Shadorma 218
a sprinkly
for a fake queen and
oh mercy
the glitter
left on all the streets and who
will sweep up this mess?
7/11/19
Shadorma 219
copper sheet
lies flat on the steel
awaiting
hammer stroke
on chasing tool. I hit hard
not straight. Oh my thumb.
7/11/19
Claudia McGill Writes Poetry, Did You Know That? 
Yowch! Poor thumb. Glitter is awful stuff. It gets absolutely everywhere. I use it in my classroom for some arts and craft projects and I find it all over the place for weeks afterwards. It is also terrible for the environment so I am trying to nudge my preschool in the direction of buying eco-friendly alternatives.
Oh, these are wonderful. So few words, yet say so much, and so much ambience. Love them.
Thank you. I like writing short poems with counted syllables like these. It encourages me to make each word count.
yes, I know what you mean. I write too. Used to write long, spoken word poetry, but now my poetry is much more succinct.
I have realized in recent years that shorter is better (for me). I also wrote longer poems in the past but I find now I am doing mostly short ones and I especially like fitting into the various forms that count syllables or rhymes or lines or that kind of thing. I don’t know why but I guess having a framework is freeing to me in a strange kind of way.
I’ve never been able to hammer straight. Sigh… and glitter. I like the look. I hate how it migrates. Eek.