depth but stillness must be there<br />If the mind's pool would show life's image clear.<br /><br /><br />DREAMS<br /><br />How often like a woman with her clothes<br />A dream by its concealment can expose.<br /><br />DETOUR<br /><br />There is no doubt which is faith's devious way<br />As darkness is a turning to the day.<br /><br />.......................................................................<br /><br />PLEASE CLICK THE LINKS FOR MORE INFO ON<br /><br /><em><strong>WILLIAM SOUTAR<br />AMERICAN CINQUAIN POETIC FORM<br />DOUBLET &amp; COUPLET POETIC FORM<br />REVIEW OF FLOWERS OF LIFE *<br />NATIONAL LIBRARY OF SCOTLAND<br />LANTERNES POETS WEB GROUPING </em></strong><br />...............................................................................<br />* My two isbn booklets namely:<br /><br />SHORTHAND OF LIFE on short poetic form is available for £2:$5:5 euros} and<br /><br />FLOWERS OF LIFE(over 120 cinquains of William Soutar for £5:$10;10 euros<br /><br />POIEMA(a selection of Ekphrasis poems) for 10US $;10Euro note or £5.<br /><br />PHANEROS(over 50 poems in the lanterne form) for 10US$;10Euro note or £5. </div><div> </div><div>IMAGE MOMENTS (a selection of my haiku,cinqku and tanka) 10US $;10 Euro note or £5<br /><br />apply in first instance by email to <a href="mailto:strandbg@hotmail.com">strandbg@hotmail.com</a> with your mail address. </div><div> </div><div><br />................................................................................ </div><div> </div><div><br /><strong>Other Educational Poetry Blogs of mine are<br /></strong>haiga-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />vignette-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />monoku-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />sequence-fibonacci.blogspot.com<br />ekphrasis-poiema.blogspot.com<br />quintile.blogspot.com<br />quintain.blogspot.com<br />ichthys-couplets.blogspot.com<br />epulaeryu.blogspot.com<br />tetractys-ichthys.blogspot.com<br />englyn.blogspot.com</div>ichthyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166493604739619406noreply@blogger.com