OCT 10, a brief saga (hellenophilia): Cyclades islands

Other verses discussing our appreciation of Greece and things Greek can be found on our blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. Click HERE.

For the purpose of this blog, a 'brief saga' is defined as a poem, usually narrative, but occasionally expository, that tell its story in at least 15 lines. Most commonly, the format involves three stanzas in limerick form. Your blogging team has been presenting these concoctions at the rate of one per month, mixed in with the shorter poems, wordplay and other stuff that we offer.   

 

To access the next 'brief saga' on this blog (November 2020), proceed to 'the Acropolis'.

To access the most recent previous 'brief saga' (September 2020), back up to 'Food Intolerance'. 

 To access all of our 'brief sagas' by the year of their creation, click on your selection below.

2020
2021
2022
2023.

OCT 9, poets' corner: authorly skill

You can find lots of other verses on this blog under the listing "Poets' Corner".  Click HERE.

OCT 8, photo-collage, Toront-oases: stormy Ashbridges Bay

 

You can review the entire series of illustrated poems about the good old days in Ontario by checking the post 'Ontario Nostalgia' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. 

OCT 7, photo-collages, Toront-oases: Leslie Street Spit, 1 and 2

This series of photos continues with two more collages dealing with the Leslie Street Spit (Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto). Click HERE. 

You can review the entire series of illustrated poems about  the good old days in Ontario by checking the post 'Ontario Nostalgia' on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense". Click HERE. 

OCT 6, political palindromes, OOO

From this point, you can proceed either forwards or backwards.

For FORWARD, proceed to the next and final set of 'POLITICAL PALINDROMES' on Nov 23.
For BACKWARD, return to the previous set on Sep 12.

OR, return to the ORIGINAL POST on this topic on May 17.

OR (if you have befriended us), check out this whole series of 40 presidential palindromes in our photo-album on Giorgio's Facebook profile.

OCT 5, Carolina lowcountry: shrimpboats at sunset (photo)

shrimpboats at sunset, Carolina lowcountry

 

OCT 4, classic palindrome: 'contrived' (saw- and see- lines)

Keep more to yourself for a while, wear your mask when in crowds, remember to laugh on occasion, and stay well!

You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Reversing Verse: Limericks About Classic Palindromes' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'. 

OCT 3, wordplay map: sister-cities anagrams (15) Octamer/CubesPlan

 

OCT 2, corroded piping

TODAY'S POEM (senryu  *) 

hidden pipes, rotting,

joined to copper stubs at sinks --

a potential mess!

Giorgio Coniglio

* learn more HERE about senryu, a term that designates a lesser-known Japanese short poem that shares the physical characteristics of haiku (nominally 17 'on' / syllables in three non-rhyming lines), but deals in a satiric or humorous way with human foibles rather than with Nature. 

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OCT 1, wordplay map: new world palindromes (#33)

 

You can view the entire collection of these 50 wordplay maps, by accessing the collection 'Tourists Palindromic Guides: The Americas'. Start by clicking HERE!